I have an Adoption Pending but hope you will consider one of our other great dogs. Thank you!
Valerie was spotted in a cemetery in Rayne, LA, in early March. She was with a Border Collie companion and it was obvious both had been abandoned there, no longer wanted. Valerie and her friend were taken to a local shelter, and both were taken in by rescues. We were the lucky rescue who took in beautiful Valerie!!
Valerie is a female Golden mix estimated to be 7 years old, weighing 45 lbs and slightly underweight. How anyone could have abandoned a dog as nice as Valerie is astounding. She is as sweet inside as she is beautiful outside, with amber eyes that are almost green. While staying at a vet clinic the staff fell in love with her. She is a happy dog who wags her tail often, loves attention and is a well-behaved lady. She does not jump up or tear up anything, and she is house trained. She is not a chow hound and doesn’t always clean her bowl, but she did get tempted by some food left on the counter at her foster’s home! Valerie walks nicely on a leash and she gets along fine with other dogs. She likes to be scratched and lays back in your lap for petting. In classic Golden fashion, Valerie sticks close to her humans.
It is obvious Valerie was neglected in her former life as she had worms, fleas and bad skin with skimpy fur on her tail from flea allergies, and of course she tested positive for heartworm. It was determined that Valerie should complete her heartworm treatment before she can be spayed, and so her spay surgery must wait. Sunshine will cover the cost of her spay should she find her forever home before that occurs. She has been brought up to date on her vaccinations and micro-chipped. Valerie has just started heartworm treatment and will be ready to travel around June 1.
She will bring so much happiness to your home!
If you have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact the
Adoption Committee to be considered to adopt Valerie.
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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