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My name is Tes!

Posted over 6 years ago | Updated over 6 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Golden Retriever
Color
White
Age
Senior
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
2017-36

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

6/22/17 Foster Update: Tes is spending time in a foster home as she recovers from her leg injury. Her foster dad tells us that she is very affectionate and loves being close to her people. She has selected the couch or bedroom floor as her favorite sleeping places, and has nice house manners with no potty accidents. We suspect she did not have much training in her former life, as she isn’t quite sure what to do with toys, and she is not familiar with leash walking. She pulls on a leash and requires training to learn to walk politely in the desired direction. Foster Dad will be trying a harness to help her learn. He sums up by saying, “She is definitely mostly sweet with no bad habits!”

Tesla's Story: Tesla is a strikingly pretty 7-year old Golden Mix who was found as a stray in Livingston, LA, and brought to a local shelter. She appeared to have been hit by a car, with a cut over her eye and limping on her rear right leg. When she was brought to our vet for examination, she was x-rayed and we were relieved to learn that Tesla’s leg is badly bruised but there is no break.

Tesla has a lovely personality. She is easy to know and she is a social, sweet dog. She does not appear to have been abused and is not timid. Even though she had just arrived at our vet clinic, she was happy to meet other dogs and was play bowing with them, even with her bad leg! She would probably chase a cat to play, but might get used to one in her home with some discipline. At 50 lbs. Tesla is on the thin side. Her coat is very thick and lush so she does not appear thin, but she could stand to gain about 5 lbs.

More good news for pretty Tesla is that she is spayed, and heartworm negative; thus, we believe she must have been a family pet. She has been treated for fleas, brought up to date on her vaccinations, and micro-chipped. Tesla will be ready to travel north to her home on July 15. Like most rescue dogs, Tes has an unknown past and her personality will continue to evolve as she becomes comfortable in her forever home.

If you understand “rescue” and would like to be part of Tesla’s rescue story and have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact the Adoption Committee to be considered to adopt Tes.

If not yet approved, please visit our website to lean more and to submit an online application. Click here to visit our website.

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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