Rescue
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTES CAREFULLY IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A RESCUE DOG OR NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR ONE:
As a Club, are asked to help many owners rehome their Golden Retriever on a yearly basis. This can happen for a number a reasons, including changes in domestic or family circumstances, bereavement, the arrival of a new baby, or sometimes they are just too much of a handful for their owners. The dogs can vary in age from young puppies to the older dog in their twilight years but all need loving homes where they can be cared for.
We realise it can be a very distressing thing to give up a dog and we try and make the process as painless as possible, matching the dog to a suitable owner - with the dog going straight to the new home rather than a stay in kennels.
We do our best to thoroughly assess each dog for temperament and health before rehoming but please note we are unable to accept dogs with some specific behavioural issues including resource guarding and some incidences of biting. In this instance, we will do our best to help suggest rescue organisations who may be able to help.
We do our utmost to vet new owners too. If you are interested in adopting a Golden Retriever, here is the link to our rescue questionnaire. Please note that in order to be GDPR compliant and to protect your personal data, we will only keep your questionnaire for 2 years from the date of receiving it. If you haven’t heard from us within this time and are still interested in a rescue dog, it will be necessary to reapply.
Finally, it's important to note that rescuing a dog is all about giving them a second chance in life. Therefore, it is difficult to respond to requests which state, for example "I would like a bitch, preferably under the age of 4 which is dark in colour and good with children". Rescue dogs just don't come to order - so please be prepared to be flexible!
Contact our rescue co-ordinator directly at goldenretrieverrescue@hotmail.com or by phone on the dedicated rescue number 07434 615157
Rescue dogs for rehoming can be found here.
Read about some of our rescue dogs:
Dylan’s Story
Born Leithfield, 30th November 2003 I left my home and family and moved into a house in the middle of a town in Bedfordshire. Initially everything went well, I went to puppy classes and started to learn how to behave as befits a dog of superior breeding (Mum has two CCs and my great-great grandfather Read More ...
How Sam Rescued Us
By Kate Everett – Published in the Golden Retriever Magazine Autumn 2006 I often wonder if anyone who isn’t a dog lover can really appreciate the pain of losing a beloved pet. Standard responses range from ‘Oh how sad’ to ‘Well, just get another one’. But as we experienced recently, losing a loyal friend and Read More ...
Barney’s Story
Why did we decide to ‘rescue’ Barney? In 2000 we lost our old Labrador/Retriever cross, age 16 and half. We wanted another dog, but neither of us wanted the hassles of training a puppy. We hadn’t put a lot of thought into what we would do, as we’d booked a holiday in Australia for Christmas, Read More ...