Goldens
Retrievers in Action - Helping Others, Working & In the News
A Faithful Friend for a Difficult Journey by
By Richard Macey, The Sydney Morning Herald
Sophie Delezio, 4-year-old, who lost her feet and the fingers from
one hand after suffering burns to 85 per cent of her body when a car
crashed into her child-care centre in December 2003, was showing how
many cups of food she gives her new best friend and highly trained assitance dog Tara, a golden
retriever...Learn more about how Tara assists Sophie
Almost
Heaven's Sadie Participates in the 2004 MS Walkathon
We knew her as Berry who was found on the "streets", had
one litter and almost died in a high kill shelter before she was rescued...See
Our Girl Sadie after her 3.5 mile walk
Animal Assisted Therapy Brings Love and Companionship
by
Jessica Bernstein, RedCross.org
Maggie Wiskeyman, a golden retriever may not be the oldest nor the
youngest Red Cross volunteer but she's likely the furriest...Learn
more about Maggie's work
Brandon's Story by
Gary Smith, The Village Woodsmith Custom Cabinetry and Shaker Furniture
Let me introduce you to Brandon my shop helper...read
about Brandon
Derek
& Nika Console Those in Grief from Hillcrest-Flynn
Funeral Home and Crematory 2008
Losing a loved one is difficult and a little comfort can go a long
way when faced with such a loss... Hillcrest-Flynn's four-legged staff
members Derek, a Golden Retriever, and Nika, his assistant, provide
unconditional comfort to grieving families ... read
about Derek & Nika
Ellie
Mae, Saved for a Purpose by Dreamworkers, Inc
Julie Adams, who suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury, needs
a service dog to help her lead a more independent life. Ellie Mae,
an eight month old golden retriever, faced a dire fate...read
about Ellie Mae
Florida Marine Raises
Retriever to Aid Others
Gunnery Sgt. Patrick J. Koch isn't raising Patriot, a 4-month-old golden retriever, to be a reconnaissance Marine like he is, but to be a service dog that will provide aid to people with visual, hearing and mobility impairments...
read
about Patriot
Golden
Comforts the Congregation by Pat E. Middleton, Dog
Fancy Magazine
Early on Sunday morning, campers gather at the outdoor chapel, sitting
in rough-hewn pews as a dog with dark-golden hair sedately paces to
the altar and lies down. Golden Erika expresses "a compassion
that many people do not offer each other"...read
about Erika
Golden Retriever Scales Aconcagua Compiled by Outside Online
"February 7, 2003 A golden retriever, outfitted with boots, goggles, and a snowsuit, scaled the western hemisphere’s highest peak last week"
...read
about Rubia
Healing
Dogs by Thayer White MA MFCC, Therapist and Author
Describes the psychological healing and support provided by service
dogs especially companion golden retrievers. Included are true stories
and a psychology contest named "You vs Your Dog"...read
about Pol and Tash
Luke's Letters by B.L. Adams Southwest, Inc
Luke is a Golden Retriever that loves to write letters and stories
for boys and girls. His letters come right to your mailbox in a big
white envelope. Each letter has a story with lots of pictures and
a fun page too. Luke's goal is to start children reading. When a letter
from Luke comes in the mail addressed to a four-year-old child, we
hope that someone will sit down and read the letter to that child.
As the child grows, we hope that same child will learn to read the
Luke Letters all by himself or herself...Visit
Luke
Nitro
Golden Retrievers - Search & Rescue Goldens - Willow
Proud members of Kinzua Search Dogs. Kinzua Search Dogs is a not for
profit, all volunteer Search and Rescue dog team dedicated to the
effort of locating missing persons. Based in southwestern New York,
Kinzua Search Dogs conducts searches in New York State as well as
Pennsylvania... read about Willow
Orca
the golden retriever saves owner's life By CBBC
Newsround
Orca was out for a walk with
Cheryl, 22, when her motorised wheelchair hit a brick and fell down
a six-metre deep drainage ditch...read
about Orca's Rescue
Red
Dog Diary: A dogumentary of one dog’s battle with cancer
The touching story of Golden Retriever, Raja's, battle with cancer...
