Hobbs
Hobbs is our fifth golden retriever and our only male.
It's hard to say which has been more affectionate
but Hobbs is in a league of his own. He is from Turkey
and came to us 5 years ago. He has never done anything
wrong and is just so happy to be living in what he
thinks is Disney World! He is a true gentleman and a
sweetheart. He loves other dogs but is more in love
with people. At a dog park he says hello to his friends
but he mostly goes from person to person and greets them.
Then he makes them pet him and continues on to the next
victim! He's a true natural therapy dog! Everyone
that meets him falls in love He's just a pure joy!
And we love him so much!
Hobbs
Hobbs is our fifth golden retriever and our only male.
It's hard to say which has been more affectionate
but Hobbs is in a league of his own. He is from Turkey
and came to us 5 years ago. He has never done anything
wrong and is just so happy to be living in what he
thinks is Disney World! He is a true gentleman and a
sweetheart. He loves other dogs but is more in love
with people. At a dog park he says hello to his friends
but he mostly goes from person to person and greets them.
Then he makes them pet him and continues on to the next
victim! He's a true natural therapy dog! Everyone
that meets him falls in love He's just a pure joy!
And we love him so much!
Souki
Souki came to us very sad, timid, and extremely overweight.
Souki's owner surrendered her as he had to relocate
and was unable to care for her. Slowly over time she came
into her own and began to trust us. The first week she
sat by our front door as if she was awaiting his return.
We eventually gained her trust. Every evening we began
short walks to help with weight loss. Almost 7 years later
Souki is the most playful, energetic, and happy pup. She
is always by our side wherever we go. Dog parks are not
much her thing as she is a smaller stature golden and
tends to be nervous around other dogs.
We are so grateful
to LIGRR for our Souki.
Wrigley
This beautiful boy came to us from LIGRR four years ago.
Prior to adopting us, Wrigley was with an owner who left
him in a crate, day and night. As a result, Wrigley was
very anxious and unsure of life outside of a crate. We
brought Wrigley home to a backyard where he had plenty of
space to run and play. He was timid and it took some time
for him to embrace freedom. He was scared, but we were
patient with one another. He learned to trust our love and
affection. He grew to become a happy, loving, loyal dog who
loves to run and play. This is a picture of Wrigley on Cape
Cod, where he loves to splash with his 10 year-old human
sister and 3 year-old Golden sister. We are forever grateful
to LIGRR for believing in Wrigley and for believing in us.
Sandy
Did you ever wonder how I got involved with Golden Retriever
Rescue? About 25 years ago my family adopted a pit bull. She
was a very difficult dog. I went to obedience class for a
very long time to get her under control. I showed her in
obedience matches because mix breed dogs were not allowed
in obedience trials. A friend suggested that I adopt a pure
breed dog to do obedience with. A few weeks later she told
me about a Golden Retriever in the Smithtown shelter. Sandy
came to live with me he was a very sweet dog. He and my pit
bull were good friends. I attended an obedience match
sponsored by the Long Island Golden Retriever Club. The
rescue was there looking for volunteers I signed up. The rest
is history. He was my first Best Golden.
Kasey
We adopted sweet Kasey in 2013. It was Nov. 30th, our wedding
anniversary and only a few weeks before the fatal car accident
of my father in law. Kasey, from the very beginning, has had
great affection for my husband and still loves to be with him
as much as possible. It was as though she knew he was going
to need her most. She came to us from a home who could no
longer care for her, at age 4. She is still with us and
it's 2023, so perhaps she was younger than was thought.
She came trained not eating until we say " OK " ,
similar to what is seen with dogs trained to be with
individuals with special needs. Her greatest love is food,
so thank goodness she's not in charge of her own diet!
She's the most amazing dog and ironically we live at a
place, in the summers, for individuals with special needs.
It's truly like she was an angel sent, specifically,
to us. We will be forever grateful LIGRR brought her into
our lives.