AURORA -STANDARD GOLDENDOODLE (STANDARD POODLE/GOLDEN RETRIEVER)

State: Near New York City
Age: 2 1/2 years
DOB: 9/10/20 
Weight: 42 lbs
Sex: Female
Neutered/UTD: Yes/Yes
Coat Color: cream
Children under 4: no (no history)
Children over 4: Yes
Separation Anxiety: no
Dogs: yes (needs another dog)
Cats: yes with dog savvy cats
Crate Trained: yes
House Trained: learning
Obedience Trained: No
Leash Trained: learning 
MICROCHIP: Yes
ADOPTION FEE:  $675
 
5/31/23-Aurora is really doing well. We don’t have a way to cat test her but I haven’t seen any prey drive in Aurora and asked her dog walker and she feels the same. She’d be fine with cats as long as the cats are ok with a dog coming to live with her.  I do believe she’d also thrive best with another dog in her new home as they give her comfort. She follows the other dogs’ lead to know how to be a “dog” (ex: getting on my bed & the couch! Lol).  This gentle sweet girl is ready to go home!
 

05/23/2023 – It’s been a little while since anyone updated my page and my foster mom thinks it’s about time, I tell you what I’ve been up to since arriving here. I’m still decompressing as foster mom likes to call it but I think I’m making progress because living at a puppy mill is not the best life for a dog. I’m still not used to having all this freedom and I need to be coaxed to go outside and to come back inside. Foster mom will approach me with a leash and then we go outside. She takes the leash off so I can run and play with my foster brothers. Sometimes when I hear a loud noise, I run to them for comfort.

I’ve been eating very well and finally started munching on these things called cookies. I get them when I go in my crate. I’m still very cautious about taking anything from my foster mom’s hand so she’ll leave it on the floor and then walk away from me. Sometimes, if I’m not fast enough my foster brother will come scoop it up, so foster mom learned to make sure he can’t get to me while I have my treats!

I’ve been learning a lot of things just by watching the interaction between my foster family. One thing I see them do is all get on this thing called a couch. The other day, when I thought no one was watching me I climbed up ever so slowly. Foster mom was so excited to see me she said my name and went to pet me……I thought I did something wrong so I jumped off. Foster mom came over to me and gave me a reassuring hug that it was ok. I took my time and got back up. 

That’s one thing foster mom keeps telling me, in life, I’m going to have moments that will be scary for me and if it does scare me, it’s ok but I need to know that there are loving, caring people out there who will love me for who I am. She says that my furever family is out there and I’m waiting patiently to meet them. Until I do, I’ll just keep living my life with my new freedom!

 
5/13/23-Aurora is slowly coming more & more out of her shell each day. She is stretching out more than usual when laying down so maybe she’s getting more comfortable with us. Also, no issues with the ceiling fan being on like some mill dogs have!  She was trying to eat some yesterday but she only licked the juice and ate some of the ground chicken…the kibble was still there. Still it was a start. Today has never been so close to me while I’m sitting outside with them! Jasper my boxer did the boxer bow when we first went out and she actually ran a little with him.  She didn’t eat the kibble again today, just the ground chicken so I’m going to make her ground chicken and rice just for her to try to get her to eat more. 

5/11/23-She’s doing good after her spay yesterday. She only weighed 42 lbs but could use a few more lbs to fill out. She ate a little ground chicken last night but this morning not so much. Her tummy was upset after the anesthesia, she was pacing back and forth so I put her in her crate to settle. She had a dry crate this morning.  When I call her she perks up and will come a little bit but then runs away.
Tail still between the legs and some shaking.
This sweet girl is going to need a little more time to adjust to life outside the mill. 
 
5/9/23-Nothing makes a foster mom happier when your foster baby eats all of her breakfast!!! Finally!!! She also decided to lay down with the boys. This is better than her eating breakfast! She’s went to the groomer today & my girl looks so pretty. The groomer felt she’s mostly standard poodle especially because of her tail and her long nose.
She has a little black pigmentation on her tongue that is so cute. Great news on her spay, there was a cancellation so Aurora is being spayed tomorrow 5/10 so she will be ready to go home next week!
 
5/8/23-Aurora made it to her foster home Saturday. She finally ate something this morning not a lot but something. She did drink water and the sad part is every time she took some she stopped and turned her head to see if anyone was watching almost as if she was going to get in trouble. She still runs away from me outside but doesn’t shake as much when I go to pet her. She did find a hidee hole safe place to lay in the house. Wait until tomorrow when she finds out it’s where I work and the foster doggie boys lay.
 
05/05/23-Aurora is a very pretty 2 1/2 year old female Standard Goldendoodle (Standard poodle/Golden Retriever). She was saved from being killed by a puppy mill as they were just done breeding her. She arrived safely into rescue tonight along with her litter mate Maizy thanks to their transport & overnight volunteers. She came in shaved so at least she is not as matted as her sister. Aurora will be spayed on Wednesday 5/24. Once we get to know her better & she is spayed then she can be matched to her new home.  More updates from her foster home soon!