Home page.How to adopt a golden retriever and find your area's coordinator. Fill out an online adoption application here.How to volunteer for rescue. We need a lot of help and look forward to  putting you to work.Online store with lots of Golden Goodies.Links of our friends. We receive commissions when you buy through these links.Stories and pictures of dogs available for adoption.  This list gets out of date quickly.
How to give up your golden retriever to Rescue.Pictures and stories about goldens who have 'gone to the bridge'Pictures and stories about some of our adopted dogs.Upcoming events -- information, dates, maps, directions.Search for any subject in our site. Site map.Special page for the media containing text only press releases.Frequently asked questions.
Please help our organization rescue more goldens. Your contributions will be gratefully appreciated.Newsletter articles, general information files, poems and prose.Help with lost and found goldens. Lists of dogs. What to do. How to contact us. How to get ahold of just the right person to help you.
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NORCAL Golden Retriever Rescue
NGRR is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, which rescues and places adoptable golden retrievers in Northern California from Fresno to the Oregon border. See our Coverage Map.

Goldens Placed:
2005 - 405


2009 Calendar Now Available!

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Lady and Daisy

We adopted Lady when she was 3 yrs old and was not expected to live more than 3 more months. She had a severe heart condition -missing a valve. She had been in 3 homes and no one wanted her because she was going to die. We said that we would give her the best time of her life, even if it was short. Well it has been the best for all of us. She is now 5 + and having a great time.

Yes she won’t live long but what a great companion wonderful girl she is. Now she has a sister who is 3 who was found on the street and picked up as vicious. Almost put down until Golden Rescue, Jill Morgan got her. She was just scared and has fit into our family great. Now we have 2 wonderful Goldens and they keep us laugh ing and happy all the time. Our lives as well as theirs have changed for the best because of the Nor Cal Golden Rescue. Thanks so much for enriching our lives and that of our 2 beautiful golden girls.

Sue and Ray Hutton

What's new on our site


  • Our Online Store is now open and ready for business. Thanks for your patience and we look forward to providing you with high quaity NGRR merchandise.
  • Debbie Claussen, artist and longtime rescue volunteer is giving 10% of her sales of Golden Retriever Artwork Slide Shows.
  • The ongoing shortage of foster homes is greater than ever now. Please visit the Volunteers Page for information about how you can help. Please fill out the Volunteer Application for Foster Homes if you are interested.
  • How to adopt a golden retriever To adopt a golden, contact the local area coordinator for your area who will try to find the right dog for your family from our large selection of available goldens. Please consider adopting one of our senior or special needs goldens.
    How to Surrender a Golden Retriever Sadly, many families can no longer care for their goldens and need to surrender them to one of Rescue's local area coordinators.
    How to make donations to golden retriever rescue We welcome donations of any size or type. Please check out information about ways to donate.
    How to Volunteer with NORCAL Golden Retriever Rescue We are always in need of volunteers (especially foster homes) for jobs of all types and sizes.
    Newletter Articles and Information pages Articles from our Newsletter. Look here for general dog information and interesting interviews and stories from past newsletters.
    Online Store with many golden retriever and dog related gifts Now Open! Our Golden Galleria has many items for sale -- Aprons, Hats, Fleece Jackets, Denim Shirts and Jackets, Polo Shirts etc... Think of us for your gift giving.
    Stories and pictures from families who have adopted golden retrievers Many families who have adopted goldens share their success stories and pictures. Pictures and stories from our past and present calendars.
    Memorials - wonderful stories about golden retrievers who have passed away Tributes and memorials to goldens who have "gone to the bridge." This page contains poems and pet loss information.
    Links to sites of supporters and other golden retriever sites Links to sites of supporters, dog related fun sites, alliances, etc. We receive commissions from several online businesses each time you use our links to visit their sites. Look here for each business type and their commission percentage.
    Upcoming events at rescue We have many fun and interesting events (Art Auction and Parades). Please join us! Press releases are now available on our Media page.
    Frequently asked questions Our Frequently Asked Questions page should answer most of your questions. If not, please let us know.
    Search this site for any keyword or name You can search this site for any word or phrase and be told which pages contain those words.
    Rescue address, phone and email information Contact information for many of NORCAL Golden Retriever Rescue's volunteers. Please let us know how we can help you. All suggestions appreciated.

    A few goldens who have been adopted and are in our Success Stories pages.
    One of our rescued and adopted golden retrievers   Another rescued and adopted golden   Another rescued and adopted golden