Alyssa and David are quintessential Golden Angels as they do so much for Golden Rescue that it’s difficult to summarize in this short piece. With the help of their two Goldens, Stanley and Jack, they have fostered numerous Goldens, preparing them for their future journeys. Alyssa and David attribute their successful fostering to Stanley and Jack’s help as they welcome...
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Posted: August 17, 2024
Marge’s first Golden was Molson and he was a heartbreaker. He crossed the Rainbow Bridge at 14 years of age, which was a very tough time for Marge; however, Molson left her with a love for Goldens that has never waned. She believes that Goldens bring out the best in people. Her second Golden, Buffy, sadly passed at the age...
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Posted: July 27, 2024
Kimberlee has been an animal lover and particularly a Golden lover her whole life. In 2019, she joined the social media/communications team working on picnic communications. She now handles all special campaigns, including the 50-50 eblasts. She is absolutely amazing and the team loves working with her. Kimberlee says: “I love that I can do something to help sweet Goldens...
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Posted: June 19, 2024
Nikki adored her first Golden, Charlee, and fell in love with this wonderful breed. Luckily for us, Nikki’s love for Charlee was the impetus behind exploring the GR website as she wanted to see how she could help. The first thing Nikki signed up for was to foster a Golden. The experience of watching her first foster transform under her...
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Posted: June 17, 2024
Carole had been following Golden Rescue on social media for about six years when her beloved Jackson crossed the Rainbow Bridge. She thought volunteering would be a good way to fill the void. So, Carole and her husband, Kelly, joined the transport team and their first transport was Charlie #4449 who they drove from London to Toronto. Two weeks later,...
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Posted: April 21, 2024
Yvonne is an important member of our Golden Rescue family and we are excited to name her as April’s Golden Angel. Yvonne’s pup Charlie introduced her to what a special breed Goldens are and this led her to welcoming Sadie (aka Betty Boop) #2411 to the family. Later, she adopted her handsome Turkish boy, Frodo #3923, and is now fostering...
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Posted: March 12, 2024
Nicola has been a Golden Rescue Golden Retriever Believer for over 10 years. Her first Golden, Coco, was her inspiration to get involved, which started small with participation in events like the car rally and selling Wishbone Lottery tickets. Soon, however, Nicola wanted to do more to help her favourite breed. She thought about fostering but knew she couldn’t because...
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Posted: February 18, 2024
Andrew has been a Golden Rescue foster, adopter, supporter, and sponsor for more than 20 years. After losing his first Golden at the age of seven, he was introduced to Golden Rescue and thought fostering might be the perfect way to fill the void created by his loss. Since then, we have lost count of the number of Goldens Andrew...
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Posted: January 28, 2024
When Liz lost her beloved Golden Nel, she was heartbroken and felt the best way to honour her memory was to volunteer for GR. Liz has been an integral member of the Placement Admin team for several years. She has entered innumerable adoption applications, sent out hundreds of follow-up emails, and updated our adoption spreadsheet…all to ensure the placement team...
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Posted: August 30, 2023