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Age: 10M
Sex: Female
Coat: Chocolate/brindle semi-rough coat
Weight: 35lbs
Activity Level: High
Good with Other Dogs: Yes
Good with Cats: Yes, she spent 4 weeks in a Tx foster home with 3 cats. She occasionally wants to play with them when she's very excited, but is very easily called off
Good with Children: Yes, but recommend older children as she can be a little jumpy during playtime
House Trained: Yes
Leash Trained: Yes
Crate Trained: Yes
Toy Drive: high! Loves almost every kind of toy, including squeaky balls, frisbee, tug toys, teaser toys
Other Notes: jumps into the car with a bit of coaxing, rides very well once in; loves to chase a hose; very athletic
Current Status: Available for adoption
This Profile Last Updated: 2/5/26
Raisin was relinquished by her owners due to life changes (divorce) and a upcoming move.
Are you looking for the adventure buddy of a lifetime? Raisin might just be that gal! She is incredibly intelligent, loyal, playful, and athletic and brings fun and life to everything she encounters! A walking/jogging companion? She's your girl! Looking to throw a frisbee at a park? She loves it! Even though Raisin is a high-drive / high energy pup, she is well balanced between play and rest and does great with structured crate naps during the day. After spending sometime during the value of down time, Raisin is doing great settling next to her fosters on the couch for naps and is a very sweet, affectionate and cuddly girl all around who loves to check in on everyone she lives with (a regular little shadow).
Raisin picked up her basic obedience in a flash (literally one session), and has been practicing sit, down, shake, twirl, rollover and WAIT (even though she's a highly food motivated pup, she has been developing a great wait threshold and can even wait through scatter feeding).
Raisin would THRIVE with an owner that is looking for and is experienced with higher energy/drive dogs, and one that knows how to balance her physical needs (e.g., 2-3 hours per day of playing, walking, fetching), her mental needs (e.g., daily training, learning, sniffing, problem solving), and her wellness (e.g., reinforcing off switch/chill time). She would be an awesome candidate for anyone interested in amateur dog sports, but would be perfectly happy with someone that wants to provide her with a routine that includes lots of structured play time and engagement.
Raisin bonds very closely with her people but can also be standoffish with new people - what we've mostly observed from her around new people coming into the home is the occasional grumble or bark, but she's mostly neutral and tends to ignore new people in favor of her own (especially if they ignore her). We would recommend that her new adopters continue to socialize her positively around new people.
Raisin is currently being fostered in the Seattle, WA area (Lake Stevens). Raisin's adoption fee is $400, which includes the adoption fee, 2 months of heartworm prevention and a portion of the transport cost from Texas. She is fully vaccinated, spayed and microchipped.
RAISIN
Golden Retriever, Border Collie
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The Woodlands, Texas
female, medium, young
Golden Retriever, Border Collie
The Woodlands, Texas