I have an Adoption pending but hope you will consider one of our other great dogs. Thank you!
Sophie is a beautiful light-colored purebred Golden girl who is about 2 years old. In her short life, Sophie has already found herself in 3 different homes, through no fault of her own. While Sophie is an exceedingly bright girl, she was not given much training in her former life. And, although she is 2 years-old, anyone who is considering adopting Sophie must think of her adoption as one would consider adopting a puppy, requiring training from the ground on up. She is a diamond in the ruff, but Sophie loves to please and listens well. She just needs someone to show her what she should or should not do. In her previous home, Sophie proved to be house-broken and trustworthy.
Sophie needs an active owner who can provide her with adequate exercise to burn off all the energy that a young dog has. Her ideal home would have a yard with a sturdy fence. Because of her lack of training and zest for life, SGRR will only place Sophie in a home with children over the age of 10. Another large dog to play with would be wonderful, but Sophie is not a fan of small dogs. She has no known history with cats. Sophie is a smart dog who will benefit greatly from a basic obedience course and her new owners must be committed to doing this.
Please do not consider adopting Sophie because she is beautiful. Only consider adopting Sophie because you are committed to continuing the rehabilitation of this girl that SGRR has begun. And consider adopting Sophie because you embrace the essence of rescuing a dog, and despite any "endearing imperfections" that this dog may arrived with, you are committed to molding her into becoming the Golden she was meant to be.
Sophie is up-to-date on vaccinations, heartworm negative, spayed, and micro-chipped. Based on Sophie’s needs, we can only consider placing her with approved applicants who are home most of the day and have a great deal of time, attention and patience to dedicate to her training.
Please contact us with any questions regarding your application status.
PLEASE APPLY by submitting an application via this online link:
Click for Adoption Application
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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