Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue

I am speaking in behalf of Many Many rescue Groups,Foster Caring people , Adopters, and people who have donated, and supported your rescue who are outraged, calling yourselves non profit . There was once a time you were looked at , As a rescue group . Now you are looked at as selling Golden’s . The outrage is building daily, You may not see it in your profit and loss statement , But you will be know as having no character . It saddens all of us who Truly believe in Rescue ,We would all have much more Respect if you just came clean and said Dogs for sale .. So Sad ….

We should have been perfect candidates for the labrador retriever this organization had for adoption. Our last 3 dogs were all labs who lived to be 10 to 12 years old. And, one had cancer, so we paid for his chemotherapy and took care of him to assure good quality of life for a few more years. Another was diabetic and blind, but we lovingly administered the insulin shots and prescription eyedrops, etc. We have a very nice house with a brand new 6 foot fence. We have lots of neighbors with kids and dogs to be playmates. And, my partner's work office was named one of the dog-friendliest offices in all of Los Angeles -- as many employees bring their dogs to work every day to play and socialize. Our last lab passed on 8 months ago and we desperately want to adopt a lab.

Our home interview went great and the person from the rescue said our house and yard were great. Despite all this, the rescue chose to give the lab we wanted to adopt to a family that ALREADY had 2 other labrador retrievers -- where the dog we wanted will have to compete for attention, love and resources. I suspect they may have discriminated against us because we are gay.

I would NOT recommend this rescue group!!

I recently lost my 10 year old golden and wanted to adopt another one.

I raise him since he was a puppy- he had a great life and a very happy dog who got to go on hikes and to park every day! He was very much loved

I live in a condo with a large fenced in patio. I have my home check and I could get a sense she thought my place was too small. But she assured me they didnt base decisions on that.

I'm a dog owner for life and she knew that.... My dog had many health issues past 3 years and she knew he got treated for every thing and money wasn't ever a problem.

Sure she took my $20 donation which is required, but every dog I wanted I was denied.... And the 1st one I wanted is still listed as adoptable - Sadly there reason I couldn't have him was because they thought my life was too active for him..... I told them I didn't. Need a dog to go on hikes with.

Makes me sad knowing I could give him and others a great loving home and I'm sure it's code for my place is too small and they are holding out for a home with a yard.

Oh, but they tried to push the more aggressive dogs on to me, I guess they don't care much where "they" go, but a sweet gentle dog can't come live with me.

And while this dog I wanted sits in his foster home waiting for his "dream home" which dogs don't care about. Other dogs are being boarded out in a cage at a vet. If they would have let me adopt him or others than one of those poor dogs locked up in a cage could go into the foster home.

This is NOT how it should be. I'm a big believer in adopting vs buying a dog. But this experience is pushing me to going out and buying one.

But they sure were happy to take my $20!

I hope you golden club are reading theses reviews. I get you don't want the dogs to go into a home only to be returned, but that wasn't me at all- pets are for life.

Sadly I have given up with these guys. I get now that they will only do home checks for apt and condos only to get the $20 donations

Also another dog they told me was already adopted is still listed as adoptable. Sadly he too could also have a good home.

After reading a review from a volunteer - she made a comment. About a dog being fostered with a pool should only go to a home with a pool and how it would be a travesty if the dog couldn't have his home be the same as what he was used to. That is total bs. A dog doesn't care or remember that. I too took my dog to the beach all the time in Malibu - had the best times there. To deny a dog a home because of no pool, just keeps other dogs locked up in kennel. now what kind of a life is that for them?

That's not looking out what is best for the dogs at all. This just saddens me even more know this is actually really how they run there organization. :(

I am being over looked because I don't have a large home a backyard or a pool.... What I do have is a lot of love and a nice home with many many outings everyday.... I even have great references from my personal friends who either volunteer at or own there own rescue organizations. But they don't care about that. Like the old saying: Dont judge a book by its cover

3 mths later - and no thanks to the snobby golden retriever rescues..... A regular rescue allowed me to adopt a 3 month old golden retriever puppy..... And be assured golden retriever rescue people- he will have just as wonderful life as my last golden did- parks everyday- hikes and beach outings- that's all a dog wants is someone with a big heart not the size of a home! You people ought to be ashamed of yourself!

