I have an Adoption Pending but hope you will consider one of our other great dogs. Thank you!
Meet Bettis. WHO, you ask?? Betty? No, BETTIS! - named after Notre Dame alumni and NFL Football Hall of Fame member, Jerome Bettis. Sunshine’s Bettis is a 9-year old male Golden Retriever. He was an owner surrender to SGRR along with his brother, Ben. Their owner brought them from Texas to rental housing in AL that did not accept dogs. Their owner loved them and somehow thought the landlord would accept them. When that did not work out, he tearfully surrendered them to Sunshine. Bettis and Ben are not bonded and can go to separate homes.
Bettis is an easy and submissive dog who will tug at your heartstrings. We suspect that Ben was the shining star, while Bettis was the one who stepped aside and was passed over when the attention was given out to Ben. Bettis is underweight at 68 lbs and should be about 75 lbs. He came to us with a terrible flea allergy, causing hair loss on his back, tail, and effected the feathering on his hind legs. From the back he is not a pretty sight at the moment, but he is being treated, and this sweet boy is going to look so handsome when he recovers and his beautiful light gold coat grows back! He holds his head erect and is very regal. All he needs is a little TLC and time in his forever home to become the handsome Golden he should be.
Bettis has the "Golden lean" perfected and will lean into you for affection. He is good with cats, kids, and other dogs, even small dogs. He rides well in a car and is decent on a leash, although his leash skills will improve with practice. We would love to see Bettis go to a home where he can be the center of someone’s world. Bettis is neutered, vaccinated, heartworm negative, micro-chipped, and ready to travel north to his home on November 14. If you would like to help Bettis become the smiling, carefree Golden he should be, and have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact the
Adoption Committee to be considered to adopt Bettis.
If not yet approved, please visit our website to lean more and to submit an online application.
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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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