Policies

We provide a number of services in support of Golden Retrievers. These services include:

• Services for people who wish to adopt a golden.
• Services for people who can no longer keep their goldens.

As a matter of policy to protect the privacy of people involved in all phases of adoption, LIGRR volunteers do not give out personal phone numbers or email addresses. If you are contacted by someone from a personal email or phone, please call LIGRR at 516-578-3803 or email us at ligrr@yahoo.com to verify they are actually working on our behalf.

Adoption Guidelines

• If you believe that a Golden Retriever is the perfect match for you, your family and your lifestyle, and would like to adopt a Rescue, we would love to hear from you. Our adoption procedure requires that you complete an adoption application and sign an adoption contract . You can receive these forms in one of two ways.
  1. Call 516-578-3803, leave your name and address, and the forms will be mailed to you.
  2. You can find the appropriate forms by following these links to the Adoption Application and Adoption Contract . These forms are in .pdf format. You will need a copy of Acrobat Reader to be able to open and print these forms.

     If you need the Adobe Acrobat reader, click here to go to the Adobe Web Site to download a copy.

• We do not place our rescued dogs into homes on a first-come, first-served basis. All adoption applications are screened and every effort is made to match the right dog with its new family. Some adoptions happen within days, others can take several months. As a general rule, the more restrictions placed on the type of dog desired (age, sex, etc.), the longer the wait.
• Adoption fees and donations are used exclusively to defray the costs of our rescue efforts and enable us to continue to help Golden Retrievers in need.
• Whenever possible, all dogs are vaccinated, heartworm tested, spayed / neutered, and given a general health exam prior to adoption.
• If, for any reason, you or a member of your family can no longer care for your rescued Golden, we ask that the dog be returned to Long Island Golden Retriever Rescue.
• We strongly recommend that our adopters have a fenced yard to assure the safety of the dog.
• LIGRR reserves the right to refuse any adoption application.

We can help find your Golden a new loving home

Thank you for your inquiry regarding Long Island Golden Retriever Rescue. We will be happy to assist in placing your Golden into a new home.

• It is to be understood that no dog or supplies may be sold through our service.
• If your Golden has not been neutered/spayed, we prefer that AKC ownership papers be withheld until that is done. Rescue Goldens are not to be bred.
• In order for us to place your dog you must complete and return:
  1. A " Surrender Agreement" signed by all registered owners of the dog prior to transferring him/her to a new home.
  2. An " Intake Application"
• You can receive these forms in one of two ways.
  1. Call 516-578-3803, leave your name and address, and the forms will be mailed to you.
  2. You can find the appropriate forms by following these links to the Surrender Agreement and Intake Application . You will need a copy of Acrobat Reader to be able to open and print these forms.

     If you need the Adobe Acrobat reader, click here to go to the Adobe Web Site to download a copy.

Please see our "Fees" page for donations requested to help defray our operating expenses.