I have volunteer for this organization since it's beginnings in 2008. I have made wonderful friends, who share the same passion as I do - rescuing dogs. We just happen to focus on Golden Retrievers, and are very successful in finding perfect homes to fit the dog's needs and personalities.

We often hear: Who would give up a Golden? It must be so easy to find homes for them.....they're perfect for everyone! This is not true. It is difficult for some potential adopters to understand why we might tell them "no" for a certain dog they are interested in; or they want a young dog, when we know that a young dog would not be happy in the life that family offers, etc. In the end, our rescued dogs are our priority, and in the process of finding the right home for the dog, we make a family very happy!

As our president said once: we do more than rescue goldens, we save hearts.

Most times the families feel like their new rescued Golden has always been a part of their family. It is such a wonderful feeling to be involved in making people so happy.

We have saved Goldens from abusive situations, near-death experiences in the shelters, abandonment, forclosures, death of their mom or dad, you name it.

I highly encourage you to donate to our Goldens. We have created many easy ways to help - just visit our website. Our annual EBAY AUCTION is probably the most fun (but a lot of work!) Our supporters donate items, we sell them on Ebay. All the money goes to help the Goldens in need.

Our vetting costs are high, because we never turn away a Golden just because it might be sick. We have done hip surgeries, parvo treatments, the usually kennel cough and horrible virus treatments from shelter situations, many ear infections, eye surgeries, broken legs, cancer, allergies. We even have 14 "permanent fosters", which means SCGRRescue takes care of all the medical bills (which are high) on these dogs until they pass over the Rainbow Bridge. These dogs are young and old, and happy and loved; just too sick to adopt to a family because their life expectance is very short.

We've been voted one of the top rescues in the nation. We are ALL volunteers - not even the BOD is paid. With about 75 volunteers, we average over 1 dog per day rescued, vetted, rehomed. None of our dogs are kenneled - they all go to foster families, living in homes with other dogs (for the most part) and humans (and sometimes cats and birds, etc.) For every dog we rescue, there are approximately 7 adoptive families wanting our dogs. It makes it a slow process for the humans, but our lonely Goldens find a perfect home fast with numbers like this.

I hope you'll consider supporting SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE. Visit our website and learn more about what we do, and the impact we have had.

We adopted a Golden Retriever last summer from SCGRR. He's the perfect match for our family, and I am still so amazed at all the work these volunteers do for these dogs. If it wasn't for this organization, we wouldn't have our beloved dog. I am so thankful to SCGRR from the bottom of my heart, forever and always!!

I follow SCGRR on Facebook and continue to be amazed at the level of dedication of the volunteers. They are extremely phenomenal!

This rescue is a small group of dedicated people who have a love for the golden retriever breed like nothing I have ever seen. I was drawn to the group after loosing my own golden and have had many heart warming moments because of them. The group is tech savvy by communicating via group email notifications as events happen, within hours. Every day there are dogs being adopted due to the devotion of each dog's rep, foster, and home interviewers.

I have been waiting 18 years to finally be ready to get another golden after my first one passed away. My sister referred me to SCGRR and we had our home interview with Barrie Magidoff. She helped us find our perfect little golden-Mathilda. Mathilda's picture was not available on the website, but Barrie knew she would be the perfect one for us and she was! She is the sweetest dog ever and we just adore her! Our family is so happy to have her. Everyone that we were involved with in SCGRR were so nice and kind. They all needed to be commended for the job they do in finding these precious animals a loving home.

