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Ruthie
The Matriarch
Personality & Temperament
Ruthie the field-line Golden Retriever knows what she's about: Duty. Love. Liver Biscuits. And NOT in that order.
She's an AKC-registered Golden Retriever with a beautiful cherry-red coat (8/10 red intensity), a never-endingly gleeful grin, and an unwavering desire to be right in the thickest part of any gathering. When Ruthie is here for her litters, she is the dominant-but-caring older sister to any of the other dogs, both correcting them to ensure they mind their manners and playing. When the neighbor's audacious cattle encroach the property line, Ruthie is the first to organize a rag-tag gaggle of resistance dogs to valiantly bark at them. It works every time. No cow has ever climbed over that fence. But as quickly as Ruthie can spring into Mama Bear mode for the people and dogs she loves, she can whip out 'Ole Bambi Eyes Herself. A trembling gentleness with pups and children and an eagerness to greet strangers with friendliness directly impacts how her puppies develop and is a prime example of how temperament is heavily influenced by a mother's attitude and comfort with her surroundings.
Guardian Family:
The Redcay Family
Ruthie's Guardian family, the Redcays, are a wonderful young family in the Northern Virginia region who have raised her since she was just four months old and take amazing care of our Ruthie girl. Ruthie enjoys a spacious one-acre yard for romping around, an older Australian shepherd brother to look up to, and, most of all, two wonderful little toddler-age girls who adore her and supply her with all the endless belly rubs she could ever want. Because Ruthie is so remarkably patient and gentle, she effortlessly blends into their family routines, whether that means playing dress-up as a princess, joining in on tea parties, or sitting quietly to listen during storytime with her girls. She is wonderfully affectionate and gives the sweetest signature hugs. Ruthie is also naturally protective, keeping a watchful eye over her family and making everyone around her feel safe and secure.
Health Testing
Ruthie ("Ruthie Red Chin," AKC#: SS47138601) is a very healthy girl! Her hips are amazing and well above the breed average with no indicators of osteoarthritis and her elbows are free of dysplasia. Her eyes and patellas are confirmed normal and she's genetically clear of all breed-relevant diseases for Golden Retrievers, including Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, Degenerative Myelopathy, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1 and 2, Ichthyosis ICH1 and ICH2, Muscular Dystrophy, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease), Progressive Retinal Atrophy, and Retina Dysplasia (Optic Nerve Hypoplasia).
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