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Golden Retriever / Irish Setter / Mixed (medium coat) : : Female : : Adult Learn more about the Golden Retriever. Learn more about the Irish Setter.
22-062 Sadie is a 6-year-old spayed female Golden . She was up to date on vaccines. The owner got her when she was 2 and said she has been a great dog for 4 years, but the past 5 weeks she started peeing and pooping every morning right at the dog door. She will go out the dog door the rest of the day but in the morning she will not. She was checked by a vet who said it was not a UTI and bloodwork was normal. She had had a sebaceous carcinoma removed a few years ago, but surgery was curative. The owner put her in boarding to see if a break of 5 days from the house would cure the issue, and the boarding facility said she did not mess her kennel, but when she came home she went back to the same behavior. The previous owners crated her a lot and she seemed to like the crate but they don’t, so they did not use it. They could not take this behavior any longer – they do not want to get up to open the door for her at 5:30 in the morning – that is why they have the dog door. We have found that with a change in environment, a behavior like Sadie’s can resolve quickly, which apparently happened. Within just a few days of placement with an adoptive couple and their three children in Mesa, Sadie was using their dog door and had had no accidents in the house . They recently wrote: It has been a wonderful four months since our family adopted Sadie . She quickly adapted to our home, routines, and children. The first thing she discovered was her favorite spot to take naps – on the couch – and from there she is a consistent couch napper. She then realized that she could sleep in beds, both in the parents’ room, and in the kids’. When the kids are sick, she will often snuggle with them in their beds, or wait outside their bedrooms to make sure they are OK. She also loves to splash around on the first step of our swimming pool and took a chance one day to do a few laps around the pool. Her favorite toy is the rope knot; she will also chew on toy stuffies, the latest being a stuffed penguin. During dinner she will get our attention when she is hungry with little playful barks and low vocal noises, as this makes the whole family laugh. She also loves car rides, and she knows when the kids are going to school and rides along, her favorite seat being in the front passenger side. She is loving, gentle, and sweet to all members of our family, including grandparents and visitors. We truly appreciate the opportunity to adopt such a great member of our family, and are grateful to AGR for Sadie ! Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that make such adoption possible. More about SadieGood with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Leashtrained, Cratetrained, Plays fetch, Likes to play with toys, Likes to be in your lap, Playful, Skittish, Affectionate, Gentle, Goofy Other Pictures of Sadie (click to see larger version):
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