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Last updated on: November 6, 2009
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Please Note: If you are interested in possibly adopting one of these wonderful Goldens you must complete an adoption application (found on the adoption page) to start the process. We get many, many calls and applications and to facilitate the process we must have an application before contacting you. Thank-you and we look forward to working with you to find the right Golden for your family.
Charity is a young 2 year old gal who was rescued from the shelter. She is in a wonderful foster home and settling right in.
Update: Charity is a 1 year old snuggle bug. She is very playful with children and other dogs and she LOVES to lay in your lap or on you in the bed. She loves children and does not mind cats either. She is a wonderful dog that is completely house trained and does not have any bad habits other than jumping the fence. She is an absolute sweetheart!!
Molly is a beautiful young 1-2 year old girl who has found herself back in the rescue through no fault of her own. She is ready for her furever home and has her bags packed. She is doing fine at her foster home and loves her canine siblings.
Wilbur is a sweet older guy (8 -10) was found as a stray. He was so matted and dirty that the folks who found him had to shave him down. He seems to get along with everyone including all the animals on the farm where he stayed for several days while his family was searched for. He is heartworm positive and will start treatment soon. This is one sweetheart whose tail never stops wagging.
Chester is a 1-2 year old boy who was surrendered by his owner because she
had long days in class and he would get into mischief. He will be neutered soon and then treated for heartworm. He is doing great in his foster home and is one sweet boy.
Update: Chester's foster noticed he was limping on his front leg so we had the Vet check him out. The X-ray showed this boy has an injury at some point that was pinned. Unfortunately it was never removed and is now causing him pain. He will be seeing the orthopod for an evaluation and probable surgery.
Update: Chester needs a foster home in the Charleston/Mt Pleasant area so he can get his ortho surgery. He is a sweet boy and is crate trained. He loves to play but settles nicely in the house and crate. Please contact us 810-0146 or info@ggrlc.org if you are able to open your heart and home to this boy.
Update: Chester is in his foster home and now it is off to the orthopedic specialist as the xray shows a more complicated situation.
Update: Chester had his surgery today at the ortho specialist. The pin had migrated into the knee joint so the surgery was quite extensive and cost just under $2000.. With a few weeks of rehabilitation and some swim therapy he will hopefully be good as new. Of course once he recovers from the surgery he will still need to undergo his heartworm treatment which will cost another $500. Any help with his medical costs would be greatly appreciated. This is a wonderful and loving boy who has his whole life ahead to share with some lucky family.
Update: Chester has made a full recovery and could compete in Dock Diving. He loves the water and spends the day swimming in his foster home's pool. He has started his heartworm treatment and fortunately he has a mild case. he will be ready soon.
Update: This handsome boy has completed his heartworm treatment and has his bags packed! He has had 3 weeks of in house obedience training and has mastered all of the basic comands.
Harley was moments away from not leaving the shelter when we were notified. Being several hours away from us another rescue helped us save him. He came in with horrible mats around his back end so his coat is a little ragged now. He is learning how to trust people in his foster home. he is heartworm positive and will begin treatment soon.
Update: From Harley's foster Mom: What a good boy! Harley loves long walks, and car rides, is very good on the leash, and then settles down very quickly in the house. At first he was somewhat timid around men, but he's made great progress. His coat has cleared up and now he's soft and silky. He's come a long way! Harley is an avid hunter. Run gekko run!!
Cedar is a 1 year old girl who was surrendered to the rescue by her owners. She is a sweet girl but we are working on some food possession issues with other dogs. She is a sweet girl but due to the food issue she will need to go to a home with no children under 12..
King is a sweet 6 year old boy who was rescued from a very poor living situation. He was chained to a tree and infested with hundreds of fleas when we received a call from the authorities asking if we could take him. Fortunately with the help of a great volunteer we were able to get him the next day.
Here is an update from his foster Dad:
Dr Hewitt's fit us in today and over all King is in pretty good health, but is HW pos and they agree he is around 6 yrs old. He has a growth or cyst on the back of his neck that has burst and will need to
be removed. They gave him an antibiotic for it and recommended that he put some weight on before the neuter, the cyst can be removed at the
same time. He has lost a lot of hair and has skin problems, but both are probably caused by the fleas so we will watch both and see if they
improve. He weighs 50 lbs. They think he should weigh about 75. He has been a champ through this whole day and never even flinched with all of the poking and prodding at the vet. I think he just loved being touched and petted.
