Adopted 7/12/14!!!
6/18/14 Update from Foster Mom: Zaley has been coming along wonderfully and has already gained 5 pounds since coming to us. She likes to have someone near her while she is eating, and if I leave the room, she will follow me instead of eating. She is very focused on having her humans in sight. She is becoming very “Velcro” and I have been able to get her on my lap and hold her and rub her belly. Zaley is house-broken and likes to do her “business” in the privacy of the wooded section in the back of our yard. She sleeps out of her crate at night and has proven trust-worthy. Zaley gets in and out of the car well and rides like a happy passenger. She walks nicely on a leash and will enjoy going for walks with her new adopter.
Zaley is a very agile girl and has taken to ball play. This is a huge step forward because the first day I threw it for her, she went running in the opposite direction, as though it might hurt her. Zaley is learning to trust my husband and myself, but it takes her a little while to warm up to strangers. Sudden movements concern Zaley so a calmer home with no small children would be best for her. She has been going to doggie daycare and the socialization has been great for her. She enjoys the companionship of other dogs and the staff has remarked that they see a huge difference in her already. She would be a great dog for someone whose specialty is TLC!”
Zaley's Story: Dumpsters are for trash. All kinds of trash - garbage from your home, leaves from your yard, old items cleaned out from your closet. But they are not for living things. Yet, for some reason, the person who owned this sweet little golden mix felt that chaining her to a dumpster and abandoning her was the right thing to do.
We are so grateful to the Good Samaritan who found this little angel near the Good Will store in Mobile, AL and got her to safety. Since she was found on Azalea Ave, Sunshine named her Zaley. We do not know how long Zaley was left chained to the dumpster but we do know that she is quite underweight at about 36 pounds. The vet feels 45 pounds will be a healthy weight for this girl so she will go to one of SGRR’s loving foster homes in the south to fatten up a bit.
Zaley had been previously spayed at a shelter and has a tattoo mark to indicate this. Miraculously, she tested negative for heartworm and will be brought up-to-date on vaccinations before traveling north. We know there is someone who will fall in love with this little munchkin and she will never be left out with the trash again.
If you have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact
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About Our Rescue
Before being approved to adopt, all potential adopters need to complete our online application and participate in our pre-adoption review process. The process includes the completion of an online application, a reference from the applicants' vet, a phone interview, and a visit to the applicants' home. The application process helps us determine what type of Golden would be best suited for the applicants' life style. In some cases, the specific dog you are interested in may have found a home before this process is complete or further assessment may find that this dog is not the right match for your family. We are regularly getting new Goldens in need of a home, so we encourage you to apply and get approved so that when the right dog comes along you will be ready.
The information provided on each dog is based on observations of our vets, volunteers, fosters and when available, trainers. While we do our best to report any and all issues, SGRR does not make any guarantees as to the health or temperament of any dog. Dogs evolve differently in different environments and we cannot predict with any certainty how the dog you adopt will act in your home.
SGRR Adoption Fees (subject to change)**
Puppies under 6 months $650
Young dogs 6 months - 6 years $550
Young dogs - Special Needs $450
Senior dogs 7 - 9 years $450
Seniors dogs 10 years and older $350
Senior dogs - Special Needs $300
Young Bonded Pairs $850
Senior Bonded Pairs $750
**Please note: The fees listed represent a slight increase and are effective for applications received after June 1 2014. We regret the need to increase the fees for our dogs, but found it necessary due to the increased costs we are faced with for each dog's care and placement.
A contract is signed the day of adoption. Under the terms of the contract, all adopters are required to bring the rescue to a vet within 7 business days. The dogs receive basic veterinary care prior to adoption. If your vet identifies an illness that an adopter is not willing to treat, then the dog is returned and a full refund is provided.
Many of our dogs are fostered in private homes and we do not have a facility to visit. We are committed to our dogs before, during, and after adoption! The rescue retains title to the dog and can never be released or sold. Should the adopters no longer be able to keep the dog, SGRR must be notified so that we can take the dog back into rescue and place it into another home. We reserve the right to remove a dog at any time should we find the adopter is no longer caring for their Golden in a way we see fit. Adopters then have to agree to follow up visits as needed.
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