Marco

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RAGOM fans welcome big boy Marco!  Marco came into RAGOM's care on July 28th and was transported along with Jersey girl (11-254) to her new home in Bloomington.  Foster Dad met Marco there and helped give these two new members a bath at Cindy's house.  Thanks Cindy for doing this!
 
Here are the details on Marco:
 
He is all up to date on his vaccinations and is already neutered and micro-chipped. 
Marco will turn three years old on January 9th.  Marco is a purebred Golden Retriever.
He is a big boy and weighed 95.6 pounds at his vet appointment on Monday evening.  The vet said she would like to see him trimmed down just a bit closer to the 90 pound range.  He is also a tall boy.  He stands 24" at the front shoulders.
Marco was surrendered by his owners because of too much travel and not enough time for him.
He lived with three children (5,8, and 10).
 
At the vet visit we discussed a bit of his dry itchy skin on his back and stomach.  The vet sent FD home with 2 weeks worth of antibiotics to help alleviate the dry itchy skin which she thought looked a bit infected.  We also have Marco on a grain free diet of Salmon and Sweet Potato dog food.  We are also giving Mr. Marco a daily dose of Omega Fish oil caplets too.  And the final recommendation from our vet was to give Marco twice weekly baths.  One using a shampoo for his itchy, dry skin (good ole Head and Shoulders) and the other an Oatmeal based shampoo.  I successfully gave Marco his first bath alone with no help tonight and he did wonderful.
 
I can't say enough good things about Marco.  He is a gentle giant with perfect manners so far.  He has not tried to counter surf and believe me it would be minimal effort on his part as he is so tall.  He loves to run around the house with a toy in his mouth.  He watches Indy and Lauren in their daily games of wrestle mania but so far prefers to be by FD or chasing a tennis ball.  We have taken Marco on several walks and he does pull but is starting to get the hang of the Gentle Leader.  He sleeps through the night on a pet bed or the floor with nary a peep and no accidents.  The only accident so far was one submissive pee when he was really excited/nervous.
 
If you want to meet Marco in person please get in touch with your placement advisor.  FD will try and get some better pictures in natural lighting for the next post.
 
XOXO
Marco