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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As Good as Gold – Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois
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International Dog Adoption - Success Story!
As Good as Gold rescues Golden Retrievers from Illinois to as far away as Puerto Rico on a limited basis for almost 10 years! To date, AGaG has rescued 277 Golden Retrievers from Puerto Rico and found forever homes. In addition, AGaG also rescues Golden Retrievers from Turkey and China.
Rescues across the country are experiencing a similar trend these days. Fewer locally relinquished dogs are finding their way to rescue organizations because more and more people are using social media to rehome their dogs.
AGaG will be highlighting our unique international success stories so stay tuned to see the lucky goldens who have been adopted by loving families!
SUSIE'S STORY ...
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 Good as Gold nine months ago. Susie was one of the dogs who traveled from Puerto Rico late last spring during the challenging COVID traveling period. She flew to Florida and then was driven to Illinois with two special volunteers.
Tamara said that she and Susie were happy together from the start, yet she felt a warm bond was missing between them. Tamara couldn’t quite identify what might be missing until the day her mother came to visit. When Tamara’s mom spoke to Susie in Spanish, Susie’s tail started wagging as fast as it could go! “She was super excited!” said Tamara. Opening the door to communication by using a few words in Spanish proved to be a huge turning point. And now, Tamara gives Susie a few commands in Spanish and Susie has learned some English commands and words.
Things are going well. Tamara says, “Everyone gets along!” The two cats, two parrots, Susie and mom. Initially the cats ignored Susie, but then one cat started licking Susie, so now they lick each other! One of the parrots is occasionally allowed to walk around the house for a bit. (He needs the stimulation, apparently.) Susie just leaves him be.
Tamara describes Susie as affectionate, extremely well behaved, and simply a little sweetheart. Susie runs to mom and flips over letting her know it’s “tummy rub time.” Mom says Susie wants to be petted “all the time.” In fact, if her mom is petting the cats, Susie “nudges her way in” for her share. She enjoys the fenced backyard and neighborhood walks. She even likes to have her jammies on sometimes! Mom said, “Susie thinks she’s pretty cool,” when she wears them. At 9 p.m. Susie jumps onto mom’s bed.
Mom says Susie is “queen of the house,” and happily so.
HAPPY LIFE SUSIE! ...
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