Rose: is around 2 years old and showed up in a families yard with Bud. When no owners could be found they were turned into the rescue. She is a sweetheart and is quite bonded to Bud. Ideally we would love to find them a home together where they will be loved and a part of a family. Rose has been spayed and is heartworm negative.
Update: Rose was walking strange and throwing one of her legs out to the side. We had her xrayed and fortunately there was nothing seriously wrong. She has some arthritis in the joint but mostly our Vet thinks this is just the way she walks. Also we found several lumps we had removed as well. Once recovered she is ready to go to a loving family. This girl is all sweetness and honey as long as you aren't a kitty.
Mama Lisa was rescued on her last hours in this world. She was a stray at an overcrowded shelter. Fortunately working with Foothills Golden Rescue we were able to get her out of the shelter and to safety 2 days before she gave birth to 5 little beauties: Livi, Lexie, Lola, Linus and Levi. They are 3 weeks old and doing well.
Update: Mama and the pups are doing wonderful. The pups are 6 weeks now and are on kibble. They will be ready soon for a family of their own. Mama will be spayed soon and then her bags will be packed.
Chatters is between 1-3 years old and came in with Clementine from a high kill shelter where they were dumped by their owners because "they didn't want them anymore". We have named her Chatters because right now everything is so new to her her teeth chatter. She is doing fine in her foster home and is getting along with her foster brothers .
Update from Chatters now Maddie's foster family: We've been working closely with her, she's clearly been abused and/or neglected and is so skittish. Starved for attention, but is afraid to ask for it. We're almost there with housebreaking and she's eating very well. She's slowly learned to request attention and is now getting a little pushy about it! She's definitely playful, loves toys and other dogs. Her favorite game is to retrieve a ball and she'll chase it until she's worn out. She obviously still needs to put on some weight, but we're doing it slowly with good nutrition and supplements. Her ribs and hip bones, however, still poke out and it feels like you're petting a skeleton at times. She's going to be gorgeous as her coat improves and she fills out, with the most beautiful auburn eyes.
Mama smiling for the camera
Griffy is a young boy who found himself picked up by Animal Control as a start. being heartworm positive he was not adoptable from the shelter. Fortunately the folks at this animal control facility work very hard to save as many of the animals that come in and called us. It appears Griffy has been outside and on his own for sometime as he is about 15 pounds underweight, flea infested and has what we think are infected fly bites on his ears. Regardless he is the sweetest boy . Once he gains some weight we will get him neutered and then start his heartworm treatment. Some family will be very lucky to add this boy as a member of their clan.
Update: Griffey has been neutered and will start his heartworm treatment soon. This is one sweet boy.
Update: Griffey has completed his heartworm treatment and is ready for his furever family!!
Please visit our Featured Golden page (link on the left) to meet Gracie. Warning:The picture is graphic
Livi
Lola
Lexie
Nettie & Nacho Pup is a 8-9 week old girl who came into the rescue with her 4 siblings from a shelter where they were dumped by the BYB. Fortunately they called us and we got them as soon as they did. There are 4 girls and 1 boy. They have has their shot and been wormed. They are crate trained and doing fabulous in their foster home. Can't you just smell the puppy breath.
Update: These 5 month old pups are still waiting for their families. They are crate trained and love life.
Whitman is a handsome boy who was rescued from animal control. He is in a foster home with canines and kitties and is doing fine.. He has great house-manners. We will post more soon..
Lady: was rescued from an animal control facility where because of her age and condition she had no chance of leaving. Picked up as a stray we don't know what her life was like before but it is so hard to believe that someone could let this sweet girl get in such horrible shape. She is so obese that when we first got her she could barely walk. Couple that with a nasty skin infection, horrible matts and an eye infection she was miserable, yet in true Golden spirit she was so happy to see our volunteer.
Once we whisked her out of animal control she was off to the Vet. She is double what she should weigh at 100 pounds. We had her thyroid tested and she does have low thyroid so she has started on medication for that. All of her blood work, checking her kidney and liver function, was fine so we were able to start her on antibiotics for her skin and urinary track infections. Amazingly she is heartworm negative!! Next of course was a spa treatment to get rid of all the filth and matts. She loved her bath and we have found she likes water so swim therapy is in her future. Her foster Mom reports that within a few days of starting her meds she is doing awesome. She is wandering around the house checking things out and is increasing her walking distance daily. With TLC this lady will return to a happy girl and will make some family very happy. We will post an after picture soon.
