What kind of Golden Retrievers are available?
First, we need to define “available.” Frankly, in the east, we’ve “won the war” so to speak. There simply are not enough Rescue Goldens available to meet the overwhelming demand for nice, mellow, good with children and cats, mature, golden retrievers. Most Rescues we work with have waiting lists of between 35 and 50 excellent families, all waiting for the nice golden to land in the program. While nice dogs do land in the program, dogs who find themselves needing a new home because of a divorce, a change in housing, the birth of a baby (and overwhelmed new mother)… these dogs are relatively speaking rare, in comparison to the demand we have for them. For every one of these dogs that come into the program, we could place 10 more. Which is not to discourage you from applying for one, but to give you an idea of how important it will be for your household to stand out in the pile of applications. We’re more likely to see a dog who needs “work” before it will make a good family pet. This d
