24-057 Maggie is a 6-year-old spayed Goldendoodle. At her original home, Maggie was being attacked by the resident pit bull, who had developed food-guarding behavior. The pit bull had been in the home first, so, to protect Maggie’s safety, the owner surrendered her to AGR. Maggie has Addison’s disease but has been stable for 3 years on 0 .1 mg prednisone twice a day. As the foster family discovered, Maggie is a counter-surfer and will chew up anything she can get her teeth on. She had to be watched constantly or would “get into something” and had to be crated when the fosters both left the home. Maggie was transported to a second foster family when the first had to go on a planned vacation. At the second foster just before she was transported to her new home with an adopter in Phoenix, Maggie ate a sock and chewed up a set of headphones. Consequently, Maggie had to have treatment at an emergency veterinarian to remove what she had ingested. The anesthesia caused her to have “an Addison’s crisis”, but that was cleared up with medication. The adopter has Maggie-proofed her home, so we do not expect any more incidents like this! When she called from Seattle after attending her brother’s funeral, the adopter related: 

I adore Maggie. She came into my life at the right time – I had just lost my other dog in July and then my fiancé broke up with me right after that. Maggie and I have our silly routines together. Before our morning walk, Maggie comes and sits on my lap while I get ready. She sits by the refrigerator while I make her breakfast, waiting for something. Maggie loves to fetch anything and everything. She will play until my arm could fall off. It is easy to love her. I am thankful to AGR for all that they did to make Maggie happen in my life .