Adopted 8/24/13!!!
Golden Retriever Kira is a loving, easygoing Jersey Girl whose owners are sadly relinquishing her to Sunshine because they have a two-year old child who is allergic to her. Six year old Kira has moved around in her life. She was rescued by her family three years ago, and they tell us she arrived in a very sad condition, thin and bruised. She is now happy and well-adjusted, and at 92 lbs. she is no longer skinny!!
Kira's lack of regular exercise due to her family's busy schedule means she will need regular walks to shed some weight. Otherwise, Kira is a healthy girl. She is good with dogs and cats, and great with kids. She likes the car and walks nicely on a leash, and she knows commands Sit and Down. If Kira didn't occasionally help herself to food left on the counter, she would be just about the perfect Golden!
Recently Kira has been left alone too much due to her family's busy schedule, so a home where someone is home more often than not to give her the exercise and attention she needs and deserves will be best. Kira is looking for her true forever home this time around. Having just turned six, she has a moderate energy level and is wise to the world--don't miss out!
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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