Tillie Golden Retriever New Canaan, CT

I have an Adoption Pending but hope you will consider one of our other dogs in need. Thank you!

Due to her overwhelming popularity, we are no longer accepting new applications for Tillie. We thank you for your interest and hope another SGRR dog will touch your heart.

Tillie is a happy, affectionate 1-year old Golden Retriever. She loves to snuggle with people, to play, and to go for walks in neighborhoods or on wooded trails. She greets people enthusiastically each morning, wagging her whole body, and leans in for loving attention during quiet times. Her tail does a gentle wag just as she is dozing off for a nap.

Tillie is a petite Golden Retriever at 52 pounds, and has a young dog’s delight in playing with rope toys, thrown balls, or her Kong. She is initially shy around new animals and people, but warms quickly. She loves water play, gleefully enjoying dips in a creek and relaxing in it to cool off. This beautiful girl will keep revealing her unique personality as she gets comfortable in a new home.

Tillie was rescued from a puppy mill this summer, and has been in good hands with a foster family while awaiting her permanent home. Her foster mom shares that “Tillie is a happy girl – timid at first but now runs to us for snuggles or play. She loves frolicking with other dogs, especially if she can get them to chase her or into a gentle tug with a rope toy. She is respectful of our cats, and we expect would do well in a home with a kitty or another canine companion to play with.” (Check out a video with her kitty friend!)

Tillie is micro-chipped, spayed, vaccinated, and heartworm negative. She received a Proheart-6 injection in June that provides six months of heartworm prevention. Her foster family reports “Tillie is a good eater at mealtimes. She isn’t afraid of having her ears cleaned or nails trimmed, and enjoys treats while doing so. She behaves well on leashed walks, is interested in the wildlife around here, and always has her ears perked!”

Tillie is presently in a foster home in Western Massachusetts, and now is the time for her to find her permanent home and to know what it is to be a cherished companion.

Rescued dogs come with a range of needs - from behavioral to emotional to medical. When approved applicants adopt such dogs, they agree to continue the rehabilitation we have begun.

If you would like to be part of this dog's rescue story, and you have already been approved for adoption through SGRR, please contact Donna at: sunshinegoldens@gmail.com to be considered.

If not yet approved for adoption, please visit our website to learn more and to submit an online application: http://sunshinegoldenrescue.com/adoption-info1.html

Please direct any questions regarding your application status to: ajpillinger@gmail.com

Thank you!

ABOUT OUR RESCUE
Before being approved to adopt, all potential adopters will be required to complete our online application and participate in our pre-adoption review process. The process includes the completion of an online application, a reference from the applicants' vet, a phone interview, and a visit to the applicants' home. The application process helps us determine what type of Golden would be best suited for the applicants' life style. In some cases, the specific dog you are interested in may have found a home before this process is complete or further assessment may indicate that this dog is not the right match for your family. We are frequently getting new Goldens in need of a home, so we encourage you to apply and complete the application process so that when the right dog comes along you will be ready.

The information provided on each dog is based on the observations of our vets, volunteers, fosters, and when available, trainers. While we do our best to report any and all issues, SGRR does not make any guarantees as to the health or temperament of any dog. Dogs evolve differently in different environments and we cannot predict with any certainty how the dog you adopt will behave and adapt in your home.

SGRR ADOPTION FEES - Effective May 1, 2020 (subject to change)

$750 Puppy - up to 6 months
$650 Young 6 months - 6 years
$550 Senior 7 - 9 years
$450 Senior 10 years and older

$550 Young Special Needs
$400 Senior 7+ Special Needs

$1000 Young Bonded Pair
$900 Senior 7+ Bonded Pair

A contract is signed on the day of adoption. Under the terms of the contract, all adopters are required to bring their SGRR dog to a vet within 7 business days. All dogs receive basic veterinary care prior to adoption. However, if an adopter's vet identifies an illness that an adopter is not willing to treat, then the dog may be returned and a full refund would be provided.

Most of our dogs are fostered in private homes. We do not have a facility to visit. We are committed to our dogs before, during, and after adoption! To this end, the rescue retains an interest in each dog and our dogs can never be surrendered, re-homed, or sold. Should an adopter no longer be able to keep their SGRR dog, SGRR must be notified so that we can take the dog back into rescue and place it into another home. We reserve the right to remove a dog at any time should we find the adopter is no longer providing proper care. Adopters agree to follow up visits as needed.

Please be a ray of light for this Sunshine dog and make a tax deductible donation toward medical care and other expenses. Every cent of your generosity goes directly toward the care of a Sunshine dog.

Please visit our website at: http://sunshinegoldenrescue.com to learn more about our rescue and to make a Donation to support Sunshine Golden Retriever Rescue.

THANK YOU!