Tucker: was rescued from a shelter where he came in as a stray. We think he is between 1-2 years old and just a sweetheart. He does have a unique feature in that he only has half his tail but look at it this way he won't knock everything off the coffee table :-) He is in a foster home and doing great! he will be ready to share his life with a family soon.
Lady at the Animal Control facility..
Lady 2 weeks after coming into Grateful Goldens. Clean, happy and 10 pounds lighter already!
Nettie
Nacho
Lena is a pretty girl who was rescued from the shelter. She is a sweet girl with only half a tail like Tucker. She is heartworm negative but does have an eyelid condition called Entropian, where the lid rolls inward and causes discomfort. We will be doing surgery to correct this and she will be good as new. Lena is doing great in her foster home and likes posing for beautiful pictures. She is a girl that takes time to smell the flowers.
Blaze is a handsome 4 month old pup who was rescued from an abuse situation. When he came into the shelter at 7 weeks old he weighed only 7 pounds and had mange with 65% of his hair gone. The shelter staff quickly went to work on him and he became a shelter favorite. When the judge released him to be adopted they called us to see if we could take him so he could find a furever family. Of course we said yes! He is a laid back boy who is just soaking up the love and attention he is getting in his foster home. As you can see his coat is coming in and he is starting to get some feathering. We think he is a Golden/Lab mix. He will be ready soon for a family. Oh yes as you see he likes cookies!!
Dutchess is a young girl who was rescued from an Animal Control facility. She came in with 2 pups and mange so we think she has been on her own for awhile. She is being treated for the skin issues and will be spay once she is cleared. meanwhile she is loving being an inside dog and is doing great in her foster home.
Mac is a 1-2 year old boy who was picked up by animal control. He has a severe injury to his right leg and the paw was almost severed. The shelter staff rush him to the Vet and amputation was the only option to save Mac. But he needed more than that as he is heartworm positive. He quickly became a favorite of the staff and they couldn't bear to see him not make it out of the shelter because of his surgery and then being heartworm positive. Fortunately they contacted us and he is in a loving foster home starting his treatment. He gets along fine on 3 legs and is just a joy to have around. He will be ready soon.
Sara is a pretty girl who was rescued from the shelter. Right now she is in need of a spa day but even so her beauty shines through. She is a love bug and doing great in her foster home. After a trip to the vet she will be ready.
Update:According to the vets, Sara is between 6-7 yrs old , she is a sweetheart who just loves to give kisses. Sara gets along well with cats, children and other dogs. She is housebroken, easy on the leash and does not require a lot of activity-she enjoys going for walks , but also loves to snooze-Sara is heartworm negative and has been spayed. She will be a devoted companion and only asks for someone to love her. Of course, she has also learned to enjoy good food, dog treats and to share Eli’s soft dog beds.
Sandy is a gorgeous girl who was dumped at the shelter with 3 other girls and 5 puppies by a hunter because they were gun-shy and weren't producing! We believe she is about 2 years old and the mother of Faith and Carmella. These poor babies were scared of everything when they first got to their fosters because everything was new to them. They didn't know what it was to be inside, have a toy or take a walk on a leash. With TLC they have come a long way and everyday they make progress.Fortunately they are heartworm negative. all will be spayed and be ready for loving families of their very own soon.
Carmella is a about 7 months old and we believe the daughter of Sandy. See her story above.
She has been spayed and is a sweetheart. We are working on leash walking.
Arabella is a 2 year old beauty who we believe is Faith and Carmella's mother. She has been fully vetted and is discovering how much fun life can be.
Jax is a 5 year old boy who was rescued from the shelter. He is a handsome boy and loves everyone.
Update: We have had Jax to one of our vets and he estimates his age at closer to 8. He is heartworm positive and we will be starting treatment soon. He is a one sweet boy. All goldie!!
Romeo is a young boy who was rescued from Animal Control when no one came looking for him. He is a fun loving boy and will be ready soon for his family.
Ziggy is a about 1 year old and a true sweetheart. He was rescued from Animal Control and is heartworm positive. He will start treatment once he recovers from his neuter. He is doing wonderful in his foster home and loves going to the dog park.
Eddie was rescued from a shelter where he came in as a stray and no one came looking for him. He has been someone's pet as he knows a few basic commands and is housebroken. He is a big boy at 80 pounds and only about 1 year old. He needs work on walking on a leash but he is learning. He will be neutered this week and ready soon after for a home of his own.
Drew was an owner turn in due to financial difficulties. He is a wonderful boy and doing great in his foster home. He is heartworm positive and will start treatment once he recovers from his neuter.
