GBGRR Template

Golden Bond Rescue of Oregon, Inc.
Golden Retriever Rescue
For the Love of Goldens

We want to place each Golden Bond Rescue dog in his/her forever home as quickly as possible. We have found that it is in the dog's best interest and YOURS to complete the following steps:

Fill out the application form. On a separate piece of paper include any additional information you wish to share with us on life with your other dogs, your future with your new Golden, the type of dog you are looking for and anything else that you feel would be helpful in placing the right dog with you. Applications are carefully screened by our adoption team. Our goal in making a match is that it become the permanent home for the dog. Because each dog and each adoptive family have unique needs and circumstances, our placements are NOT "first come first served". Once your application is approved we will work diligently with you to place a Golden in your home. We appreciate your patience with the adoption process.
Mail the application to the address below along with the $25.00 non-refundable application fee. Your application will not be processed without the $25.00 fee.
We will contact you to arrange a home visit, or to discuss your application.
When we believe we have a dog that fits your needs, we will contact you to arrange a visit with the dog. We ask that your entire family visit the dog, along with any other dogs in the family. The visit will be at the home of the foster family. Unless you have traveled over 2 hours one way to the visit, the dog will remain in rescue until after the visit. We ask that you wait 24 hours before contacting us as to whether you feel this is the dog for your family to insure that you are comfortable with your decision. (Arrangements will be discussed with you if your travel time is over 2 hours.)
Please contact the foster home or the adoption team member with your decision about the dog within 24 to 48 hours of your visit. If you feel this is not the right dog for you, please explain what was not "right", to help us adjust our direction in looking for a dog for you. If we do not hear from you within 48 hours, we'll move on to the next family that may be right for this dog. You may also leave a message on our voice mail for your adoption team member and s/he will contact you to talk about the type of dog that will fit into your home best.

Adoption Fees and Agreement
If this is the right dog for you, our adoption fees are as follows:

If you adopt from Golden Bond Rescue, we require that you sign an adoption agreement. The adoption agreement is in two parts. The first part is a liability waiver — we cannot guarantee anything. The second part is our "terms of adoption".

We care very much about these dogs and want you to feel free to contact us at any point in the future if you have questions after the adoption. Please think of us as a resource.

If for some reason the adoption does not work, our contract stipulates that the dog will be returned to Golden Bond Rescue. Similarly, in the future if for any reason you are not able to keep the dog, such as transferring out of the country, divorce or other circumstances, the dog must be returned to Golden Bond Rescue.

If the wait is difficult for you, and you don't know what to do with yourself while waiting, please feel free to contact us in order to volunteer with rescue. We always need help and can find a place for you!!

If you decide for any reason that you are no longer interested in adopting a dog from us, please contacts us immediately. We will remove you from our active list.