Bojangles
Bojangles and Cassie are spayed female Golden Retrievers, both aged 10yrs. Cassie is the darker in colour of the two. As is normal, they have been vet checked and have had the rabies vaccinations necessary to obtain their Pet Passports.
Having travelled to the UK, they have been in foster with David and Alison and their two Golden Retriever girls.
BRILLIANT NEWS (APRIL 2019)
The girls have waited patiently for a long time for their forever people to come along but Cassie and Bojangles have now found their perfect forever home
PREVIOUS UPDATE (16.12.2018)
David says “These two are little poppets and really deserve a lovely home of their own. They will make great companions in a quietish household with someone who just wants a 30/45 minute walk a day”.
PERSONALITIES
Cassie is more reserved but is becoming more confident and trusting. Bojangles loves the company of people more than Cassie but she will come to be fussed now. Both like to be around us more and up for more excitement in life.
Bojangles is the more outgoing of the pair and happily plays bitey face with Daisy but, nowadays, both are game for most things.
HEALTH
Originally, David affectionately described them as a pair of Teletubbies but both dogs have lost between 2 to 3 kgs each and are much healthier and fitter. Bojangles is on Metacam for a limp that becomes more noticeable after exercise. Basic cold cream on their feet once/twice a week and road work is keeping on top of Hyperkeratosis.
SOCIAL LEARNING
Cassie and Bojangles are super house dogs. They are quite happy to be left together for reasonable lengths of time. They settle around the house well, sleep all night and are very clean.
They are happy with 45 minute walks but do pull a bit on their leads now they have become more excited about going for a walk.
They have had 2 short breaks with us away from home recently and both coped very well in unfamiliar surroundings. They have been exemplary in the car and thoroughly enjoyed the new walks and new routines.
They are both really good with other dogs having lived with another until she died earlier this year but both do show hunting instincts when confronted with a hen or a sheep or a squirrel so a cat free home would probably be best for them.
HISTORY
They were surrendered as they were starting to find the children too much to cope with so IRR will be seeking a nice, quiet home without children for them.
They are both good with other dogs having lived with another until she died earlier this year.
Having travelled to the UK, they are in foster with David and Alison and their girls.
David affectionately described them as a pair of Teletubbies.
PERSONALITY
Bojangles is a lovely, sweet, affectionate girl who is game for most things. She answers to Bojo or Bobo and is the more outgoing of the pair.
Bojangles loves the company of people more than Cassie and will come to be fussed. She likes to be around us more and is up for more excitement in life.
HEALTH
For her age, Bojangles seems to be in good health but, on arrival, she was overweight at 26.1kg. In just 10 days, Bojo has lost 0.6kg but she does need to lose more.
We are rubbing her pads with aqueous cream twice a day and have trimmed where we can. Bojangles accepts this with no problems.
SOCIAL LEARNING
TRAVEL: Bojangles is very happy to jump in the car and is happy and content when travelling.
HOUSETRAINING: She is fully housetrained
BASIC TRAINING: Bojangles understands quite a few commands (sit, down, come) and is willing to please.She is familiar with general household manners
She is a good guard and will bark at horses, people, dogs etc. that go past the house but we are working on stopping this and she does understand the command ‘enough’. After only a few days, she is, already, learning who is allowed past the house and who needs warning off!
LEADWALKING: Bojo walks quite well on the slip lead and on a harness. She is, now, enjoying going for 20-30 minute lead walks.
She pulls a bit on the way out but walks loose lead on the way home.
She is happy to go out on her harness and likes to be off at a trot.
RESOURCE GUARDING: There are no real signs of resource guarding. There has been just one minor squabble over food when the food bowls got too close together
SEPARATION ANXIETY: She shows no signs of separation anxiety and can be left with her sister for reasonable lengths of time.She seems to be used to being left to settle in the house.
ADULTS: She is good with adults and really loves people
CHILDREN: She would prefer a quiet life without children
DOGS: Bojo is good with other dogs but she will lie down when Cassie begins to try to play chase and does not want to play back.
She, happily, got on the double dog bed with Bonnie without any encouragement and made herself very comfortable
CATS: Bojangles is untested with cats but showed her hunting instincts when confronted with a hen !!
BOJANGLE’S AND CASSIE’S DREAM HOME
Bojangles and Cassie would love to live in a quiet, adult household and they would be quite happy being with someone who just wants a 30 minute walk around the block.
Bojangles would probably settle in straight away but Cassie would need a little more patience and understanding whilst her adopters gain her trust.
They can be left together happily for reasonable lengths of time but it would be wonderful if their forever adopter had as much time as possible to spend with them.
It could be just the two of them or the girls sharing with another similarly aged resident dog but cats (or hens) are best avoided.
For sure, these two lovely girls will make great companions for the lucky people who can fulfill their wish lists.