Sammy
Profile
| In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements: | |||||
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| Entered Foster Care | Fence | Kid Friendly | Another Dog | Cat Friendly | |
| 3/14/2014 | Not required | Age 10+ | Optional | Yes | |
| This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog. | |||||
Please welcome Sammy 14-061 to RAGOM. Sammy joined the RAGOM family, and ours, on March 14. He and his companion, Mia 14-060, were lovingly surrendered by family who, do to circumstances beyond their control, had to move.
Sammy and Mia
Sammy is a 5 ½-year-old male Goldendoodle. He weighs 86 pounds and is up-to-date on all his vaccines and preventative medications. Sammy is currently being treated for an ear infection. He is neutered and house trained. He lived with children and cats his whole life and did well with both. He is friendly toward people and other dogs. His previous family indicates he is crate trained, but we haven’t had to check that out. He has had free roam of the house since he came. He does respect baby gates. We have not seen any resource guarding or counter surfing.
His prized possession is his ball! The only thing he has gotten into is the toy bin to dig for the tennis balls. He will outlast you any day of the week when it comes to playing ball. Nearly every picture we have taken of him includes a tennis ball in his mouth.
We have recommended that he have a fenced yard as he was raised in a home with a fence and has one here. His name recall isn’t that great, but he will return to you if you have a…you guessed it…a ball. We also recommended children aged 10+ because he is so big, he would easily knock over a smaller child, although he does not jump. We figured an older child could keep up with his retrieving activity!
Sammy walks very well with his martingale collar. He would do fine with just a flat collar. He enjoys his walks and does well with our resident dog. I can easily manage both dogs by myself. As you can see, Sammy has a new hairdo since he arrived with us. We love him with either his long fur or his summer cut. Either way you prefer, he is one good looking boy.
He is vetted, groomed and ready to meet his forever family. He will be attending his first meet & greet in Sioux Falls this Saturday. Perhaps his forever family will be there to meet him. One thing is for sure, the promise we made to find the perfect family for him will be easy because RAGOM adopters are the best. Contact placement if you are interested in learning more about Sammy 14-061.
Sammy
#14-061
At A Glance
- Age: 14 years, 3 months
- Breed: Mixed Breed
- Gender: Male
- Weight: 93.00 lbs
- Location: N/A
- Status: Deceased
Dog Updates
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Hi RAGOM, We are so sad to notify you that our beloved GoldenDoodle Sammy, #14-061, 11/02/08-2/28/23 has crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is running, jumping, and playing fetch in heaven. It was love at first sight and we will be forever grateful to the family who surrendered our handsome Sammy. He was truly a gift from above and just the right dog for our little family of three. Our daughter was 10 when we adopted Sammy, over 9 years ago, and he was a wonderful companion to all of us who is deepl... Read more → Read less ↑
Hi RAGOM,
We are so sad to notify you that our beloved GoldenDoodle Sammy, #14-061, 11/02/08-2/28/23 has crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is running, jumping, and playing fetch in heaven.
It was love at first sight and we will be forever grateful to the family who surrendered our handsome Sammy.
He was truly a gift from above and just the right dog for our little family of three. Our daughter was 10 when we adopted Sammy, over 9 years ago, and he was a wonderful companion to all of us who is deeply missed.
He loved playing fetch, going for long walks or runs, and would prance around in circles doing zoomies when he was excited. We miss the joy and companionship he brought to us each day, his goofy sense of humor, how he’d put his paw on us when we pet him laying down and his big toothy grin. He loved skijoring around our block with our daughter on one of her snow days and literally smiled the entire time.
He lived to be almost 14 1/2 and lived almost a full year after being diagnosed with a fast growing cancer that spread to brain.
We loved his quirks and he was such a gentle, loyal companion. He loved people, especially children, and thought he was a person.
He would stop in his tracks while we were out walking when he would instinctively know when someone needed love, and would let them pet his soft white fur.
He was a beautiful dog and his tail was magnificent. He was always by my side, was calm, and when working from home he would lay by my feet under my desk. I miss that so much. He even got a sleep number bed too and laid by our feet.
He protected us and alerted us of danger by barking numerous times for which I will always be grateful. He was a lifesaver too and on one of our walks even alerted me when a man named Raymond was sitting in the middle of HWY 81 trying to get hit. We ran to him, spread out and stood blocking traffic until the State Patrol came. He was a brave dog and made me braver too.
Sammy, you were a bright light and blessing making our lives richer, more joyful and fuller. Thank you for choosing us. You will be greatly missed.
Love and hugs,
Nancy, Jason and Sophia P.
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Our sweet boy, Sammy, has found his very own family and has gone home with Jason, Nancy, Sophia and 2 cat siblings! His new family has been waiting over a year for him. I can tell you this-- He was definitely worth the wait!! We will miss you so much, Sammy! But we are so happy we got to be a part of your happily ever after. Your new family already loves and spoils you:) Read more → Read less ↑
Our sweet boy, Sammy, has found his very own family and has gone home with Jason, Nancy, Sophia and 2 cat siblings! His new family has been waiting over a year for him. I can tell you this-- He was definitely worth the wait!! We will miss you so much, Sammy! But we are so happy we got to be a part of your happily ever after. Your new family already loves and spoils you:)
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Sammy has been with us for two full weeks now and it feels like he has been here forever. After the first week, you could really see him settle into our household routine. It turns out that what we saw in the first week is what we got in the second week- a great dog.Sammy is the perfect blend of active and mellow. If you give him 5 minutes of ball time, you better plan on 15 minutes! He is very sneaky about getting you to throw the ball for him. He is about 98% accu... Read more → Read less ↑
Sammy has been with us for two full weeks now and it feels like he has been here forever. After the first week, you could really see him settle into our household routine. It turns out that what we saw in the first week is what we got in the second week- a great dog.
Sammy is the perfect blend of active and mellow. If you give him 5 minutes of ball time, you better plan on 15 minutes! He is very sneaky about getting you to throw the ball for him. He is about 98% accurate with catching the ball if it is thrown anywhere in his vicinity. At the same time, if you tell him “no more ball”, he’ll lay down at your feet. Today I was home sick and he kept me company all day in bed.
We know his forever family is soon to be found. We are sure going to miss this boy!
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