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
Kate, a long time Golden lover, started volunteering for Golden Rescue during her mat leave. She had volunteered with her local humane society; however, her heart has always been with Goldens so she thought Golden Rescue was the perfect fit for her. Lucky us! Kate had volunteered for events and tag days but she wanted to help on a more consistent basis....
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Posted: December 10, 2018
Carol and Tom started volunteering for Golden Rescue at events in 2004 after they adopted their first Golden, Prince #434. They adopted their second Golden, Reily #814 and currently share their home with Lochlann #1905. Carol started volunteering on the hotline and then joined the volunteer coordinator team and eventually accepted the role as team lead. Tom, who was about...
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Posted: November 3, 2018
Vaughan and his wife Lynda have loved and owned Goldens for over 25 years. This amazing volunteer and Golden lover first was introduced to Golden Rescue at our booth at The Pickering Markets. He, like many others, was stunned to learn that there were Goldens who needed rescuing. After talking to a number of volunteers, he decided to get involved and...
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Posted: November 3, 2018
Amy is a treasured GR volunteer who manages our Dogs in Program database. Amy and Ian adopted Bentley #2137 two years ago and as Amy says, “seeing the joy and love in Bentley’s eyes and how he actually rescued me, pushed me to get involved with GR and to help wherever I could”. How lucky are we…not only does Amy work...
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Posted: November 3, 2018
Golden Rescue has an amazing transport team. These volunteers answer the call every single time transport is needed…whether it be an emergency that needs to be dealt with immediately or less urgent transports. The ones we’d like to tell you about now are the ‘long-distance’ transporters. These are angels who are willing to get up at the crack of dawn,...
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Posted: July 2, 2018
Cindy started volunteering for Golden Rescue over 10 years ago. A Golden lover for most of her life, Cindy loves working with Golden Rescue. After she retired as a school principal in 2007, she saw the GR booth at Kempenfest and knew this is what she wanted to do. At the time, Cindy had four Goldens of her own but started to foster anyway, ...
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Posted: July 2, 2018
Robyne is a volunteer coordinator who coordinates other Golden Rescue volunteers and she loves what she does. Robyne says, and we quote, “I find the work I do with Golden Rescue so rewarding. I love that I’m somehow making a difference in Golden’s lives, helping them on their way to a loving, safe home. I feel especially proud of the...
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Posted: July 2, 2018
Some time after Sandie’s Golden, Jessie, crossed the Rainbow Bridge she was in a florist shop petting the owner’s dog. The flower shop owner happened to mention that her dog was a rescue and she did volunteer work for the organization she rescued from. Sandie wondered, at that moment, if there was a rescue group for Goldens and, after a...
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Posted: June 6, 2018