Remoulade

Birthday: November 12, 2015

Remoulade (aka Remi) is the most recent addition to the Squad, having first joined the household as a foster on July 6, 2021. On the November 18, 2021 episode of the Golden Ratio podcast, he was announced as an official squad member, though his medical issues will preclude him from being officially adopted for several more months.

For the first 5.5 years of his life, Remi lived outside. His previous owners never brought him to the vet until he began having vision trouble. At that visit, Remi was found to have a host of medical conditions: diabetes (subsequently causing significant vision loss from cataracts), Lyme disease, and erlychia. His first owners then instructed the vets to euthanize Remi, but (thankfully!) the vets refused: Remi was temporarily placed with another rescue group before being transferred to GRREAT, from whom the GR family fostered him. He was briefly called Roquefort, as to make him another in the succession of cheese-named dogs, but the name Remoulade and nickname Remi soon prevailed.

The start of his tenure in the household was stressful for all involved, and it took quite awhile for Remi to settle into the squad. He was not neutered before entering the household, and would constantly and aggressively attempt to mount Chief Brody. Since he could not be fixed until more of his medical issues were better managed, several weeks passed with severe resulting tension and anxiety for Remi. Due to this discord between dogs, GR Mom requested a transfer to a different GRREAT foster home, but none were available who could handle his complex medical needs.

Post-neutering and with additional time to settle in, Remi has grown much more comfortable in the household and has "won over" GR Mom and Dad. Most recently, he has grown in confidence to play appropriately with other dogs, and his play with Voodoo, Guacamole, and Venkman can regularly be seen on the Snaps.

Despite great efforts from vets and the GR family, Remi's diabetes remains uncontrolled. As a result, he does not yet qualify for cataract removal surgery to improve his near-blindness. As of November 2021, he is regularly seen with a Freestyle Libre (or similar) monitor on his side, sometimes wrapped in medical tape to prevent it falling off.

In January 2022, he and Voodoo went back to Maryland with GR Dad to receive training. The brothers have been doing well at training and have bonded further, spending most of their time play fighting together in the snow and having a wonderful time.

Song:

Remoulade, Remoulade,

Walking down the esplanade,

Sipping on a limonade,

Chomping on an avocad'.