SUCCESS STORIES
Happy Endings
Since May 2003, As Good as Gold has rescued over 2,000 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 an As Good as Gold dog that you’d like to share on our website? If so, please email a brief story, a photo, your full name, email address, phone number, and dog’s name to success@asgoodasgold.org. Please allow us to edit for size if necessary. Keep an eye on these happy endings as new stories arrive each week!
Success Stories
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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