GRREAT Golden Retriever Rescue Education and Training, Inc.
GRREAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding loving new homes for unwanted, stray, and abandoned Golden Retrievers. We serve Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, eastern West Virginia, and southeastern Pennsylvania, and are staffed solely by volunteers. GRREAT places approximately 250 Golden Retrievers each year. We also strive to educate the public about the characteristics of the Golden Retriever breed and the rewards of giving a home to a rescued dog.
The majority of GRREAT dogs are turned in to us by their previous owners, but we also work in conjunction with area shelters and local animal welfare organizations. Each dog that comes into GRREAT is placed into a volunteer foster home where the temperament, energy level, habits, and medical requirements of the dog are evaluated. This gives us the opportunity to select a permanent home for each dog that meets the dog’s individual needs. The dogs we rescue are spayed or neutered, updated on vaccinations, tested for heartworms and intestinal parasites, and started on heartworm/intestinal worm preventative.
The majority of GRREAT dogs are turned in to us by their previous owners, but we also work in conjunction with area shelters and local animal welfare organizations. Each dog that comes into GRREAT is placed into a volunteer foster home where the temperament, energy level, habits, and medical requirements of the dog are evaluated. This gives us the opportunity to select a permanent home for each dog that meets the dog’s individual needs. The dogs we rescue are spayed or neutered, updated on vaccinations, tested for heartworms and intestinal parasites, and started on heartworm/intestinal worm preventative.
