Adopted 12/10/13!!!!!
T. Willy is a gentle, lovable Golden/Black Lab mix who is losing the only home he has known at the age of 10. After his human Mom passed away, his Dad's health failed and his Dad passed away last January. T. Willy's extended family has been living with him in NH, but they must return to a third floor apartment and that is just too many stairs for T. Willy. He shared his life with a cat for many years and got along fine with a small dog he knew. Mostly, he has been a great companion to his late Dad, helping him through a sad time. But now it is T. Willy who needs compassion and a place to lay his handsome head at night.
This great dog has been lovingly cared for all his life. He was kept up to date on his vet care and received wonderful nutrition. T. Willy's only limitation is that he is not very mobile. This may be due to his age, but we also suspect he has not been receiving much exercise for quite a while. He goes for 5 or 10 minutes walks outside and manages two or three steps. He sometimes needs a boost getting up due to a little weakness in his hind legs. When Sunshine's volunteer met T.Willy he agreed that T.Willy needs gradual increased movement to help him regain strength in his back legs. T.Willy grabbed our volunteer's heart immediately, and the volunteer says T.Willy is a truly great dog!
T. Willy is a friendly and sweet boy and knows his basic commands. He likes his naps and is happy hanging out with his human. He just needs a quiet home where he can have short walks, an easy going home environment, and a soft bed. If you can give T. Willy these simple things, please apply! You will be rewarded with the love and companionship of a sweet, gentle soul curled up at your side each day whose eyes shout, “Thank you!”
If you have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact the
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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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