Nike means Goddess of Victory and Nike, I’m sure, feels victorious to have been brought to Canada from a life on the streets of Istanbul. She is such a fast learner and is now walking well on the leash. She is getting pretty good with her commands and has even learned to run upstairs and sit beside the bathroom when...
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Dear Golden Rescue folks: At first I was distrustful of your intentions…crate…plane…English…foreign surroundings…Martingale collar…groomer…vet)! But after 72 hours, I kinda started to understand your plan and I love it! WOW!!! Thank you so much with deep gratitude! Love, Maximus from Istanbul…but you can call me Max.…
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We are so thankful that we were chosen as a Furever family for our beautiful girl, Sasha. When we heard that Sasha will share her sixth birthday, with our daughter, Nicole, we decided that she must be pretty special. We decided to take the drive out to Ottawa to meet Sasha and her wonderful foster, Ellen. As soon as we...
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Sadie (who was Blossom) came to us from Istanbul and what a Turkish Delight she is. She is picking up her English commands beautifully and has certainly made herself at home with us and loves Canada. She has discovered the comfort of our TV room couch. The bottom bunk of our grandkids room is her new dog bed. Golden Rescue…thank...
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When the Goldens came into the cargo bay at Pearson Airport, we saw that the first crate had an absolutely gorgeous girl peering out. We said, “Look how beautiful she is, wouldn’t it be great if she was ours?” Lo and behold, she was. Ruby is a joy. For us, it was love at first sight and we’re pretty sure...
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Thanks for asking me how I’m doing. Jane is writing this while I dictate because I’m still not reliable on the keyboard. I just rest my face across it and I never know what I’m going to write. Jane and Hilary are really nice to me. They give me different food and I am very happy about that. It is...
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Breena instantly became one of the family and she is a very good girl, most of the time 🙂 We discovered that Breena has severe environmental and food allergies but we think we have found the right combination of food and medications for her. She is so much happier now that she isn’t so itchy! She quickly learned which of...
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Talih is an amazing Istanbul Golden. Her name means luck, fortune, fate or Karma in Turkish ~ a very apt name indeed for a very sweet lucky girl. As lucky as Talih is to have found GR and a new safe home in Canada, we are equally as lucky to have her in our family. Even our cats are beginning...
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Cotton #2355, who is a 4 yr old female wanna-be Golden is such a delight. ..she’s remarkable really! It’s hard to believe that you can love a dog this quickly. Cotton is a gentle, sweet soul who has respectfully entered our family circle. Amber, also a gentle, loving being, at age 11 years, has calmly made room for Cotton, and...
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