Simon

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October 9, 2012

We would like to welcome Simon 12-334 to the Ragom family. Simon is our first foster dog!

He is a great guy! We call him the gentle giant, he is 88lbs, big head some white coloring-we think he's mixed with a St Bernard. He is 5 yrs old. Super mellow & very gentle. Plays with our 1yr golden Hudson. When he doesn't want to play he lays down and she tries everything (biting, liking him to death, and pawing at him) to get him up and he just lays there with no aggressive issues at all. He has NOT growled snapped or even looked the wrong way at any of us or our dog. Eats great, no bathroom issues. We have 3 kids, a 7yr old boy and 9yr old twins, and he is very friendly with them, he cuddles with them. He is not neutered yet so he did mark 2xs in the house the first day, but after I told him no, he has not done it again. We have a fenced in yard and he does want to get out, so we have to keep an eye on him. But comes back right away when called.

He has only been at our house for 1 week. But this is what we know about him so far.

He is a great walker, super mellow, never pulls. Sleeps all night. During the day when we go off to work we put him in the bathroom and he is great, scratches a couple times but then lays down. I would leave him alone in the house but we have a bunny in a cage and the cage isn't super secure, but when introduced he didn't appear to want to eat him! Travels good in the car.

Now for Simon's vet visit. Some sad news is hes Heartworm Postive but the good news is Ragom will make sure he gets healthy again.

He is UTD with shots. Finishing hookworm pills. The heartworm regimine is 4 pills in the morn and 4 at night for a month, with normal activity. Then 1 big shot the next month and he has to stay over night, and then be super low key for a month. Then receives another shot and needs to lay low for another month. Then will get neutered so it would be a 3 month commitment to get him well before he can be Neutered and be placed in his forever home. If you were thinking of sponsoring a dog Please consider Simon 12-334 his vet bills will be costly. Simon will move to a perm foster home to see him through his treatment of heartworm.

The only reason we are not perm fostering him, is that we want to adopt him already, he is so sweet and I am not ready to have 2 perm dogs, and its our 1st foster.

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