Queenie

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Meet Queenie!  Queenie became a RAGOM dog through no fault of her own, when her owner fell seriously ill and could no longer take care of her.  She is clearly a very beloved animal and we're grateful that her family entrusted RAGOM to find her a great forever home.

Queenie is a beautiful English Golden retriever who will be a year old in February, she sort of looks like a small version of a Great Pyrenees.  She's already spayed but does have a few health issues we need to get resolved, which is why we have been waiting to post her update until now.  She has had a series of urinary tract infections and also has a yeast infection that we are treating.  Both of these issues are contributing to the accidents we have seen in the house as she's supposed to be housebroken. 

Queenie saw a veterinary surgeon today to evaluate these issues and we're happy to report that she doesn't need any kind of surgical intervention.  Her issues appear to be the result of a recessed vulva.  She has difficulty keeping herself clean so this leads to UTI's and yeast infections, which compound the issues with holding her bladder--it becomes a vicious circle.  The best treatment for this will be for her to lose weight; she's quite overweight and needs to lose 15 pounds to get down to a more healthy weight and resolve this issue, which likely wasn't obvious in her previous home because her owner was home all the time to take her outside.  Losing weight will also help to take some stress off her hips.  She'll always need to be kept on the thin side to keep her comfortable and will need a forever family committed to keeping her weight down for the rest of her life.

Queenie is being fostered with two Goldens and is getting along with them just fine.  She loves to play but tends to get rough so we have to step in on occasion with our senior Tobi; she's young and almost 20 pounds heavier than he is and he doesn't tell her off.  She has met the cat and doesn't seem to be overly interested in him, except for his food.  She likes to play with toys and particularly seems to like the Nylabones.

Queenie should not go to a home with small children; she is a horrible jumper and knocks over anything in her path, so kids should definitely be 12 or older.  She can't be crated at this point, she's absolutely terrified of the crate but has free roam in her foster home and while she isn't destructive, she does sleep on the furniture.  She will definitely need someone committed to formal, organized positive motivational obedience training as she has terrible "selective hearing" and does what she wants to do when she wants to do it.  She is quite strong willed and appears to have been very spoiled, so she really needs formal obedience training to teach her good manners and to help her become a wonderful companion.  She pulls like a freight train on leash--we're planning on introducing her to the Gentle Leader this weekend.  She is a very sweet girl and loves to be with her people; she is an 80 pound puppy and behaves like one, but she will definitely be worth the work!

If you are an approved applicant, please contact your Placement advisor if you are interested in being considered for Queenie's forever family.