Rescue

Surrendering a dog

From time to time, we are asked to help find new homes for Golden Retrievers. This can happen for many reasons — changes in family circumstances, bereavement, the arrival of a new baby, or simply because the dog has become too much for the owner to manage. Dogs needing rehoming may be anything from young puppies to seniors enjoying their twilight years, but all share the same need: a loving and secure forever home.

We understand how distressing it can be for someone to part with their dog. Our aim is to make the process as smooth and compassionate as possible, carefully matching each surrendered Golden Retriever with the right new owner. Whenever we can, we arrange for dogs to go directly to their new homes, avoiding the stress of kennels. If you find yourself in a position where you have no other option, but to consider a surrender, please select the ‘Surrender a Golden Retriever’ button above to access the online surrender questionnaire.

Before rehoming, we try to ensure that dogs are assessed for temperament and health. However, please note that we cannot take dogs with certain behavioural challenges, such as resource guarding or with a bite history. In such cases, we will do our best to guide owners towards specialist rescue organisations that may be able to help.

To comply with GDPR and protect your personal data, we only keep questionnaires for two years. If you do not hear from us in that time but would still like to be considered, you will need to reapply.

Contact our rescue co-ordinator
goldenretrieverrescue@hotmail.com
07434 615157

Adopting a dog

If you are interested in welcoming a rescue Golden Retriever into your family, please select the ‘Adopt a Golden Retriever’ button above to access the online adoption questionnaire.

It’s important to remember that rehoming is about giving a dog a second chance in life. We do not run kennels or hold a waiting list of dogs ready to view. Instead, we rehome Goldens as and when they are surrendered to us. For this reason, we cannot respond to specific requests such as “I’d like a female, under 4 years old, dark in colour, and good with children.” Rescue dogs don’t come to order; patience and flexibility are essential.

To comply with GDPR and protect your personal data, we only keep questionnaires for two years. If you do not hear from us in that time but would still like to be considered, you will need to reapply.

Contact our rescue co-ordinator
goldenretrieverrescue@hotmail.com
07434 615157

Dylan’s Story

Born Leithfield, 30th November 2003 I left my home and family and moved into a house in the middle of a town in Bedfordshire. Initially everything went well, I went to puppy classes and started to learn how to behave as befits a dog of superior breeding (Mum has two CCs and my great-great grandfather Read More ...

How Sam Rescued Us

By Kate Everett – Published in the Golden Retriever Magazine Autumn 2006 I often wonder if anyone who isn’t a dog lover can really appreciate the pain of losing a beloved pet. Standard responses range from ‘Oh how sad’ to ‘Well, just get another one’. But as we experienced recently, losing a loyal friend and Read More ...

Barney’s Story

Why did we decide to ‘rescue’ Barney? In 2000 we lost our old Labrador/Retriever cross, age 16 and half. We wanted another dog, but neither of us wanted the hassles of training a puppy. We hadn’t put a lot of thought into what we would do, as we’d booked a holiday in Australia for Christmas, Read More ...

Bertie

Bertie has just been on his first working day as a PAT dog. We took him to a local care village, some old people, some bed ridden, some dementia, some stroke and some who never leave their room . They were so pleased to see him, and he behaved beautifully. He went round two sitting rooms full of people fussing him and gently giving a paw for dog biscuits,(not much dinner for him tonight) He then went around to around 15 rooms to see the bedridden clients, mostly the staff could lower the beds so they could fuss him, but where they couldn't, they pulled an armchair over so Bertie could sit on the chair near them. He must have been fussed by about 45 people there, and apart from a 5mins break outside in the middle, we were there about 2 hours.The staff said three of the people have never smiled before they met Bertie, goes to show how worthwhile the visits are. They took photos of him with each of the residents to make a photo board in the home. So that's a Friday visit once a week now. PAT dogs want him for a Read 2 dog as well as he's so calm, so I think he'll be busy boy, and everyone will get to love him as much as we do.All the best Maggie and Derek.