I have an Adoption Pending but hope you will consider one of our other great dogs. Thank you!
Missy is a 3 year-old, Golden Retriever/Lab mix, who is simply a wonderful dog! The first thing you will notice is what a breathtakingly beautiful girl Missy is – her photos do not do her justice whatsoever. Her champagne colored coat is impeccable and is so soft that it feels like velvet. You will want to pet and rub Missy all day, and with as much as she adores affection and attention, it is just fine with her!!! Next you will notice her soft brown eyes that will make you melt as they seem to say, "love me!” And it is impossible not to! Missy is genuinely beautiful, but this girl's true beauty is her heart and spirit. Just call her name and those gorgeous eyes will light up and she will come prancing over to you.
Missy is a very social girl. She loves everyone she meets, including kids, all dogs and even cats. She loves to play rough-and-tumble with other dogs and would love a home with a fenced yard and canine buddy to romp with. Missy's ideal family would be one that has a heart full of love, ready to insure that she lives her life surrounded by the warmth of a home, unlike her former owner who abandoned her in AL at a shelter’s drop-box.* Missy was previously micro-chipped but when the shelter called the phone number connected to the chip, they found it to be disconnected. But Missy holds no grudges and is ready to move forward in her new life. Missy has only one request - she wants to be a cherished companion and to be loved just as deeply as she loves her people.
Missy is spayed, micro-chipped, and up-to-date on her vaccinations. She is presently undergoing heartworm treatment, but will be ready to go to her forever family in late April. She is eager to “go home” where she will be treasured.
If you have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact
Donna to be considered to adopt Missy.
If not yet approved, please visit our website to lean more and to submit an online application.
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*Drop boxes are outdoor kennels, or sometimes small boxes, that are attached to shelters where people can anonymously abandon their animals when shelters are closed. Animal drop boxes are controversial because animal cruelty laws have provisions that make animal abandonment illegal. Additionally, the value, or lack of value, of a living dog or cat is poorly reflected by this collection procedure. Live animal “drops” reinforce the notion that a living animal is a piece of property, much like a pair of old socks, or an unwanted dress, that may be simply discarded.
Please contact us with any questions regarding your application status.
PLEASE APPLY by submitting an application via this online link:
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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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