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Barney is one our honorary "Golden Features". He came back to RAGOM not because of his own devices. Barney is a people kind of guy. He does great with people, and with proper introductions does fine with other dogs.

Barney is a sweet gentle guy and would do wonderfully in a quieter laid back home. He's friendly and would like to just hang out with you. That is not to say he doesn't like to help you host your party! Maybe even take a wade in the water.
Check out his page!

We are running out of time! The Walk for Rescue at Goldzilla is RAGOM's most important fundraiser of the year, and we are still far, far short of our goal of $25,000. Please help!

We now have a Web site to manage online donations, making it super easy for you to collect and track pledges for the Walk for Rescue: Goldzilla (Powered by Dojiggy). Click the "Register Now" button to get started. You'll be able to easily create and manage your personalized pledge page. Customize it with a photo of you and your dog(s) and any message you’d like to include.

Just send donors to your page and they can make secure online contributions to your goal, which are automatically tracked and displayed on your personal progress graph.

Hurry—Goldzilla is less than four weeks away, and we're still $15,000 short of our goal! Please help us reach our goal so we can continue saving more of these beautiful dogs.

The family continues to receive reports of Mozart on the loose northeast of Fergus Falls. Once, a Good Samaritan had her arms around him, but he was startled by the sound of an approaching truck, and because he is no longer wearing a collar and difficult to hold onto, he was able to bolt away.

The good news is that it was a positive identification, so we know that Mozart is still surviving against all odds for a blind dog. The family is doing everything in their power to bring him home again.

Mozart (09-225) has been missing since July 10 when he darted off to chase something on the edge of some woods east of Dalton and north of Ashby, MN on Long Lake. With the most recent sightings, we know that Mozart has traveled nearly 15 miles from where he went lost.

If you would like to help with the search, please contact the family first so they can give you the most recent information and direct you where you can help most. See the Find Mozart Facebook page for contact information and photos.

Please check back often for updates on our fearless competitors and cheer them on as they strive to lose weight and get healthy!

The results from the first Biggest Loser challenge are in, and we're happy to report that both our contestants successfully finished the half mile with no ill effects. Way to go guys!

Bubba the Bold did his half mile in a lightning fast 15 minutes, and what is most impressive is he now does this every single day--he's seriously into his new fitness routine and really looks forward to it. We also have breaking news that his trainer underreported his starting weight, which was actually 127 pounds. Bubba has found a new love of exercise and is building muscle while he is burning fat, and is down to his 2008 weight of 115 pounds. Way to go Bubba!

Fabulous Fabio finished his half mile in an impressive 22 minutes. While it isn't as fast as Bubba's time, Fabio would like to point out that his foster/trainer is the first to admit she isn't a runner and she really slowed him down. Something about pulling a cart without wheels and begging her to drop the leash and stop holding him back. But Fabio isn't crying in his kibble, because he has finally gotten his weight down to an even hundred pounds! He is just thrilled to be nearing his goal weight, because it means that he doesn't have to stay on the veggie diet and can eat kibble again. Way to go Fabio!

So our winner, and the recipient of unlimited bragging rights, is Bubba the Bold! Congratulations, and stay tuned for updated weights and an exciting announcement about one of our contestants!

Each of our furry competitors is working hard to lose weight and make his supportive fans proud. There has been some trash talking going on--Fabio growled this, Bubba barked that, we're a little fuzzy on the details and the boys aren't exactly cooperating with our questions. We did hear that Bubba is accusing Fabio of doping, that his "thyroid" medication is something else and that is the only way to explain his weight loss to this point. Since Fabio's foster mom is the first to admit that she isn't a jogger, Bubba claims there is no way that Fabio could be losing that much weight simply with diet and walking. Fabio's camp is vehemently denying these doping allegations and says the truth will come out. Bubba is working hard jogging with his foster mom and wants to make sure that everyone is competing on a level playing field. Suffice it to say that the dogs (and their trainers) are obviously taking this "friendly" competition very seriously!

The dogs have completed their latest official weigh in. Fabio has lost 4 more pounds for 29.5 pounds lost to date, congratulations! Unfortunately, Bubba has already reached his first plateau and hasn't lost any weight since the last weigh in, which he says just proves that Fabio is cheating. While no one really believes that Fabio is cheating, it just goes to show how hard it is to lose weight, even with proper diet and exercise. Bubba says he's building muscle and will use that muscle to kick Fabio's tail in the upcoming challenge!

Fabio and Bubba have been issued their first official "challenge". One of the Biggest Loser competition's fans has thrown down the gauntlet to the dogs--walk half a mile and report your time to the official Biggest Loser judges. As the dogs are fostered in different cities they can't compete head to head, so the times will be reported in secret to the official judges who will determine the champion. The winner of this challenge gets official bragging rights and the right to trash talk at will until the next challenge--these canine trash talkers should love that prize! Best of luck to both our contestants!

Obesity in dogs, just like in people, is a very serious health condition. Extra weight can lead to a host of health problems ranging from heart and kidney disease to joint problems, just like in humans. That is why we are so concerned when we receive a dog that is grossly overweight--we know that we need to help that dog lose weight before it is adopted, to give it the best possible start on its new life as a happy, healthy RAGOM dog.

Keeping that in mind, we have decided to put the weight loss of two of our most overweight dogs front and center with the RAGOM Biggest Loser Challenge! These portly pups will compete head to head for bragging rights as RAGOM's Biggest Loser. We will post their original weight and weight loss to date, and have scheduled updates moving forward as to their progress. We might even have a surprise challenge to throw at our happy contestants as we go forward. The end of the challenge will be when either of the dogs is adopted or reaches their "ideal" weight in the opinion of their vet.

Our first contestant is Fabulous Fabio 10-157 and his foster/trainer Dayle. Fabio came into RAGOM's care at an insane 132 pounds, a mere 24.5 inches at the shoulder in height. To date he has lost 25.5 pounds! He's made great progress thus far, but he has a long road ahead of him to reach his ideal weight. Dayle has been tweaking the recipe she is using to help him reach his weight loss goal--she thinks it is the key to Fabio's eventual victory in the challenge. She promised she'd share the secret at some point but we have a sneaking suspicion that vegetables are involved!

Our second contestant is Bubba the Bold 10-122 and his foster/trainer Lou. Bubba became a RAGOM dog at the ridiculous weight of 125 pounds, 25 inches at the shoulder in height. To date he has lost 7 pounds! Bubba's a bit behind Fabio in his weight loss program, he got started a bit later and doesn't have the "advantage" of a bad thyroid that is now working correctly to aid in his weight loss. However, with Lou's help we know that Bubba will give Fabio a run for his money in the weight loss department!

Please check back often for updates on our fearless competitors and cheer them on as they strive to lose weight and get healthy!

RAGOM needs YOU.

We are all about rescuing and rehoming Goldens but we need YOU to help us! RAGOM rehomed hundreds of Golden Retrievers in 2009 and now, with 2010 starting off busy as ever, there has never been a better time to adopt your special friend.

Currently, we have more than 60 beautiful dogs awaiting their forever homes and more coming in almost every day. But, they can't find that special family without meeting YOU. And, they can't meet you if you don't apply.Won't you please consider filling out an application and becoming the next proud owner of a special Golden from RAGOM. The dogs need YOU now!