Mattie

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Sponsored by:
Mary & Carl S. from Maplewood, MN

I’d like everyone to give our “Honorary Golden“, Mattie, a warm Ragom greeting!

Mattie, who is a spayed 6 yr. old lab/springer mix, was surrendered to Ragom along with her “brother“, Buster. Their family is moving out of state, and couldn‘t take them. Mattie participated in a puppy socialization class in addition to obedience-hunting training at Elk River Kennels with her former family. Mattie is up to date on her vaccinations and has started her first round of heartworm and flea preventative. She currently weighs 65 lbs. The vet thought it would be a good idea for her to slim down. Mattie agreed since she wants to look her best for her future adoptive family!

We picked up Mattie on Sunday afternoon, and was welcomed with “open paws”. She met our neighbors and their Great Dane with tail wagging. She explored our house and met our resident Golden. I made the mistake of not giving her the tour of the backyard FIRST, so she did have an accident in the house. My fault. That was the first and last accident in the house. She’ll usually come to you and whimper or goes to the back door. Good girl!

She loves to go for walks. She gives a little protest about her Gentle Leader, but when we get into the rhythm of our walk, she does great! We’re starting out with shorter walks to let her get used to the exercise. She plays fetch with gusto with short burst of energy. I’m sure when she loses her “winter padding”, the play time will increase. She also enjoys chewing on bones.

She likes to sleep on her dog bed and will occasionally go downstairs to sleep on our couch. She has free reign of the house and does fine. She is a well behaved sweetheart.

Mattie and our resident Golden have played tug a couple of times, and respect each other. I’m anticipating seeing some playtime since she loved to play with Buster.

Mattie loves attention and affection! She rolls over for belly rubs during the day, her tail is always wagging. She certainly has the Golden personality. She loves life. Her coat is very soft and shiny.

One of the cute tricks she showed us is her imitation of “Snoopy”. She has her own “spin” on how she carries her food bowl. She doesn’t want any crumbs on her head like Snoopy obviously does, but she likes to make sure we know to feed her two square meals a day! She even brought her dish to bed with her the other night.

I’ll keep everyone updated on this precious honorary Golden. Mattie is very grateful for Ragom allowing her to stay with all of you Golden lovers. As Randy Jackson from American Idol would say, “Yo, dawg, dawg, check this out, baby, check it out, Ragom is the BOMB!!! A hot molten lava BOMB!”