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We understand that giving up your Golden Retriever is a very difficult decision. Dogs are relinquished to RAGOM for many reasons including medical or behavioral issues that the family cannot address. Some dogs are strays or transferred from animal shelters.
Regardless of how a Golden Retriever comes into RAGOM, we are committed to finding a loving family and home where the dog can spend the rest of its life. You can be confident that through our rigorous adoption process, the dogs in our program are placed with carefully screened adopters who match the dog’s personality, activity level, and training needs.
All dogs that enter RAGOM are cared for by loving foster homes, where they are treated as one of the family. And although each dog undergoes a wellness exam, we ask that your dog be current on all immunizations and have a current test for heartworm and internal parasites.
Our veterinary costs are our single highest expense; however, no dog will be refused if the owner cannot afford to address veterinary needs in advance of surrendering.
RAGOM will consider dogs that are:
RAGOM will accept dogs with most medical issues. However, due to lack of fosters, poor adoptability and potential for low quality-of-life, RAGOM cannot accept dogs with certain severe and permanent functional or physical impairments including:
Due to insurance and liability concerns RAGOM cannot accept a dog that has:
RAGOM will consider dogs that are:
RAGOM will accept dogs with most medical issues. However, due to lack of fosters, poor adoptability and potential for low quality-of-life, RAGOM cannot accept dogs with certain severe and permanent functional or physical impairments including:
Due to insurance and liability concerns RAGOM cannot accept a dog that has:
Call the Surrender Hotline at (612) 208-3776 , or email our team at [email protected].
Email [email protected]. Please include a contact phone number in your email.
Call the RAGOM Hotline at 952-946-8070, mailbox #1. This is our voicemail system and calls will be returned within 24 hours. Our phone line has been having connectivity issues. If you cannot get through, please email us.
A RAGOM volunteer will call you to ask a series of questions about your dog’s health and temperament. We will also gather information on your dog’s daily routine. This information will help us find a forever home that will meet your dog’s needs. The volunteer will also explain our surrender process.
Once we have found a foster home for your dog, a volunteer will contact you to coordinate a time for surrender. At the surrender, you will be asked to:
It is also helpful to provide RAGOM with:
Again, we appreciate your confidence in our dedication to finding a forever home and family for your dog.