I have an Adoption Pending but hope you will consider one of our other great dogs. Thank you!
Tucker and his brother, Buster, were surrendered to our rescue when their owner no longer wanted them. Buster and Tucker were adopted together in the south but over time, their adopters found that the boys were not as dependent on each other as when they first arrived and were always competing with one another. Mellower Buster often resigned himself to hanging back and feeling a bit left out, while Tucker hogged the attention or tried to push Buster away. In the best interest of the boys, Buster will be staying with his adoptive family while Tucker will be placed in a new home as an only pet.
Tucker is good with children and loved to play with the kids in his former home. He is a ball fanatic and will retrieve a tennis ball for as long as his human is willing to throw it! Tucker is a 5-year-old puppy with the energy level of a 2-3 year old dog. He is incredibly affectionate and loves attention. He knows the commands "paw" and "sit." When he is sitting, he is a bit of a wiggle-worm, doing his best to sit tight but what he really wants to do is PLAY!
Tucker has a gorgeous coat and a slight wave to it. When our photographer met Tucker she told us, "Tucker was very friendly and outgoing, always on the move, which made taking sharp pictures a little difficult! But boy, was he a pleasure to photograph - he is SO beautiful. Tucker was very playful and loved to run in the yard. He will make a great family dog!"
Tucker is up-to-date on vaccinations, neutered, and micro-chipped. He was treated for heartworm and will be ready to come north on 8/22/15.
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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