Sadie

#13-055 Sadie, age 6 months

20 lbs.

Available 9/1/13

Updated: 08/13/13

Sweet Sadie has gotten settled in with her fosters and is enjoying the life of being the baby in the family.  As a young energetic pup, she is learning quickly to adapt to her new environment with the attentive love and devotion of her foster family.

Despite her fast transition from her last family who had to move overseas, she was positive in moving on to the next chapter of her life.  She readily hopped into her transport car with no hesitation and was a good car rider as she got ready to join her new foster family.

Upon joining her new family, Sadie has quickly learned to get along with her two other four-legged doggie foster siblings.  With positive reinforcement, patience, and plenty of love, Sadie is learning to play nicely with the older dogs, learning to share toys, and learning how to be a little “lady.”  Sadie is still learning on how to share her toys, so she will require an experienced family that can positively reinforce good manners.  In the past, Sadie has proven to be great with children, and she is presently getting along well with cats.  Her potty training is coming along swell, and her fosters are happy to report that she hasn’t had any accidents indoors since she has joined the household.  Sadie prefers to be around the hubbub of daily activity, so you won’t see her in a crate. This high-energy pup with a bit of a stubborn streak in her certainly knows how to play hard and sleep hard afterwards.  If Sadie could put her little furry paws on her puppy hips, she’d quote Dirty Dancing and say, “Nobody puts Sadie in a corner!”  Until then, her foster family is continuing to teach her the proper manners of a lady by working on her leash-walking and sharing skills.

Sadie is a petite little mix with Golden and Sheltie in her blood, so she is expected to be smaller than your average Golden when she grows up.  She will be spayed near the end of August, so this little girl won’t be available until September 1^st.  Keep an eye out for this pretty girl!  She will do great with a loving, experienced family and older dog that can show her the rules and boundaries to be a great canine citizen as she grows up.  

#13-055 Sadie, age 6 months

20 lbs.

AVAILABLE

Guess who’s back?

This golden girl has had an eventful life in a very short time.  She’s quite the traveler as she first started her GRR journey down South. After Sadie became a part of the Gold Ribbon Rescue family, her foster family fell in love and just like that, we all thought Sadie’s wandering days were over. 

But as life’s circumstances would have it, a job change required her family to quickly pack up all their belongings and head to Germany.  Moving to a new country is difficult enough, but try doing that with a little pup!

So instead of buying a passport and a suitcase for little Sadie, the family decided her traveling days were over.  No Weiner schnitzel or sauerkraut for this golden girl. For now, she’d keep her four paws planted firmly in the big state of Texas.

Sadie’s been hanging out with her new foster family, adapting to the life of a Gold Ribbon Rescue pup. 

Just like all young pups, Sadie seems to resemble more of the Energizer bunny, full of life and playfulness.  And just because she’s pint sized does not mean she can’t roughhouse with the rest of her foster siblings.  Tugging on ears seems to be her specialty!

Described as having “attitude” from her veterinarian, Sadie tends to be a little more hardheaded than most young pups. Though she hasn’t quite learned how to fetch yet, her foster mom says if Sadie doesn’t want to let you have her ball, a low grumbly sound comes out, her best attempt at producing a growl.  She also loves showing off her big girl attitude by playing “tug of war.”

And while Sadie remains in foster care, her foster family will continually work with her on erasing some of those less desired puppy behaviors.  She has to learn how to take a treat gently rather than nipping at it (and any innocent finger too), and she also must learn how to walk nicely on a leash rather than looking more like a bull in a china closet.

This little girl, though she may not be 100%, has just enough golden to make her a water dog; Sadie just loves to splash around in the baby pool.

Since Sadie’s foster mom and veterinarian see a stubborn streak in her, they both recommend Sadie go to a family with experience in training hardheaded pups.  She would also benefit from having an older pup to guide her along as she learns the house rules.

Texas seems to be right where she feels at home.  So now that this loveable, high-energy pup is back on the market, she’s waiting to go to her forever home—no more hitting the road for this gal.  It’s time for her unpack her bags and settle in—whoever adopts her will be one lucky family!

#13-055 Sadie, age 3 months

MATCHED

This little blonde fluffball went looking for adventure in an open field down south (where good retrievers love to sniff) and found Gold Ribbon Rescue in Austin. The tiny explorer seemed well cared for—but an extensive canvassing of all the neighborhoods backing up to the field didn’t turn up a single person looking for her. No response to signs and ads, either. So we don’t know much about her—but we do know what matters, namely that she’s pure puppy! Due to her age, she isn’t completely housebroken yet, but she’s pretty good at letting you know when she needs to go out.  Crate-training is going fine, too: she overnights in a crate & stays there when no one is at home.  She prefers not to be left alone, though, and will let you know about it!

Sadie is a friendly, high-spirited puppy -- just a typical wiggly little girl, learning how to sit and do all the other stuff puppies need to learn.  As you can see, she scores high on the Cuteness Scale  and wants to play with everyone.  As good luck would have it, a puppy family was waiting in the wings for a youngster just like Sadie, so she’s all moved into her new home. We can’t wait to hear about her further adventures as she grows up!