Sadie

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Happy Valentine's Day, Sadie! In loving memory of our beautiful Lucy. From the Szumylo's

Welcome the beautiful Miss Sadie to RAGOM. Sadie is an 11.5-year-old, spayed, light golden female. Her age may make her a senior, but believe me, this girl is spunky and ready to play. She will bring over her stuffie toys or her rope for a good game of tug like a dog half her age! Sadie was given up by her former family because they didn't have the time for her that they used to. This might seem sad, but Sadie has brought an immense amount of joy to our house. She loves to go for walks, and while she stops to sniff occasionally, she is mostly all business and walks beautifully on the leash. Sadie also really likes car rides and, after a quick peek around to see where you are headed, settles right down and lays very nicely on the seat.

Miss Sadie was raised as an outside-only dog, so house training is still a work in progress. She is about 99% of the way there. I let her outside very consistently (every 4 hours or so), and she is doing really great, especially for an older dog. She does sleep through the night on a dog bed in our bedroom and has been accident-free. She is very smart and can sit, shake, and happy-dance. Her happy dance is her front paws bouncing on the floor with a really cute tail wagging and butt wiggle; it makes everyone laugh that has the pleasure of seeing it, and you can see how truly happy she is being an indoor dog now.

Sadie has been to the vet and is up to date on shots and preventatives, and is microchipped. She is roughly 70 pounds and is right where she should be weightwise. Sadie does have allergies that are kept in check with one Apoquel a day. She takes the pill very gently and she is much happier not being so itchy. She eats very nicely and does not resource-guard food or treats from my resident dog.

Sadie gets along with all other dogs and cats. It was mentioned that she likes to chase squirrels and little animals in the yard, so a house with small pets is probably not ideal. I have seen no anxiety with Sadie; typical anxiety noises don't bother her at all. Her former owner reported that she was afraid of fireworks and thunderstorms, but she was not destructive; she will just hide. Sadie can be crated. She also does just fine with free roam of the house. I have left her for 1-2 hours and then a longer period of 3-4 hours, and she was perfect. She does not counter-surf, get into garbages, or beg for food.

This sweet girl has lots to offer and will give lots of love and laughs in return. If you have not considered a senior dog before, sweet Sadie might be the dog to change your mind. If you are interested in meeting Sadie, please contact your placement advisor!