Golden Bond Rescue Blog

Where: OAK CANYON PARK, 5305 SANTIAGO CANYON RD, SILVERADO, CA 92676 When: April 7, 2024; 10am to 4pm Ticket Price: $10 person online or $15 on day of event. GET TICKETS NOW! In 2022, Golden Bond Rescue was invited to attend Goldie Palooza in Southern California. The goal of the event: to raise funds to help…

Charlton Kennels 13825 NW Charlton Road, Portland, OR 97231 Sauvie Island When: August 25th Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bring your own lunch and non-alcoholic beverage and lawn chair. Dog-friendly dogs welcome.  All dogs must remain on-lead except while actually running the lure course.  Please pick up after your dog.  Poop bags will be…

Thank you so much to everyone who donated to sponsor these pups passage from China to the USA. To those of you who were not able to help financially, your well-wishes and good thoughts are also appreciated. We FINALLY have a flight for the final ten Together for Animals in China (TAC) dogs who have…

Dear Golden Bond Rescue Supporter, With the COVID pandemic emerging in 2020, we were certain, or at least hoped, that 2021 would prove to be less challenging and dog rescue would begin to return to normal. After all, according to Edgar Allen Poe, “False hope is better than no hope at all.”  While clinging to…

Stranger in a Strange Land by Jeanne Spreen Three days, three weeks, three months. This familiar adage suggests how long it takes for a newly rehomed dog to acclimate to his new environment. While catchy, and a good reminder to give new dogs a break early on, its simplified timeline often gives us false expectations….

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! We are so grateful for our GBR volunteers and their abilities to adapt and change course. This spring, our traveling  volunteers did just that when original plans fell through and they had to devise a Plan B. Plan A was to drive to Chicago to rescue 10 golden retrievers…

by Jeanne Spreen So you and Fido have decided to work with a dog trainer. Fantastic! Training can strengthen your relationship and deepen your bond, and the help of a competent trainer can make all the difference, whether you just want to brush up on a few manners, learn new skills or solve a more…

 by Valorie Wiss If I had seen this article 18 months ago, I would’ve felt smug. I had the perfect dog yard because I’d been trained by a glorious Golden named Tilli who ate everything she shouldn’t. Any garden veggies planted in my yard went into elevated pots and are non-toxic to dogs—just in case….

Lessons learned from a resilient 90-pound golden by Vanessa Loverti As a volunteer Intake Medical Manager for GBR, you never know what situation is coming your way or which dog will capture your heart and teach you something about yourself. Yates was that dog for me. A 4-year-old, 90-pound male golden retriever, Yates was rescued…

When GBR caught wind of a neglected pup in the Eugene, Oregon area, they knew they had to act fast. A three-month-old Lab mix by the name of Joy was in serious need of medical attention. Her left eye had become severely infected and needed to be removed immediately. Fortunately for this lovable pup, the…