Success Stories
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Since May 2003, As Good as Gold has rescued over 2,789 Golden Retrievers. With your help, every rescued Golden Retriever gets a second chance to find its forever home. The lucky dogs below are just a few of the goldens who have been adopted by loving families.
Do you have a Success Story of your As Good as Gold rescue that you’d like to share on our website? If so, please contact us at success@asgoodasgold.org. You may either submit your written story or request that our volunteer write it for you. Please include a photo, your full name, email address, phone number, and dog’s name. If you write the story, please be brief and understand that it may be edited for size, etc. Keep an eye on these happy endings as new stories arrive each week!
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My sweet Cedar (formerly Archie) is living a happy life! I adopted him about 2 1/2 years ago from As...
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The first four dogs I fostered with As Good as Gold (AGaG) were young, active males. Next, I was asked...
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Lincoln is a joy and a real icebreaker. We go for two strolls a day around the neighborhood. Since getting...
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When a breeder discovered Morgan had a heart murmur, he relinquished her to As Good as Gold, and I became...
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We contacted As Good as Gold to rescue a dog preferably over the puppy stage. We weren’t finding a good...
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We were on the As Good as Gold (AGaG) waiting list and were interested in a young dog or a...
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Chance became part of our family in January of this year. He came to us needing some training and learning how...
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This 3-year-old entered the U.S. from China last fall as Gina. Her forever family changed her name to Jin. According...
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Our dog’s name is Javi (pronounced Havvy). His name at adoption was Jerry, but since he was originally from Puerto...
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The opportunity to adopt Tessie came in mid-May of 2020, two months after we adopted Amos, a large, sweet-tempered, 9-year...
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Finn and Meghan have been together since August of 2020 and will celebrate Finn’s 2nd birthday this coming summer. Finn...
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Having a BALL! As told by Aisha’s adoptive Mom, Tara Aisha always has a ball either in her mouth or...
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“Daisy has brought so much joy into our lives,” says her mom, Darlene. She and her husband Craig brought Daisy...
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After the sudden loss of our senior dog at the beginning of shelter-in-place last year, our family was heartbroken and...
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Tahoe is truly a fitting name for a dog who accompanies mom “near and far.” He was named after one...
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“Minnie” was a rescue from Puerto Rico that we adopted December 28, 2018 and rechristened to “Riley.” She’s a joy!...
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“Susie lit up my life!” That’s what Susie’s mom, Tamara, says of her 2-year-old corgi/golden mix who she adopted from As...
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Biscuit Biscuit’s original name was Draco. When he was adopted by his forever family, they named him Biscuit after the...
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Toby become part of our family in August of 2020. At first a bit anxious, he quickly became attached to...
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Miles (formerly Otto We’ve now had Miles for two months and he is doing fabulously! Miles is full of energy...
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Brody Message from Mark, Brody’s Dad It comes with a heavy heart that I write to you today. As...
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One-Year Adoption Anniversary 3-year-old Charles Beauregard We adopted Charles Beauregard a year ago and he is the best doggie we...
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After only one week with our boy, Ali, we realize we couldn’t have gotten a more perfect dog in the...
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Our beloved Buddy went to heaven last night. We got Buddy from As Good As Gold nine years ago as...
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When we first met our new family member, she seemed quite sad and worn down. We weren’t sure we had...
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Maya became part of our family nearly six years ago, and she is a dream! She joined our 3-year-old Golden...
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Celebrating One-year as Best Friends Winston and I just received our “Gotcha Date,” one-year anniversary card from As Good as...
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Well, we really hit the jackpot with our Mack. He was named Cimba prior to coming to our home, but...
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When we picked up our Happy Girl, huddled on her bed in her foster home, on the Saturday after Christmas...
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Fortunately for my husband Jay and I, we were selected. Our wait was long, but well worth it. Penny will always have...
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We adopted Bella (who was named Angel at the time) in 2010. She was 8 years old at the time....
