Odie

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1/14/07: Happy New Year Odie!

I'm glad you were able to start out the Year 2007 as a RAGOM dog and also very happy that our family has the privilege to foster you and help you find the perfect forever home! We will do our best to find just the right family for you! Let me begin, my beautiful silky black friend, by telling others all about you!

Odie's story began in a small town in Northwestern Missouri in June 2006. He was surrendered to a local animal shelter there. We aren't sure why he started his long journey there. Perhaps he was a stray, or his family could no longer care for him; all we know is that he deserved a chance at a better life and rescue volunteers rallied to transport him 390 miles to Minnesota where he began a brand new life as a RAGOM dog on 8/15/06!

Now you are probably wondering what Odie has been doing for the past five months! Well, so were we, so we did some research. Odie has been at several different foster homes, adopted once, boarded and now available for adoption again! If you think you're confused, think how confused Odie must be! His former foster homes and his adoptive family realized that Odie is like a young man who just got his first car: he wants to explore the world! He will therefore need the safety of a fenced yard and the security of a structured home life so he can mature into the kind of dog that he was meant to be!

Odie is a 5 year old, 50 lb. neutered male who is part Flat-coated Retriever and possibly Border Collie. He has long, silky black fur, brown eyes and pearly white teeth. The Simon and Schuster's Guide Book to Dogs says Flat-coated Retrievers are "obedient, trainable, intelligent, affectionate and patient with children". We have seen these traits in Odie as well as the herding instincts and agility of a Border Collie.

Odie has a lot of spunk all bundled up into a small package! He is active and lively and can keep up with our little Lab in races around our yard! Odie and Katie are kindred spirits and love playing outside. Odie will not be content being a "couch potato"! His forever home should not only have a fenced yard where he can run and play as much as he wants but could have another dog too if the personalities click. Odie is very athletic and fit and could easily excel in agility class! He would benefit from obedience training and learning hand signals because he has a congenital hearing loss.

In conclusion, Odie is a loving, affectionate lively dog who can have free roam of the house while his family is at work or school. He will want to be near his family when they are home but will also need some vigorous outdoor playtime and daily walks. He is up to date on his shots, and has no known health problems, except a hearing loss. He gets along with other dogs and loves everyone he meets! If you would like to meet Odie please contact [email protected]. Perhaps you will be the lucky family to make his new life better than he ever dreamed or imagined!