Adopted 9/15/13!!!
Aladdin, or Laddie, is a purebred 9-year old Golden, and a big submissive love bug! He has lived with his family in New England all of his 9 years, but in the past few weeks his world has been shattered. His family has lost their home. His Mom, with whom he is deeply bonded, has been returning to their empty home to care for him. Aladdin is getting his vet exam and will be going to a Sunshine foster as this profile is posted.
Aladdin grew up with children, is fine with cats, and is submissive with other dogs. He has not had much exercise recently, and is getting short leash walks. He is nervous when meeting new people (especially men wearing hats), but he gets over that quickly. When our Sunshine volunteer met Aladdin, he clung to his Mom but within a couple minutes he edged over to our volunteer, tail wagging, to sniff her and then get petted. She found Aladdin to be extremely sweet and gentle, very attentive to people, and food motivated - treats, yay!
We would love to find Aladdin a home where he will know soft voices and patience as he recovers from the stress of his recent circumstances. You can see from his pictures that he is a happy Golden at heart. Regular exercise, good food, and a gentle touch will help this sweet, sweet boy learn to trust his new family and he will be that happy Golden boy again.
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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