I have adopted the perfect dog for me and my family from SCGRR. I was grieving the death of my 13 1/2 year old golden mix, and so was her life companion. My dog Lucy was very sad. I contacted SCGRR, filled an application, had a home visit from a wonderful volunteer, and was matched with a 6 year old female golden. She has brightened our lives. She is happy, and I am very happy thanks to the volunteers who rescue and care for these lucky goldens. My dog had a few health issues, but had been treated by a vet and I was given the medications. The veterinary hospital, that SCGRR had taken my golden to be treated, was very helpful and faxed all the information to my vet. I now have a healthy, happy dog thanks to the amazing people at SCGRR.

We are so lucky to have been teamed with So. Cal Golden Retriever Rescue as we found the perfect new family member. Honey is a 3 year old beautiful Golden who has come out of her shell over the past year living with us. Barrie at SCGRR was so diligent in finding us the right Golden and we really appreciated that. Great group of people overall and would highly recommend adopting through them.

I adopted my dog from this rescue and the process was smooth and the rescue had integrity. Great experience and we are very happy with our pet. This rescue does a lot for pets in need and has contributed toward helping dogs get over abuse and currently is looking into helping a puppy get a prosthetic leg (the puppy only has 3 legs). I can't say enough good things about his rescue.

Through the help of several members of SCGRR I have been lucky enough to have adopted the MOST beautiful golden boy! I honestly cannot say enough good things about this organization. They have an earnest desire to see every golden adopted into the great families they so rightfully deserve. The organization makes it clear from the beginning that their main priority is for the successful placement of the dogs, not to simply have every applicant adopt a dog on a first come first serve basis, which is admirable! Once I completed my application to adopt online and submitted it, I was contacted back by a rep in a very timely manner. My rep Sharon was so nice and so flexible to work with in scheduling times and really made me feel great about adopting. Before we even met, Sharon was so kind and let me know that if I ever had any questions about the adoption process or any dog, I could always contact her! She was awesome!! Regarding every dog I emailed about on the website, I ALWAYS got a response, whether the dog had been adopted or not. I have attended two of their adoption events and I can honestly say that SCGRR is such a dedicated group of people!! Each member of the team was incredibly helpful and had a real desire to help me find my best friend. I found that the website was refreshed on a very regular basis which was encouraging and nice to see that dogs are actually being adopted into good homes. All the dogs are home fostered. My dog was fostered by Kiersten and she did just a super job with him. She went above and beyond from just fostering him to really working with him and helping his progress and development! I have so loved this organization and its members that I have since applied to be a volunteer!! If you go on their website you can see a long list of happy dogs that are placed with real people in real homes. The website also shows a long long list of dogs they have provided medical attention and love to –even if only for a short while. Please, please, if you are serious about giving a deserving dog a great home, adopt. You will never be sorry you spent your time and energy and time going through Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue.

This is not the first animal rescue I've dealt with, but it is the only one that I wanted to dedicate my retired life to. The President and her Board (of which I am now a proud member) inspired me to no end. The dogs' welfare always comes first; but the compassion for our adoptive families is also always given maximum priority here at SCGRRescue. We take on more than I ever think we can on a contant basis, and somehow rescued Golden after Golden (some young, pretty and "adoptable" and some so old and sick...many mixes, too; we get them happy, safe, and loved in their forever homes. I love dogs and I love being able to really help them to this extent. F.C.

I have a dog food manufacturing company and sponsor various rescue organizations. I chose to adopt a golden from SCGRR because of their dedication and quality of organization. Barrie was courteous and very helpful. We went to visit the dog and found the home where he was staying again was dedicated to making a dogs life pleasant and happy.

We adopted our third golden retriever from SCGRR and I was so impressed with this wonderful group of caring, professional, and NICE volunteers that I decided to become one of their volunteers too. They treat everyone with respect -- adopters, volunteers, our goldens, etc. So many adopters tell me how much they like working with our group -- it's very gratifying! I LOVE being a part of SCGRR!

