Memorials

We are sad to report that we lost our beloved Ellie in December. We were very fortunate to have her come into our family in August of 2019, and she quickly became a special member of it. She was as sweet a dog as I have ever met, very friendly and easy to be around….

What do you say about a pet that comes into your life when you don’t expect it? After mourning the loss of our beloved golden retriever about a year before, we never thought another dog could come into our life and make us as happy as we had been. But, we had to try —…

We adopted Gilbert (GBR name Kaden #2980) four years ago in April 2018 at age 3. He was from China and while we never knew his background story, we were pretty sure if he could have talked, it would not have been a happy story. In spite of that, he was sweet, loyal, gentle and…

In January 2018 we had just lost our other Golden Retriever, Beau (GBR # 1426). Beau was my only “foster failure” and we were heartbroken. One week after losing Beau we took in Clover (GBR #2978) as a temporary foster while her fosters were on vacation. Within a day of having Clover, we realized that…

Sweet young Luna came into GBR with some challenges we’d hoped to help her get through. Sadly, it was determined quickly that Luna was suffering from neurological issues. This was most likely cause by a birth defect to her brain or brain stem. Luna would have unexplained episodes that would cause her a lot of…

Hailee’s Story It’s never easy to say good-bye to a friend especially one so loyal, loving and goofy as our Hailee dog.  She became a part of our family 10 years ago as “damaged goods.”  I know that sounds odd to say such a thing but when Gold Bond Rescue presented Hailee as an option,…

Sam came into our lives in June 2018 as F2A. We were lucky he was on the last flight out of Shanghai before the weather became too warm. As a rescue from the food-trade, not much was known about Sam’s history, but it was assumed he was ~2 years old. In our first year together,…

  We are so sorry to report that Valentino passed away on 4/8/21. He shared our lives for almost two years, and was a wonderful companion for my mother, who is 100 years old. He was always a perfect gentleman, and we will miss his sweet face and lovely nature. We are grateful to Golden…

I’m writing to let you know that our wonderful dog Charlie died last week after a short but powerful fight against cancer. Charlie came to us in July 2016 along with his buddy Ace, also a Golden who died of cancer in November 2019. Charlie and Ace were a bonded-pair who were surrendered to Golden…

Several years ago we adopted Kelso from GBR. He has now passed away. Kelso was the most wonderful addition to our family. He was such a wonderful dog, full of love and happiness. He loved his ball, had a fetish for it and, slept with it in his mouth. He constantly pestered us to throw…