Golden Retriever Rescue of Michigan - GRRoM

10/04/2025

🎉 Ginger was Adopted! 🎉

GRRoM is thrilled to announce that Ginger has been adopted by her Foster Family.

Congratulations everyone!

10/04/2025

🎉 Bob was Adopted! 🎉

Congratulations everyone!

10/04/2025

🎉 Duke was Adopted! 🎉

Duke’s foster family couldn’t give this boy up, so they made it official!

This sweet boy has been through so much after the passing of his beloved owner. We are so honored to be able to help him find his perfect forever home to bring more happy days ahead!!!

Congratulations everyone!

10/03/2025

Want to have a calm and regulated Golden?

Take them on adventures. Let them sniff. Encourage exploration.

Dogs are really just like people, except less complicated.

10/01/2025

Did you check the mail today?!

Every year we send out our Annual Appeal Letter to our incredible GRRoM family—donors, adopters, and foster families. Inside, you’ll find updates on what we’ve accomplished together, a peek at upcoming events (yes, Golfing for Goldens is already set for June 22, 2026! 🏌️‍♂️🐾), and stories of the dogs whose lives YOU help change.

💛 This year has been historic—over 100 Golden Retrievers rescued so far, the most in our 25-year history! Each pup comes with their own story, many needing major medical care, and none of it would be possible without the generosity of our community.

This letter is also a chance for YOU to update us on your GRRoM dogs—we hold each and every one in our hearts forever. 💕

Thank you for standing with us in rescue. Together, we’re making a golden difference. 🌟🐾

09/30/2025

📣 ATTENTION FOSTERS!

You’re invited to GRRoM’s Foster Training Class with trainer Abbie Robinson 🐾

📅 October 25th
⏰ 1:30-4:30pm
📍 Barks and Rec Training Center, 1859 Southpeak Dr, Traverse City, MI 49685

💡 What you’ll learn:
✨ How to prepare for a new foster
✨ Dog-to-dog introductions for success
✨ Reading dog body language
✨ Approaching unwanted behaviors (resource guarding, reactivity, etc.)
✨ Plus Q&A time!

This “people only” workshop is open to both new and experienced fosters. GRRoM wants to give you the tools & confidence to foster successfully 💛

📅 RSVP: Andrea Krausmann
📧 [email protected] | 📞 313-598-5652

📚 Handouts will be emailed once you sign up—bring them along!

We can’t wait to see you there! 🐶✨

Trainer spotlight: Abbie is a CPDT-KA, IAABC member, and Fear Free Shelters graduate with a passion for reward-based training. She’s fostered 19+ dogs and competes in scent work, agility, dock diving, frisbee, and more with her own pups.

09/25/2025

Update: Not surprisingly, Bob has had a TON of interest. His foster has closed applications for him at this time.

BOB - Born 3-22-2023 - Male

Bob is a beautiful red boy who is learning about the wonderful new world he now lives in and wants lots of love and attention. He is a bit timid when first meeting new people and experiencing new things but warms up quickly and is learning that new things can be good things. He has a very sweet and gentle temperament (even the vet says so).

He loves his walks, does well on leash and understands the command “slow” when he is walking too fast. He is just starting to play with toys, as long as they don’t squeak, and now carries his soft toys to his bed to sleep with.

🧒 Bob has had limited experience with children, so we recommend children be at least 10 years old.

👋🏼 No formal obedience training is required as long as his new family has experience with timid dogs and introducing new things slowly and with patience.

🌳 Bob may benefit from a fenced in yard though he does not yet want to go outside without his humans. Other forms of containment will be considered.

🐈 He has had no exposure to cats at his foster home though his original owner reported he got along well with both dogs and cats.

🐕 He does well with the foster’s two small dogs.

🏥 Bob is recovering from Leptospirosis and will need to continue on Hills Prescription Kidney diet and have regular blood work for now.

Interested in meeting one of our adoptable Goldens?
✅ If you’re an approved adoptive family, reach out to your home visit volunteer to get connected!
✅ If you’re not approved, head to our website’s Adopt page to get started! Remember, it’s always best to get your application in even if we don’t have any available Goldens so that you’re ready for when we do!ials

09/24/2025

✨ Volunteer Picnic Recap ✨

Every September, we gather together to celebrate what makes our Golden community so special. This year, our photographer captured nearly 2,000 moments—and while sorting through them took some time (those silly golden grins are hard to resist 🐾), the joy, energy, and love in each photo made it all worth it.

From floppy puppies and golden smiles to slobbery kisses and the thundering paws of goldens racing off-leash in the ball field, the day was filled with pure happiness. We saw beloved familiar faces and met so many new ones—both human and furry.

Some highlights:
🐶 Goose & Maverick, the inseparable “golden bros” with epilepsy
🐶 Flynn who was born with hydrocephalus and gets around in a stroller
🐶 Jack reuniting with his foster brother Buddy Waffles after years apart
🐶 A handful of the 17 puppies born this spring to two brave mamas who came into GRRoM’s care
🐶 The “Golden Girls,” service dogs decked out in bows and showing off their sparkle
🐶 Sweet Bonnie, once a timid puppy mill rescue, now quietly soaking up the excitement

And of course, we welcomed friends with “golden hearts”—from a Collie to a Cavalier, to Sophia, our adoptable “golden deceiver” who stole plenty of hearts herself 💛

Most of all, we celebrated what GRRoM is all about: giving goldens (and golden-hearted dogs) their fresh start, spreading awareness, and building a community of people who love these dogs as much as we do. Taking over the park with a sea of golden retrievers definitely turned some heads—and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, supported us, and shared in the love. 🐕💛 We can’t wait to see you all next September!

09/22/2025

Have any of our Traverse City friends seen our amazing billboard!?

Thank you so much to for their generous donation of this billboard to help get the word out about rescuing Golden Retrievers in Michigan.

We are continuously amazed by the people we meet who want to lend their time, treasure, and talents!

09/20/2025

🎉 Magnolia was Adopted! 🎉

This sweet puppy mill survivor is on her way to the best rest of her life!!! ❤️

09/20/2025

Have you seen us advertised!?

Thank you to Lamar Advertising of Traverse City for donating this billboard to help spread the words about rescuing displaced Goldens in Michigan!!! 💕

💚Give Love a Home. Adopt a Golden. 🐕
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