I'm a new volunteer and am very happy I joined. Everyone is quite nice and professional. Plus it's a lot of fun! I am fostering my first dog that was rescued from a city pound in Taiwan. This organization will do it's best to match this sweet pup with the perfect home for her. I highly recommend this organization to volunteers, donors and prospective Golden families looking to adopt a rescued dog.

I have been with this rescue from the beginning and I can't say enough good things about all the volunteers and how ww run this rescue. We take in not just the healthy goldens but the sick, injured and dieing goldens to give them a warm loving place to rest their heads and heal. I love this rescue and all the goldens we have taken in, homed and be by their sides when they cross the rainbow bridge.

This truly is a WONDERFUL organization. No Golden is left behind :) We are currently caring for Moose, a Golden with only three legs, and another dog who was hit by car and just left a shelter in that condition. We find good matches for the dogs, and work as advocates for the dogs. Truly a loving, caring organization with wonderful volunteers. I am very lucky to be a part of it.

About 2 1/2 yrs ago I dedicated a part of my life to volunteer and I selected to volunteer for Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue as I love dogs and this is the best group of people who will do anything for the dogs that need them.

I have four children and wanted to bring a Golden Retriever into our home. I was fortunate to meet a volunteer at my local shelter. She said she could help but because of the ages of my children suggested I rescue, not bring a shelter dog home. She suggested I wait for one that they had a history on that was rescued from a home. It took about a month for us to meet several dogs and with their guidance we have a fabulous family member that loves the children, cats, confusion and noise. The dogs are all in foster homes and in my opinion that makes the difference in finding the perfect dog.

We had a tough time with another Greater LA rescue for Goldens and almost gave up our rescue search but, a friend mentioned So. Cal Golden Retriever Rescue low and behold along came a helpful volunteer named Barri. She took the time to help us find our forever friend. We will always be grateful for her kindness. She explained that we needed to be patient for the perfect match.

OMG this was such a great experience. We lost on of our goldens and they were so helpful. Had our home interview and she explained the first couple of days in a new home, safety tips on our pool. They really care about there dogs. We love our Rosie and they follow up, just an amazing experience

I have volunteered with several other rescue groups throughout the last 20 years. I can honestly say this group is top notch. All of the dogs that are rescued are fostered and evaluated before an adoption is made. The volunteers are a very caring group of people dedicated to the well being of the golden retrievers.

I just can't say enough about how GREAT this organization is along with all their wonderful and caring volunteers. You can tell everyone is so dedicated to finding the best homes possible for their rescue dogs. What I liked about this rescue is none of their dogs are in kennel facility, but are all in loving foster homes where they can be better evaluated and cared for in a home environment. Everyone I dealt with during our adoption process made every effort to see that the adoption went smoothly (which it did). I feel like I've met some wonderful new friends within this rescue and I can't thank them enough for all they've done to bring so much joy and happiness in our lives by helping us to adopt our two sweet Golden Retrievers.

This is a hard-working group of dedicated volunteers. We are ranked the 4th highest group throughout the U.S. in having rescued more Golden Retrievers this past year. A lot of volunteers put their personal lives and families "on hold" to rescue these second-chance Goldens.

What a nightmare! The woman they sent to my home was obviously unbalanced. She 'inspected' my home and told me what dog would be appropriate for me. Long story short, she brought the dog to my home and left him with me but refused to adopt him to me and wouldn't exactly tell me why. I called multiple times asking to complete the adoption, but didn't get a call back. Then one way when I was away from home, she came to my home and actually removed the dog from my yard! Calls to her have gone unresponded to. I called the management of this organization to report this incident, and no one has called me back or seems to care. This person has been in my house, and feels she can come on my property uninvited; this is pretty scary.

I recently adopted a dog from this rescue. From the time I was first contacted upon my application being reviewed to the home interviewer coming to my home, I have never met a more terrific group of rescue folks. I had tried to adopt a dog from another golden retriever rescue GRCGLAR and it was just the opposite. Just a great overall experience