read
about Raja
Special Dog "Guides" Middle School Curriculum
Students in Bryan, Texas, are raising a golden retriever guide dog
named Penny. Teachers at Sam Rayburn Middle School have turned this
special community service project into lessons in geography, art,
language, and more... read
about Penny also visit Penny's
website (a diary of her time with the students)
Tanya's Story "You See I am the Lucky One" By Cara MacKenzie,
Program Coordinator, Assistance Dogs for Independence
The most wonderful thing that
has come into my life has been a Golden Retriever called “BONNY”.
Bonny has been trained by “Assistance Dogs for Independence”, so she
could help me become independent...read about Bonny
The
Cheetah and the Golden Retriever By © 2003 Zoological
Society of San Diego
You've probably heard the
expression "fighting like cats and dogs." Well, it doesn't apply to
this unusual cat and dog duo! These animal ambassadors are a famous
San Diego Zoo tradition. They delight guests when they appear in shows,
walk through the Zoo, and attend special events...read
about Karroo and Sven Olaf
The
Life of a Dog Called Skywalker by Franck Goddio,
Franck Goddio Society
The life of underwater archaelogist golden retriever dog Skywalker
- Underwater Exploration. Skywalker describes the important work performing
search and excavation projects around the world aimed at finding and
recovering or preserving underwater shipwrecks and other underwater
sites of special historical and cultural significance. Fabulous pictures
of Sky Walker at work... read
about Skywalker
Therapy
Dog Eases Tennessee Tornado Anxieties by Ellen Scarborough,
Special to RedCross.org
Students from Crockett Middle School in Jackson, Tn. didn't know when they began collecting money for the Jackson Humane Society that their contribution would earn them the privilege of meeting a celebrity. The celebrity is a 9-year-old, 120 pound Golden Retriever named Nike... read about Nike
Golden Retrievers in the News
A Legal Precedent: Dog Sues Invisible Fence for $25,000
Boomer is a 4-year-old Golden Retriever who is suing for damages of over $25,000 (USD) for injuries and emotional distress inflicted by an invisible fence...read article
Dog
+ Fish = Weird
MEDFORD, OR — Chino is a 9-year-old Golden Retriever
with fuzzy paws, and Falstaff is a freshwater fish who likes to nibble
on fuzzy paws...read
article
Dog's Liver Operation Saves Choking Baby
They go through with the operation, regardless, and "Bullet" the Golden Retriever pulls through just fine. But wait; that's not the end of the story...read article
Dog
performs Heimlich on choking woman
"Two years ago, Debbie Parkhurst rescued "Toby"
from a dumpster. On Friday, Toby repaid the favor by saving Debbie's
life"...read
article
Dog Saves Man from Heart Attack
you from a heart attack? Mike Lingenfelter of Huntsville knows it; his golden retriever Dakota has the amazing ability to sniff out an impending...read article
Falling Man is Saved by a Dog
A fast-acting Golden Retriever
goes for help...read
article
Hero Dog Pulls Paralyzed Man Out of Mud Pit
"Hero", the four-year-old Golden
Retriever, has been credited with saving the life of a wheelchair-bound
man who got stuck in a muddy field and was unable to move...read
article
Lumpy
the Dog Saves Two Drowning Men
Lumpy to the rescue...read
article
Man Dives Out Restaurant to Save Drowning Dog
Jim and Susan Jovanovic were celebrating
their seventh wedding anniversary at Jeppetto's on the River when
they spotted a Golden Retriever in distress...read article
Picture Gallery: The World Trade Center's Heroic Rescue Dogs
Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Collies, Rottweilers and scores of mutts provide the backbone of the search-and-rescue (SAR)...view photos
Sit... Roll Over... Fetch... Psychoanalyze... Good Dog
Tahoe II, a 4-year-old Labrador/Golden Retriever Mix, has shown that she can help patients in a way no human ever could...read article
