Golden Beginnings
Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Welcome To Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue! We hope you find your visit informative as well as enjoyable. GBGRR is a non-profit organization, staffed solely by volunteers, devoted to providing rescue and necessary veterinary medical care for unwanted, neglected, abused, homeless and displaced Golden Retrievers. We strive to place our Goldens in adoptive homes where they will receive a lifetime of love.
GBGRR, a non-profit organization founded in 1999, is celebrating our 10-year anniversary. In our first ten years, GBGRR has rescued more than two thousand Golden Retrievers and received numerous awards and grants. GBGRR received the Starfish Award from the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) for our rescue efforts during hurricane Katrina, and in 2008, two of our rescued Goldens won G.R.A.C.E. (Golden Retrievers Achieving Community Excellence) Awards in two different categories at the GRCA Nationals in Providence, Rhode Island.
We hold a variety of fundraising, public awareness and educational events throughout the year. The highlight is our Reunion Picnic each May, where hundreds of rescued Goldens (and the humans who love them) meet to play, romp, swim, socialize and have lunch, and those dogs in their "Golden Years" proudly participate in the "Parade of Seniors". It's not to be missed! Whether you're interested in fostering, adopting, volunteering or just love golden retrievers, please click here to join our mailing list.
GBGRR News
Tucker needs your prayers and support - Click here to read Tucker's story.
Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows and Raffle!
Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19, 2009
Hours: Thursday, July 16 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Friday, July 17 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 18 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Sunday, July 19 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Reliant Center, 8400 Kirby Drive
Come meet GBGRR volunteers at the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows! The Dog Show is one of our favorite events and we welcome the opportunity to spread the word about Rescue.
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n addition, Win a beautifully custom-framed, signed gicleé print of Jim Tweedy's latest work to benefit GBGRR, "Golden Retrieverville." (Value $1000!) Raffle tickets are available now through PayPal or at the GBGRR and Hollywood Frame Gallery booths at the Reliant World Series of Dog Shows July 16-19. Thanks as always to Hollywood Frame Gallery and artist Jim Tweedy for their incredibly generous, long-time support of GBGRR. "Golden Retrieverville" T-shirts will also be available at the dog show!
Raffle tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and can be purchased online by clicking the link below.
We'll also have our "In Goldens We Trust" and "Golden Retrieverville" T-shirts for sale.
GBGRR always needs volunteers for this event and if you are interested in participating, please email our volunteer coordinator by clicking here.
For complete details about the World Series of Dog Shows, please visit their website at http://www.reliantdogshows.com/.
David Rosenfelt, "New Tricks"
A Food, Wine, Raffle, Book Signing and Reading Event
Saturday, August 8, 2009, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
at the French Alliance, 427 Lovett Blvd., Houston, TX 77006
Mystery novelist David Rosenfelt will return to Houston this August for a special event to benefit Golden Beginnings. David's newest novel in the Andy Carpenter series, New Tricks, will be released this summer and will again feature the dog-loving, smart-mouthed attorney and his golden retriever Tara, along with a new character, a Bernese Mountain Dog. David is a great speaker, and has loads of stories about his years in the movie business, and life with 30+ geriatric Goldens! You don't want to miss this event. Food, wine, raffle, reading and book signing: 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the historic residence of the French Alliance in the Montrose area, 427 Lovett Blvd. 77006. Presented by Golden Beginnings and our partners Murder by the Book, The Greater Houston Golden Retriever Club, the Golden Guild , the French Alliance, Bayou City Seafood n' Pasta, and Gone to the Dogs Boutique.
See David Rosenfelt discuss "New Tricks" and life with dogs on YouTube
The Tara Foundation, which David and his wife founded in memory of their beloved Golden Tara, has rescued over 4,000 Goldens. Currently, David and his wife lovingly take those Goldens too old or ill to be adopted into their home, where they spend their "Golden" years.
Penny's from Heaven
Stories of HealingPenny's from Heaven is Patsy Swendson's touching account of her partnership with her beloved therapy dog Penny. Penny's from Heaven chronicles the amazing work done by this team in the course of their rehabilitation visits in San Antonio, and is full of small miracles, tender moments, and that insightful, intuitive connection or "gift of presence" that our dogs can offer and we can only aspire to. This wonderful tribute to Penny's life of exemplary service will touch every reader.
Not content to rest on her laurels, media personality Patsy Swendson, author of 49 cookbooks, and star and producer of wonderful TV series on cooking and world travel, turned her talents to producing documentaries on humane issues, fund-raising for Guide Dogs of Texas, and of course, therapy work.
Purchase Penny's from Heaven and Patsy Swendson will donate a portion of the proceeds to GBGRR. Simply mention Golden Beginnings in the "Comments" area when you purchase the book from her secure link. Thank you Patsy!
The Golden Principles” by GBGRR Adopter Dr. Andy Neillie, is inspired by Redford, who was rescued by GBGRR as part of our 2004 “Golden Harvest” from an Arkansas puppy mill operation. Lynn and Andy Neillie adopted Redford and gave him a stable, loving home.
We adopted Redford from GBGRR, when he, along with 65 other dogs, was rescued from a horrible situation in an Arkansas puppy mill in the fall of 2004. When he came to our home, he had much to learn about relationships and trust. And so did we. ‘The Golden Principles’ captures many of the life lessons we’ve learned from loving this wonderful, wounded dog.”
—Dr. Andy Neillie
“As the Neillie's veterinarian, I have known Redford since the family adopted him. I have enjoyed watching Redford grow to love them and each learn from each other and trust one another. It is a privilege to be a part of that developing, loving relationship. This book wonderfully captures the power of relationships and the unspoken "words" we should live by shown to us by this wonderful canine we know as Redford.” — Dr. Erin Homburg, DVM
Thanks
again to Jim Tweedy and Hollywood Frame Gallery! Special thanks also go to
Don Puryear of Happy Tails Dog Spa, Premium Pet Products, Orvis, Gina
Craig, Martha Murphy, Joanie Patrick and Kris Brown, and the whole gang of
wonderful GB volunteers!