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Bentley came into our life by chance. We had searched and searched for a golden through various places- we found...
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Hi, my name is Teddy Bear. I am a 14 month old Golden who had a rough start as a...
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We adopted Bella in 2018. She just turned 2 years old. Bella was relinquished from her owners. We were looking...
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Season’s Greetings to all of you at As Good as Gold from one very happy adopter! I was fortunate enough...
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Maya came to AGaG last May having lost her vision due to an onset of diabetes. AGaG took Maya through...
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After suddenly losing our precious girl Raini to cancer last fall, our family was heartbroken. But we knew Raini would...
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Thank you AGAG for the very thoughtful and artfully designed one-year anniversary card for London. What a year it has...
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Ginger, a charmer from Puerto Rico, was helped by his foster dad through his anxiety from a very rough journey...
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Our story begins on a somber note as we had to put down our beloved family dog Oreo after 12...
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Charity was one of those lucky girls who was saved from a life of living in a kennel. When Charity...
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We had lost our chocolate lab unexpectedly, and our yellow lab had started showing signs of loneliness, so we applied...
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We had a golden retriever for 14 years. After 2 years without one, we decided it was time to consider...
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We adopted our Puerto Rican baby Joshy (Josué) in 2015. When he arrived at our house he was just skin...
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July 2, 2016 will always be a very “Special Day” for the Avery Family. The arrival of “Ozzie” the “Gentle...
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Our beloved Boston was adopted one year ago from AGAG. He has truly changed our lives. No matter how stressful...
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I’m Beau. I was adopted in March 2017 right after my 13th birthday. My original family relinquished me because I...
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Even though I had never had a pet, I knew when I retired that I wanted to adopt a Golden...
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Our family had two goldens and a cat. After our first golden died, life was quieter. Then our other golden...
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Several months after we lost our 12+ year old golden Bella (an AGAG adoptee at 8 months we decided to...
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I keep pinching myself to see if I’m dreaming, as I have been so incredibly lucky to have adopted yet...
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From the minute we met Hanna we were instantly in love. She was rescued from a puppy mill and came...
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Bubba came to us as a foster, very anxious and often pacing. We soothed him by letting him chew on...
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We adopted R.B. (formerly Rosebud) in May, 2011 from AGAG. She was 2 years old and a great addition to...
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At a home expo show, I stumbled upon AGAG. I successfully helped over ten goldens find forever homes until Dakota...
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I was lucky enough to adopt/rescue 15-month old Summer, in January of this year. She loves her new brother Tommy,...
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In 2013 I was chosen by Ponch and Maya, a bonded pair, as their new mom. But 18 months later...
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My parents adopted a beautiful dog, Princesa, from AGAG last month. Being huge Chicago sports fans, we re-named her Wrigley....
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After losing my Golden, my house was just too quiet. A month later I volunteered to watch a foster dog, seven...
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We adopted our beautiful Red Golden “Odie” in 2013. Odie was “behavior-challenged” with no manners or restraint! Not anymore....
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I filled out the application forms for AGAG with uncertainty, wondering if my boyfriend and I would be able to...
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I came into my moms’ lives almost 3 years to the date they lost their first Golden. My new home...
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We contacted AGAG not long after our beloved Jake left us on March 5th. Jake was the 4th senior Golden...
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When our search and rescue team “Central K9 Search and Rescue” first saw Hawk, we knew he would be a...
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After raising 3 Goldens in 39 years, we were sad and lonely when our last one passed on in...
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After our 16 year old Golden passed away, our family was lost! We had never rescued a dog before, but...
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We adopted Presley – a Golden/Great Pyrenees mix in June, 2014. When we first arrived at her foster parents’ house...
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I was adopted six months after my family lost their first golden to cancer. It was my job to cheer...
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Hi! I’m Janie, getting serious cuddles from my girl, and trying to ignore our pesky cat. I’m what’s called a “foster...
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