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My basic info
Breed
Golden Retriever
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut
Age
Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Adopted 10/15/11
Sunshine's sweet Simone, has been waiting a while for a family to love her. She came into rescue very thin, with a skin problem, and heartworm positive. She has been staying with a veterinary technician putting on enough weight to be able to withstand the rigors of heartworm treatment. She is doing better and starts her treatment next week! After that she will be ready to pack her bags for her move to her forever family. This 4-5 year old girl has been through a lot of personal discomfort and deserves the best of love and attention. If you would like to know more about this sweetheart, submit an application and ask to learn about "Simone."
Update – August 28, 2011:
As pretty Simone waits to gain enough weight to undergo heartworm treatment, she has been living with a fabulous Foster Mom who tells us Simone really is a proverbial diamond in the rough. She has great house manners, walks perfectly on a leash, and gets along well with the resident small dogs and cats (now that she is over her initial kitty fascination). Additionally, Simone adores children! She was walking with teens and saw young children waiting for a school bus – she couldn’t reach them quickly enough! Then she sat right down next to the smallest ones waiting to be petted!
Simone follows her Foster Mom everywhere and soaks up any attention. She is not fearful, but it is evident she is not used to receiving the attention she loves. When her thin, dull fur recovers from the poor nutrition she must have had, and as she gains weight, this tall, leggy, fine-boned Golden girl is going to be a beauty!
We believe Simone will be happiest with a family that includes young children and likes exercise, as she loves her walks and being outside. If you can give Simone the happy life she deserves, please apply for her!
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.
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.
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.
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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