Goldie, now Cali, is a lovely, small, 3-year-old Golden mix. Her owner tied the dog to a tree at the front of the rental property, moved, and did not return. The actual owner of the property did not want the dog there. Neighbors were kind enough to feed Goldie and give her water. The dog was outside in the summer heat and storms for 3 weeks and was then considered to be abandoned. The neighbors said the dog is friendly. They knew her name was Goldie, as they heard the man yell at her. Goldie would chase a cat or rabbit as far as the chain would allow, but that is the extent of information we had about her. After getting Goldie completely vetted – she was already spayed, but she needed all vaccines, heartworm test, valley fever test and a microchip – we set her up in a foster home and contacted an adoptive couple. As the saying goes, a particular dog may not be what you want, but it may be what you need. This was such a case. The adopter tells her story:

When our family had originally signed up with AGR to adopt a Golden, we had said we were only interested in a purebred. That was until sweet Cali came our way… Her story and picture instantly captured our hearts and we just had to meet her! Cali was abandoned by her owners and [after her outside ordeal], Cali was saved by AGR! Once Cali was rescued, she had to spend 3-4 days at the vet due to sores around her neck from the awful chain. From there, she spent 4 days with a foster and then finally made it to her forever home with us! Once Cali arrived at our home, she was incredibly shy and spent most of her time lying by her food and water bowls. For several weeks she stayed very close to her food and water, probably scared she was possibly going to go without? I was afraid she just wasn’t going to be a social dog, until FINALLY she came alive! Cali has learned to trust and love our family. She now demands attention by constantly pawing at us when we stop petting her and is always the first to be up in our bed waiting for us to go to sleep at night. Cali is the sweetest girl and doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. She doesn’t play with toys or the Lab, but there is a dog that visits that she really plays with. She’s a day sleeper and starts getting rowdy around 4 PM. We have ordered a DNA test and are very curious to see what her mix is. She is perfectly trained, never jumps up on us, doesn’t bark, is house trained and has never tried to run away when the front door is open. We are so incredibly grateful to AGR for rescuing her – this girl deserved a good home and to be LOVED! Yes, she did and we are so glad you were willing to take a chance on her!