Have you decided to rescue a golden retriever?!
That is great news!
Your Golden Retriever will love you forever for it!
Reasons to rescue an older Golden Retriever
- They are calmer
- No chewing like a puppy
- Most have basic obedience training
- They will love your forever
You may be a little worried not knowing their previous situation and how they were treated. That’s the great part about getting your retriever from a rescue you can let them know your needs and they will know their dog’s needs for a right fit.
Once your bond with your golden you won’t remember life without them.
Having a Golden Retriever is rewarding in itself but saving one that needs a home is the most rewarding!
To help you on your journey we have compiled a list of golden retrieves rescues by state.
We hope you find your best friend!
Did we miss a golden retriever rescue? Please let us know in the form below.
Table of Contents
Golden Retriever Rescue - Alphabetical by State
ALABAMA
- Gulf South Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida Panhandle - J & L Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida Inland To: Montgomery & Birmingham, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Contacts:MF11654@aol.com lkh5@mchsi.com - Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue in TN
- Heartland Golden Retriever Rescue in TN
- Southern Bayou Golden Retriever Rescue in FL
- Adopt a Golden Knoxville
Territory Serviced: Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky
CALIFORNIA
- All Retriever Friends (ARF)
Territory Serviced: So. California - Friends For Pets Foundation (Rescues all Sporting Breeds)
So. California – Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and Santa Barbara - GRC of Greater Los Angeles Rescue
Territory Serviced: North of Los Angeles County into Ventura County, south of Los Angeles County into Orange County (does not include San Diego), east as far as Lancaster. - GRC of San Diego County Rescue Service
grcsd@aol.com
Territory Serviced: San Diego County, California - Golden Retriever Rescue
Full Service Rescue; Territory Serviced: California - Homeward Bound GR Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Central and Northern California - NORCAL Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Fresno, California to the Oregon border - Retrievers and Friends of Southern California
Territory Serviced: So. California - Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Southern California - Forever Friends Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory serviced: Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County, California
COLORADO
- Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue
Territory Serviced: Colorado - Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies
Territory Serviced: Colorado
CONNECTICUT
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island
DELAWARE
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DVGRR) Territory Serviced: Eastern Pennsylvania; New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Delaware
FLORIDA
- Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue Lynn Haven, FL
Territory Serviced: Florida Panhandle, west of Tallahassee - Everglades Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Lee, Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach Counties. - Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Jacksonville, Orlando, Daytona, Melbourne, Sarasota, Ocala, Tamp/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Venice/Ft Myers, Gainesville - G.R.E.A.T. Rescue of NE FL, Inc. (Golden Retriever Emergency Assistance Team)
Territory Served: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Lake City and Fernandina Beach - Gulf Coast Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Served: Charlotte County as well as bordering communities along the Gulf Coast of Florida - Southern Bayou Golden Retriever Rescue
sonshinekennels@earthlink.net
Referral Service only
Territory Served: Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama - Golden Rescue of South Florida
Territory Serviced: Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Florida - Gulf South Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Service: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida Panhandle - Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida
Territory Serviced: Southwest Florida
GEORGIA
- Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta
Territory Serviced: Georgia - Adopt A Golden – Atlanta
Territory Serviced: Atlanta Metro Area
IDAHO
Inland Empire Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Western Montana
ILLINOIS
- As Good As Gold
Territory Serviced: Northern Illinois - Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin (GRROW)
Territory Serviced: Wisconsin, Northern Illinois - Also see Love A Golden Rescuein Missouri
INDIANA
Golden Retriever Rescue and Community Education (GRRACE)
Territory Serviced: Indiana
IOWA
- Iowa Golden Retriever Rescue – Territory Serviced: Iowa
- See Love A Golden Rescue in Missouri
KANSAS
- KCGRRR for Kansas City, KS
KENTUCKY
- Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs (GRRAND)
Territory Serviced: Louisville, Lexington, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati Ohio - Adopt a Golden Knoxville
Territory Serviced: Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky
LOUISIANA
- Gulf South Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Service: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida Panhandle - J & L Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida Inland To: Montgomery & Birmingham, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Contacts:MF11654@aol.com lkh5@mchsi.com
MAINE
- Golden Retriever Rescue of Maine, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Maine - Golden Retriever Rescue Lifeline, Inc. (GRRLL)
goldenhomes@cybertours.com
Territory Serviced: Maine and New England - Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island
MARYLAND
- GoldHeart Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Northern Maryland, South-Central Pennsylvania and Delaware - Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Maryland Territory Serviced: Southern Delaware
- Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DVGRR) Territory Serviced: Eastern Pennsylvania; New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Delaware
- Also see Pennsylvania and Virginia
MASSACHUSETTS
- North East All Retriever Rescue (NEARR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut – Windham, New London and Tolland Counties, Maine – York and Cumberland Counties, Southeast New Hampshire – Monadack, Merrimack Valley and Sea Coast Counties - Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island
MICHIGAN
- Golden Retriever Rescue of Michigan (GRRoM)
Territory Serviced: Michigan
MINNESOTA
- Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota (RAGOM)
Territory Serviced: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
MISSISSIPPI
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MISSOURI
- Gateway Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc
Territory Serviced: Missouri - Kansas City Golden Retriever Rescue Rangers
Territory Serviced: Kansas City, MO metro, surrounding Areas and Kansas City KS - Love A Golden Rescue
Territory Serviced: Eastern Missouri, Southeastern Iowa and Southern Illinois
MONTANA
- Montana’s Precious Gold
Territory Serviced: Montana and surrounding states.
