Welcome to Forever Friends!
WHAT WE DO---
Forever Friends rescues Golden Retrievers from shelters and owners who must sadly give up their dogs. We place them in foster homes for evaluation, provide medical attention as needed and, through applications and family visits, adopt them into loving, forever homes in Ventura and southern Santa Barbara counties.
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2nd Annual Adoption
Reunion
July 1st 2012
Click the logo for more details and to buy your tickets ...
1st Annual Adoption Reunion Pictures
GOLDEN OLDIES PROGRAM--Do you know someone who is retired and would like a companion to care for at little or no cost? Do you know a retirement home/facility that would like a resident therapy Golden? Contact us about our Golden Oldies - Senior-to-Senior Program at info@ffgrrescue.org. We will place senior Goldens in approved senior homes as adoptions with no adoption fee or, if a known medical condition exists, as permanent fosters, with food and medical expenses paid by FFGRRescue.
Ode to the Rescued
I drove one hundred miles to rescue you,
A clock too frail to go on keeping time.
Golden pup of eight weeks, feeling so blue.
Out of Death’s clenched jaws you began to climb.
My sadness fades hugging a frisky hound,
Or touching the beat of a puppy’s heart.
Oh, pitter patter paws make such sweet sound!
My heart aches knowing that soon you’ll depart.
Little foster pup, you’re ready to soar
To a sweet new life with new paths to roam.
And miles of spring meadows, meat bones, and more
Waiting for you in your Forever Home.
It may seem to some that I rescued you,
But in my dark days, you rescued me too.
(Dedicated to Aunt Libby, 2/19/56-4/13/12)
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Oso
Meet 6 year old Oso or Bear as he is affectionately known aound here
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Brady
This is Brady a 4 ½ year old handsome boy who is looking for his new home.
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Bruno
This is Bruno, a very shy 3 year old boy looking for his forever home.
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WHAT YOU CAN DO...
SHOP AT DOGSTUFF.COMm
When you shop online from the links above, you make money for us! See all the Golden Retriever gifts and items available.
SHOP AT RALPHS
Enroll your registered Ralphs Rewards Card today and start generating funds for Forever Friends painlessly!
DONATE
An all-volunteer organization like ours always need funding or in-kind donations. And don't forget we have a gift for you...some of our beautiful, custom note cards featuring our rescue Goldens...when you join our Monthly Donor Program or donate $50. These were a sell-out at our last Meet & Greet!
Or for a $25 donation, you can pay tribute to your furry companion who has gone ahead on the Rainbow Bridge page.
SPONSOR
Often Goldens come into rescue with chronic or lifelong medical conditions. Such Goldens are usually placed in loving homes as 'permanent fosters', and FFGRR continues to pay the medical bills. Go to Sponsor a Golden to read the stories of these permanent fosters and become a sponsor.
ADOPT
If you look through our Forever Homes stories, you'll see what love and joy this special breed brings to families and homes. The Goldens we take in range from beautiful AKC registered purebreds to adorable and loving Golden mixes, from puppies to seniors...all in need of a roof, some food, and lots of love.
FOSTER
We always need homes and loving hearts in our service area (Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County) to provide a temporary home and TLC for a homeless Golden. This is a perfect solution for seniors or retirees who want to travel yet have a furry companion when they are home!
VOLUNTEER
Forever Friends depends on its volunteers... people who want to make a difference in a dog's life. Transport, family evaluations, shelter intake, events, fundraising...these are just a few of the activities involved in finding good homes for Goldens.
ECO-RECYCLE
Don't forget you can turn in your old digital cameras, cell phones, laptops, handhelds, and inkjet cartridges to help Goldens and the planet!
Help reduce California pet over-population with the California Pet Lover's license plate! You can pre-order new California license plates with this theme at www.caspayplate.com. A portion of the proceeds will be used to promote local spay/ neuter programs.
We've started a new page for the more unusual rescue stories that we've reported in the past. These are the ones that don't usually end up as adoptions or are adoptions under slightly different circumstances. Go to Rescue Stories to read any you've missed.
FFGRRescue in the news:
Of abandoned pets and homes
Rescue group seeks new homes...
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