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Giving up your golden
If you need to give up your golden retriever and live outside of Southern Maryland go to Golden Retriever Club of America and click on rescue to find the golden rescue group nearest you.
What happens when you give up your golden to Golden Rescue? Giving up your golden retriever is a tough decision. We'll be happy to help you explore other options such as doggie day care, pet sitters, obedience training, etc. We will accept golden mixes if they look very golden and have the wonderful golden personality. If you opt to give up your golden to Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Maryland please know that we will love and care for your golden as if s/he were our own. Once you have made your decision the following occurs:
- You are interviewed by one of our volunteers to get basic information about your dog to make the transition easier.
- You are asked to sign an owner give up form at the time we pick up your dog. This is a legal document that transfers ownership of the dog from you to Golden Rescue.
- When you turn over the dog to Golden Rescue please provide medical records and any medications your dog routinely takes.
Your dog will usually live with a loving foster, or temporary, home before it is placed for adoption. Our foster homes are trained, most have other goldens, someone home during the day, a fenced yard and will make your dog part of their family until they are adopted. All dogs live inside unlike many other rescues in our area. During this time:
- Your dog will be go to the vet for a thorough checkup and be treated for any illnesses or injuries, be vaccinated and spay/neutered, if necessary.
- We will evaluate temperament, energy level and needs of your dog to help place it in the perfect furever home.
There is no time limit on how long a dog can spend in foster care before being placed in the right adoptive home. For young healthy dogs, we likely have someone on our waiting list, for older dogs or dogs with medical or behavioral problems they usually stay longer. However, we have many families who love our golden oldies and are eager to adopt.
If you are interested in turning your dog over to Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Maryland email the Intake Coordinator or call 855-GRRescu (855-477-3728). In the email please give your name, address, phone numbers, dog's name, dog's age, dog's sex and reason for give up. We will make every effort to call within 24 hours.