Adopted 9/14/13!!!
Large and lovely Dolli is a 3 ½ year old purebred Golden Retriever female who was turned into a shelter in AL by her owner who lost his job. She was bought in a parking lot as an eight week old pup and lived her entire life in a 20x30 pen - never allowed inside the home. In bad weather, Dolli was allowed the shelter of a barn or garage. While her former owner actually saw to her vaccines & flea prevention (per the supplied vet records) Dolli was not given heartworm prevention. Thus, she tested positive for the parasite and is presently under treatment.
Dolli is good with children and lived with kids 6-18 years old. She is good with dogs, but has never been around cats. She likes to chase a ball but not return it – one of those Golden “keepers!” Dolli has decent leash manners and is working on not jumping up in excitement when she meets people. Being kept as an outside dog all her life, she doesn't like thunder (or sirens) and barked to presumably come inside. But, when Dolli goes to her forever home, her days of being an “outside dog” will be over! Dolli ate grocery store brand food, table scraps, milk bones, and jerky strips and now needs to trim down. In her new home, good nutrition and exercise are a must for this gorgeous girl. We are seeking a home for Dolli where her humans are home most of the day. After being kept as an outside dog for most of her life, this girl just craves human companionship!
Dolli is spayed, up-to-date on her vaccinations, and will be ready to be adopted in early to mid-September. If you are already approved to adopt through SGRR, please contact the
Adoption Committee to be considered for Dolli. Or, if not yet approved, please complete an online application, to be considered to adopt Dolli.
Application.
PLEASE APPLY by submitting an application via this online link:
Click for Adoption Application
Direct questions regarding an application's status to: SunshineGoldens@gmail.com
Approved applicants may direct questions regarding a specific dog to: Dog inquiry from approved applicant.
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.
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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