Oliver with his new sister BeBe.	Ollie at home.	Ollie's Christmas card.

Ollie's getting more comfortable every day -- he slept in our bedroom last night...he and BeBe, our Golden girl are beginning to play like puppies. We have left them together in the house every day and have had no problems. BeBe barks and runs around in circles and Ollie just ignores her, but he lets her know if she pushes too far! He's a great dog. I traded our pick-up in on a Chevrolet Tahoe so both BeBe and Ollie can ride comfortably with us.

A Christmas card From Ollie:

With Best wishes for a beautiful New Year  "I like my new family and I took over every thing and drove BeBe nuts. Thank you for saving my life."

 Oliver

From Peco's Family:

As the proud parents of a 10-month old Golden Retriever, we joined GRRH to support their efforts, but had only a vague notion of someday fostering or adopting another Golden.  “Once Travis is older...,” we told ourselves.  One afternoon in September, we received a distress call from GRRH:  “Could we possibly run to the pound to pay the fee to save a dog’s life?”  “Absolutely!” we replied. It sounded simple enough.  We walked through the front door, fully intending to pay and leave, attempting to disregard the depressing setting, when our eyes met the sad gaze of a lost-looking, too skinny Golden Retriever, and we knew we weren’t leaving there without him.  The word foster entered the conversation, but within minutes it was replaced by the words adoption and forever.  Seeing the joy on this dog’s face when his paws first touched the grass only reinforced our commitment.   He got a bath, a name – Pecos, a good meal, and met his new brother Travis, who loved him right away.  And as it turned out, a new brother was just what Travis needed too.  They are inseparable and unbelievably happy together.  None of us can imagine life without him.  Here’s a photo of Pecos, 20 pounds later, with his brother Travis.

From Riley's Family:

Riley came "home" to us about the first of October.  We're so happy he's here!  Our 13 year old Golden, Lady, wasn't quite sure about him at first but I can't believe how she's brightened up.  They play like they've always been together....and she comes back for more!  After our other dog died on Good Friday this year, Lady was depressed and after our oldest daughter took her cat back home, after she had been gone all summer, Lady really went into a funk.  It took her about a week to begin to play with Riley....he's bigger than she is...but now it's the cutest thing.  I don't feel terrible about having to leave her to go do errands or visit someone.  I always thought it would be impossible to have another dog because Lady is "the perfect dog", but I want to say that Riley is as close to perfect for us as they come. He's so sweet and good and obedient.  Next to Lady, he's the man!  And, my husband is ecstatic....the first "guy" he's had in our house in 22 years....we have three daughters!!! ;)

From Sammy's new family:

Sammy & Sister, Zara I love my new sister! She is cute and we have lots of fun together!	Sammy Getting a Tummy Rub My mommy gives great tummy rubs. I'm in heaven here!

 

I want to thank you for blessing my parents with Sammy. They are
so incredibly happy. My mom keeps thanking me for putting them on to you! He
is like their first golden, Booper reincarnated. He looks and acts just like
him! I met him yesterday and what a sweet dog! Kate, his golden sister LOVES
him, and is so happy to have a big dog to play with again! He went to the
vet today to get a look over and grooming, and my mom said even though she
would never admit it, Kate was kinda depressed without him! They said he is
eating like a horse, and it seems like he has always been there. He seems
very content, and of course I can definitely say the same for my parents!
Our vet and staff just loved him. Thanks again for making my parents so
happy again! I very much appreciate all of your help finding them the
perfect dog. They couldn't be happier! Thanks!

 

From Sawyer's New Family:

I really enjoy a good game of tug-of-war with my sister, Charm. That's me on the right...the one who is winning!	Charm and I have become best friends! I'm on the left.	There's nothing like a good nap on a raining Saturday afternoon with dad and Charm...I'm the cuddler!