NEBRASKA
- Golden Retriever Rescue In Nebraska, Inc. (GRRIN)
Territory Serviced: Nebraska
NEVADA
- Golden Retriever Rescue Southern Nevada
Territory Serviced: Las Vegas and surrounding areas. - Las Vegas Golden Retriever Rescue
keith@h2ovelocity.com
Full Service Rescue; Territory Service: Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island - Also see Massachusetts and Vermont
NEW JERSEY
- Golden Re-Triever Rescue, Inc. – NJ (GRRI-NJ)
Territory Serviced: New Jersey - Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DVGRR) Territory Serviced: Eastern Pennsylvania; New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Delaware
NEW MEXICO
- Rio Grande Valley Golden Retriever Club
pwd@technet.nm.net
Sermasgold@aol.com
Territory Serviced: New Mexico
NEW YORK
- Autumn Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Southern Tier of New York and Northeastern, PA - Golden Retriever Rescue of Central New York, Inc. (GRRCNY)
Territory Serviced: Central NY – Binghamton, Syracuse, Rochester, Utica, Ithaca, Corning and Watertown, NY - Golden Retriever Rescue Operated With Love Statewide, Inc. (GRROWLS)
Territory Serviced: New York State, surrounding states and Canada - Long Island Golden Retriever Rescue (LIGRR)
Territory Serviced: Long Island and Metro New York areas - Peppertree Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Northeastern United States - Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DVGRR) Territory Serviced: Eastern Pennsylvania; New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Delaware
NORTH CAROLINA
- Golden Retriever Rescue Club of Charlotte (GRRCC)
Territory Serviced: Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas - Neuse River Golden Retriever Club/Rescue
Territory Serviced: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and eastern North Carolina to the coast - Triad Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: North Central North Carolina
NORTH DAKOTA
- Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota (RAGOM)
Territory Serviced: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
OHIO
- Golden Endings Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced. Central and Southeastern Ohio - Golden Retrievers In Need Rescue Service, Inc. (GRIN)
Territory Serviced: Northeast Ohio - Golden Treasures Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Northeast Ohio - Golden Retriever Rescue of Northwest Ohio
slc4goldens@aol.com
Territory Serviced: Northwest Ohio
OKLAHOMA
- Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Oklahoma
OREGON
- Golden Bond Golden Retriever Rescue of Oregon
Territory Serviced: Oregon and SW Washington
PENNSYLVANIA
- Autumn Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Southern Tier of New York and Northeastern, PA - Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DVGRR)
Territory Serviced: Eastern Pennsylvania; New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Delaware - Golden Retriever Adoptions, Placement and Education (GRAPE)
Territory Serviced: South Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware - Golden Retriever Rescue of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. (GRRCP)
Territory Serviced: Central PA and other areas. - With A Golden Spirit (WAGS)
Territory Serviced: W. PA
RHODE ISLAND
- Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island - Also see Massachusetts
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Upstate South Carolina, Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia - Low Country Golden Retriever Rescue (LCGRR)
Territory Serviced: South Carolina - Greatful Goldens Rescue (GGRLC)
Territory Serviced: South Carolina - Midlands Golden Rescue
Territory Serviced: South Carolina
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota (RAGOM)
Territory Serviced: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
TENNESSEE
- Heartland Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: SW Virginia, NW North Carolina, SE Kentucky, NE Alabama - Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Western Tennessee, Norther Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas - Middle Tennessee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Territory Serviced: Tennessee, SW Virginia, NW North Carolina, SE Kentucky, NE Alabama - Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue (TVGRR)
Territory Serviced: TN, AL, SE KY, Western North and South Carolina - Adopt a Golden Knoxville
Territory Serviced: Alabama, Tennessee and Kentuck
TEXAS
- Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (DFWGRR)
Territory Serviced; North Texas, south to Waco and west to Albilene - Gold Ribbon Rescue
Territory Serviced: Austin Texas - Golden Beginnings of Texas, Inc (GBGRR)
Territory Serviced: Southeastern Texas, Houston and surrounding areas - Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas
Territory Serviced: North and East Texas, Oklahoma - Golden Retriever Rescue Alliance (GRRALL)
Territory Serviced: North Texas – Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex
UTAH
- Companion Golden Retriever Rescue, South
erritory Serviced: Southern Utah - Companion Golden Retriever Rescue, North
Territory Serviced: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana
VERMONT
- RagTag Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory serviced: Vermont and New England - Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
Territory Serviced: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island
VIRGINIA
- GRREAT, Inc
Territory Serviced: Maryland, Northern Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia - Southeastern Virginia GRREAT, Inc. (SEVA GRREAT)
Territory Serviced: Southeastern Virginia, (From Richmond to the North Carolina border)
WASHINGTON
- Evergreen Golden Retriever Rescue (EGRR)
Territory Serviced: Western Washington State - Inland Empire Golden Retriever Rescue
Territory Serviced: Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Western Montana
WEST VIRGINIA
- Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.
Full Service Rescue – Senior Goldens accepted from any area provided transportation can be arranged. - GRREAT, Inc
Territory Serviced: Maryland, Northern Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia - Also see Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia
WISCONSIN
- Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin (GRROW)
Territory Serviced: Wisconsin, Northern Illinois - Wisconsin Adopt a Golden Retriever (WAAGR)
Territory Serviced: Southeast Wisconsin
WYOMING
- For Casper, Wyoming area:
keltwo@aol.com
memoriesgr@hotmail.com - For Western Wyoming – See Utah