Ralphie, Razzy, Raz, Razilla – all names for one of the cutest frogs in FBRN. A frog with a super-sized heart and a second-helping of personality. Ralphie's life has been full of challenges, but he meets them all with a zest that would make many jealous. Here at FBRN, we have all fallen in love with Ralphie and you will too. Ralphie is looking for a special family to call his own. Read on to find out more about the indomitable, irrepressible King Ralphie!
Raz is all dog and full of life and mischief. He is very smart and would love to engage in activities that challenge his intellect. He is a busy bee, enjoying exploring the nooks and crannies in his foster home. He has even been known to place toys in high places, leaving his mom to scratch her head in wonder. He loves walks, meet and greets with his neighbors, and constant adoration. Ralphie prefers not to share his toys or his bed, but in the event that a petite female is around, he has been known to share his food bowl and snuggle. He would enjoy sharing his forever home with a female canine of discriminating taste, but will make do if he winds up with a brother.
Ralphie sustained a serious back injury, and though he had surgery, he must use a cart or scoot to motor around. His previous owner loves him very much, but a divorce and career demands meant he could not provide Ralphie with the proper care. The ideal forever home for Ralphie will be able to care for his disability while allowing him to be the happy, expressive frog that he is.
Ralphie is paralyzed from the hips down but that doesn't stop him. Raz will not walk on all fours, but that will NOT stop him from running on two! Caring for Ralphie is really easy. He does not have control over his bladder. It must be expressed four to five times a day in order to prevent urinary tract infections. Bladder expression can quickly be learned. His foster mom will teach you, or a visit to a vet will do the trick. Here's a video that shows how it is done.
Thoughtful children who are respectful of his back and can help with his care can learn a lot about life from Ralphie. Kids age 6 years and up are fine with Ralphie as are cats. Ralphie enjoys cats. He grew up with one and gravitates to those that are a little crazy. (Aren't all felines just one crayon short of a Crayola box?) Ralphie is a champ about his crate; he's crate trained like nobody's business and loves his man cave!
Ralphie's list of favorites include: FOOD, HUMANS, BED, WALKS, and TOYS depending on how he feels. He enjoys nylabones. He is an expert at destuffing stuffies and enjoys a good gutting or decapitation. Ralphie and his foster mom have a morning ritual that he loves. Every morning she and Ralphie snuggle. He will snooze and foster mom will scratch his back, chin, belly, and all the places that dogs with working hind legs love to scratch. Give him those 15 minutes and he'll be putty in your hands! Add a space heater and sunbeams and it's heaven on earth. Sunbeams are the BEST!
Ideally, Razzy would like someone home all day who can take him out on a couple of jaunts, or even someone who works part time. He'd also be fine with a midday break. Ralphie could go to the office, but everyone would need to watch those toes as he zooms. He is the Master of the Meet and Greet and making sure people are putting in quality time with him. An apartment or a house, Ralphie isn't picky, as long as you promise walks. A fenced in yard is not required.
Read what his foster mom has to say about the King:
"What can I say about Ralphie? Ralphie is a mega super rock star. He has more friends on facebook than his foster mommy, yet he doesn't let it go to his head. He's the kind of awesome, super handsome guy that is still nice, thoughtful and continues to believe in love. He has such enthusiasm for life and has persevered through so much! Everyone who meets him recognizes this and goes away exclaiming about what an awesome boy he is. I have an immeasurable amount of respect for him. Razzy will not walk on all fours again, BUT he will run his little butt off on his front two and you'll be lucky if you can catch him. He keeps pace with some pretty fast dogs.
Ralph is very easy to care for. I had no experience with bladder expression prior to Ralph and now I'm a pro. You can do it outside, inside, or over the toilet (Ralphie even helps you out if he goes over the commode). And it has its perks: You don't have to go out in rain or snow!!! In fact, I believe Ralph would prefer it that way. The person who adopts Ralphie will be incredibly lucky. He is amazing!"
We know that special family is out there just waiting to fall in love with Ralphie's incredibly cute face and personality. Is that you? If so, Ralphie is enjoying summer in NJ. Plan on visiting the Garden State and coming home with Ralphie along with some corn, tomatoes and blueberries!
FBRN does not ship dogs as cargo. Except in rare or unusual cases, adopters are expected to pick up their dogs from their foster family. In rare or unusual cases, FBRN may be able to assist in transporting a dog to a volunteer near the adopter's home, but the expense of transporting the dog must be the responsibility of the adopting party.
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