​This handsome beauty is Bader who ended up as a stray in a LA shelter. Bader has a wonderful new home with Sarah and Paul and have worked really hard with Bader to adjust in his new home!

Sarah tells us that it has taken some time for Bader to adjust in his new home. When he first came Bader had a lot of energy and was not sleeping well.  Sarah tells us now that Bader is mostly doing great! He has really settled down and does not seem as anxious. He is spending more and more time with them which they love!

Bader loves people and can never get enough attention, and he also loves food! Which is good, as that works well with training. He is halfway through his training  and he has really made good progress! They are still working on leash manners, dog/car reactivity while walking and learning to like riding in the car, but so far he has done well with everything they have done!

Thank you to Sarah and Paul for working so hard with Bader, he has definitely hit the jackpot!

Happy life to Bader!

This is Cole who ended up in a shelter in Louisiana and has a wonderful new home with  Jeff and Dimitri and his many new dog siblings!

Dimitri tells us that to say Cole has brought LOVE into their home would be an understatement. He is a sweet, goofy, loving BIG boy that they believe has figured out what love is!

He loves his brother Dudley  and plays with him a lot, sometimes more than Dudley would like. His other brothers and sisters are still trying to figure him out as he is so big and plays by throwing himself on the other dog!

They could not be more in love with him and are grateful that he came to them!

Such ANOTHER GREAT UPDATE!

Happy life to Cole!

This is handsome Quincy FKA Frosty who was brought to Baldwin County, AL shelter.  The story goes that someone called the shelter and said they found Quincy and asked if animal control could pick him up, not sure if Quincy was a stray  or he was part of a litter that a family's dog had that the family did not want. It appears that Quincy had suffered a trauma to his left eye and has lost his vision in that eye. Quincy has a wonderful new home with Sharon who just loves him!

Sharon tells us that Quincy is a gem! Sharon brought Quincy to a vet ophthalmologist who believes the blindness in his left eye is congenital as he has no pupil in that eye, nor vision. The condition seems limited to the one eye which is great! Quincy gets around just fine and does not seem bothered by it at all!

Sharon tells me when Quincy first came home, she took a week off from work and they all had all day/training together. It really helped with stair ascending/descending, potty breaks and leash walking. He does great with all of these!

He is in Doggy Day care while she is at work, and he loves it there. He was named "Camper of the Month" this month at day care. Good Boy Quincy! He is very social with other dogs and with people! He did have some wood chewing issues when he had his puppy teeth, but with constant redirection to his chew toys and with his adult teeth that has mostly been resolved.

Sharon would like to thank everyone for all the great work they do with SGRR and thanks everyone for bringing Quincy into her life!

Happy life to Quincy, you are so loved!

This is Otis FKA Coffee when he was not too sure what that white stuff was. Otis has a wonderful new home with Hadley and Anthony. Otis had been turned in by his former owner for economic reasons.

Hadley and Anthony tell us that Otis is doing really well eating and getting used to their routines. They are waiting to hear back about some obedience classes that they will attend with Otis. They think it will be a good and a wonderful bonding experience for all of them.

Happy life to Otis!

This handsome boy is Chance who was a northern turn in. Chance has been adopted by previous adopters Ellen and Jack.

Ellen and Jack tell us that Chance is a very sweet boy and he has never met a person he did not like. He loves to lean into you for some chin rubs. The other day he walked right up to a perfectly strange toddler during the walk, and let the toddler pet him!

He does not seem to like when other dogs are approaching or being overtaken. They walk a good two miles a day and they often meet other dogs, they are thinking that Chance was not socialized with other dogs, but he is as gentle as can be with their 14 year old cats.

He did well with the vet and the groomer. They are starting training this month!

How handsome does Chance look in his blue coat!

Happy life to Chance!

​Another great update!

This is Harry who was found tied out in his backyard in the south, his owner had tragically passed away inside the house and Harry was in terrible condition by the time he was discovered. He had been out there for weeks, during Hurricane Sally and without food and water! Thankfully Harry has a wonderful new home with Annie and Marion.

Annie and Marion tells us that there are not enough words to express just how much they love their sweet and handsome boy Harry. He has been with their family for almost 4 months and he is just thriving. He is a great sleeper, adores his four-legged siblings, loves all creatures and humans, especially his Moms, gobbles his food and sniffs every inch of grass on his walks.

But most importantly, Harry is no longer broken. Of all the dogs that they have rescued from SGRR, he was in really rough shape both mentally and physically. They immediately gave him lots and lots of hugs, patience and kisses (and they have not stopped) and within a week, his tail started wagging! Within a month, he started walking further, had more energy and gained 6 pounds. Now his tail is constantly wagging, and he is starting to play a little with his siblings, weighs 50lbs, his fur is growing in and gives lots of love to Annie and Marion. He is HAPPY and LOVED.

Annie and Marion would like to thank everyone for all they do to bring these amazing dogs into our lives. They are forever grateful! They hope you like the pictures of their sweet, loving and handsome boy Harry!

Thank you Annie and Marion and all are adopters for all the love, patience and time that you give to these beautiful and handsome dogs!

Happy life to Harry!

​This is beautiful Cooper who is making his forever home with Noreen and Lawrence. Noreen tells us this picture is a rare moment of quietude as Cooper watches the sunrise. Note as this past week was St. Patrick's Day you can see the colors of the Irish flag - green and orange on his harness and his leash!

February was a BIG MONTH for Cooper. He marked 4 months living in his forever home, he turned one on the 12th of February and he graduated from puppy kindergarten! Kindergarten was a great experience for Cooper, Noreen and Larry. They learned that Cooper who they thought had no training but as Cooper progressed they realized that he quickly grasped the "inside" task like sit, down, go to mat. However, he had zero leash walking skills, preferred to be outside rather than inside, and never learned that nipping humans is not the way to engage them in play behavior. So they are now signed up for Graduate Puppy Class and doing well! Noreen thinks that Graduate Puppy 2 class may be in their future.

Noreen tells us that she and Larry have raised and fostered Goldens since 1973 and Cooper is by far the most vocal. They are greeted with joyous "dog songs" all day long - upon awakening, coming home for lunch, a new toy, an old toy that was forgotten and rediscovered, and yet he can be beautifully composed, still, and alert - a perfect companion as pictured above.

They are grateful to Sunshine and the for the chance to love and enjoy Cooper and watch him grow into a great dog.

Cooper is so lucky to be in his forever home with Noreen and Larry!

Happy life to Cooper!