Nancy is one of our newest volunteers in Quebec. Nancy first encountered Golden Rescue when she was thinking of adopting. The adoption didn’t happen so she decided to apply to become a foster. As time passed, Nancy met some other volunteers and, at that point, she moved into high gear. Nancy started to put her hand up for everything. The...
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Posted: June 7, 2019
Karin and Bob are two experienced foster angels. They have had Goldens for over 20 years and know and love our goofy breed. Over the years, they have become very proficient at training and providing the remedial work required to give our Goldens a second chance. In fact, Karin previously had her own pet care business and has drawn on...
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Posted: June 7, 2019
Laura has been helping Golden Rescue by fostering for almost 12 years. Gracie #1546 was Laura’s first rescue and Barney #1920 was her second. She has had Goldens all her adult life and now she fosters for GR and absolutely loves it. Laura has fostered eight Goldens over the years including Lola, a heartworm pup. Laura is in total sync...
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Posted: March 18, 2019
Jack and his wife Elsie have had dogs most of their life…many of them rescues. Through friends, who had Golden Oscar #1985, they were introduced to the gentle, loving Golden and they were sold. Jack and Elsie now have sweet Libby, a wonderful, sweet girl. Libby and Oscar join Jack and Ross at many GR events like The Pickering Markets...
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Posted: March 18, 2019
Wanetta’s son fell in love with Goldens after watching Homeward Bound and on his 12th birthday, he received a Golden puppy, Shadow, who filled their home with joy for almost 14 years. Wanetta discovered GR at The Pickering Markets and kept up with our activities on Facebook, but when the family lost Shadow, Wanetta and her husband Dan soon adopted...
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Posted: March 18, 2019
We have now rescued over 3,000 Goldens in 29 years, there are many sad and bad stories but Cobi #2748’s story haunts us. This little girl came to us from a puppy mill and the best we can determine, she had no human interaction, love or kindness in her first six years of life except to be given f:ood and...
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Posted: March 8, 2019
Every Golden story is different. Each Golden comes to us with their own unique circumstances. Some stories are unfortunate…some are downright tragic. We don’t know where Buddy came from and what his previous life was like, but we do know he had a difficult road back to health and happiness. This poor boy came to us with severe separation anxiety,...
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Posted: March 8, 2019
In 2015, Dave didn’t have a Golden and decided to get his Golden fix by volunteering for Golden Rescue. Dave is always ready, willing, and happy to jump in anywhere he is needed. He has also done many long transports picking up our precious cargo. He has also picked up Goldens at the Montreal airport and hosted a number of overnighters. Dave has had three beautiful Goldens...
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Posted: February 22, 2019
Pieter has been helping Golden Rescue for over 12 years. He first encountered Golden Rescue after his fourth Golden crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Initially, Pieter fostered but in 2008 he was ready for another Golden and adopted Bodon #910. Pieter loves road trips and Bodon is always with him. He has done many long transports for us and recently did a...
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Posted: December 10, 2018