Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue

17/01/2025

Buzz has his forever family now!

Buzz, a gorgeous 1-year-old Golden Retriever, came to SCGRR after being surrendered.

At Christmas his foster gifted Buzz a bear charm—a sweet gesture that turned out to be a meaningful sign.

His new family are previous SCGRR adopters who had recently lost their beloved SCGRR alum Bear. Given the charm, it was meant to be!

With Buzz, now lovingly renamed Buddy, they’ve found the perfect match. We’re confident Buddy will have an amazing life filled with love and adventure with his new family.

17/01/2025

Come join us at Goldie Palooza on April 6 to meet social media star San Diego Bruce!!💙💛💙

💛 New Update on our Special Guests line-up! Please welcome San Diego Bruce (119k followers on Instagram).

"San Diego Bruce is the online name of a golden retriever who went viral on social media. His owner, Laura, created an Instagram account for Bruce to document his puppyhood, but then random dog lovers started to take notice and suddenly Bruce was going viral."

Thank you Laura and Bruce and see you April 6 at our Golden Village from 12 to 1 pm.

As a reminder the Special Guests booth will be located again between the 2 rescues.

Get your tickets at www.goldiepalooza.com.

17/01/2025

Pupdate: Fergus Golden Retriever Survivor 💙💛💙

Wanted to share great news with you!!! Fergus just had his ultrasound and the vet said it was perfect. She is amazed at how well he is doing. No melanoma recurrence or metastisis anywhere!She even said that some of his lipomas have disappeared. The one area of concern that she had previously was a spot on his liver. She said there has been absolutely no change from his ultrasound three months ago, so likely its nothing.



He is scheduled for his next dose of the melanoma vaccine in March and we will do another ultrasound in April. So far all seems to be working well..our boy's life has been a miracle from the abuse he suffered to now. We are so in love with our beautiful survivor that we are celebrating by giving him treats and a big dinner!



We are nowlooking forward to celebrating his pretend 11th birthday on April 1st (in honor of our first Golden's real birthday. It has been five months since his jaw removal surgery and we look forward to Fergus living forever!

16/01/2025

Cici has been adopted.

Here is Cici’s rescue story, told by her foster:
“Cici was my first foster, and she will always be remembered as such. Fostering dogs is something I’ve always wanted to do.

This is Cici’s story: She was an ‘owner surrender’ case, meaning her previous owner no longer wanted her. I was told, with owner surrenders, that the dog would come with their previous “home necessities”. Cici came with nothing…no dog bowl, no dog bed, no toys, no food...nothing. Just a leash & collar donated by the rescue, and a belly full of fresh stitches from her prior days spay surgery. She was described, from the rescue volunteers, as ‘the most shut down dog they’ve ever seen’ and here she is, standing on my front door step. My immediate thought was, “what the hell did I just get myself into”.
Our first couple days together you could find me running to Petsmart 3 times a day to get the basic necessities, dead lifting a 60+ pound dog up and down stairs for bathroom breaks (she didn’t know how stairs worked), and boiling chicken at 6AM before work because that is all she would eat. Her first walk was down the driveway and back because she was so petrified of the world. We would spend hours at the end of the driveway watching the cars and people pass to reassure her it wasn’t so bad.

The happy part of this story is that she finally came around. She became one of the happiest, most well behaved dogs we’ve encountered (people stop us in the street to tell us how well behaved she is). She bolts down the stairs and we run across the street to the park to play ball. We hunt seashells at the beach. The vet said she gained a little too much weight (my bad). We laughed, we ate, we played…and then we said goodbye. Today Cici was adopted, to the most perfect couple (photo at the end) who have been patiently waiting for her. Cici will now have a backyard of her own (big enough to play ball whenever she wants, her favorite), a retired mom to always be around, and endless love & belly rubs. I’ll miss you, Cici ❤️.”

This is what rescue is all about.

Happy life sweet Cici!

16/01/2025

Pupdate: Annie

Annie had a beautiful night sleep and is being kept pretty sedated to let her heal. She’s safe and comfy in her foster home now.

16/01/2025

Leica did great with her surgery today!

The mass was fully removed with clear margins. There was a lot of icky bacteria but the antibiotics she’s on should clear that up. The mass will be sent out for biopsy but prognosis is great.

It must feel so much better to have that giant mass removed.

Thank you to all who support SCGRR so we can get these dogs the much needed care and into a better life.

15/01/2025

Meet Leica she came into SCGRR this week.

Leica has a tumor on her back just above her tail that was left untreated. Unfortunately the tumor grew until it burst prior to coming into rescue. Our vet cleaned it up and we are waiting for results of the cultures.

Leica is going in for surgery to remove the tumor this morning. Please send lots of love and good thoughts to Leica today.

We are hoping for good biopsy and surgery results and will update you later today after her surgery.

15/01/2025

Annie has left the building…she’s been released from the vet and is heading to her Rep’s home for the night and will likely move on to her foster tomorrow.

Her surgery scars are pretty intense and hard to look at - even harder to fathom she lived with the pain and infection for a week! The surgeon really did an amazing job.

She’s pretty sedated right now, but she is such a sweet girl. Vet thinks possibly a large feline attack of some kind vs a dog fight given the injuries.

You are safe now Annie and on the road to recovery. Depending on how her healing goes, she still may need more surgeries.

It is truly heartbreaking but we are so grateful she found SCGRR.

15/01/2025

This very sweet and special girl is Annie. As you can see life has gotten a bit rough.

Unfortunately we were not provided all the details to her story, but what we do know we will share with you.

We were contacted by a woman wanting to surrender Annie to us. She told us she got Annie three days earlier from a recently unhoused woman. They were staying in an area where Annie was attacked by something - most likely another dog, but honestly it could have been some of the local wildlife and we will never know. Based on her condition we feel the attack was most likely a week ago. 😢

The woman that contacted us had taken Annie to a vet the day before she contacted us, but found out the extent of her medical needs (wound care/surgery) was way more than she could afford. A friend told her about SCGRR and she contacted us to relinquish so that Annie could get the critical care she needed.

As you can see from the pics Annie has some pretty severe wounds, there was a lot of dead tissue (necrosis). She just looked awful when she arrived to our rescue. But in true Golden fashion and spirit she’s a very sweet and loving pup despite what she has been through!

Annie had a 3 hour surgery and now has 4 dozen stitches!! She’s being picked up from the vet now.

We will provide updates on Annie as we get them. Please keep her in your heart and in your thoughts.

Annie, life will just get better from here!!

14/01/2025

Meet sweet 1YO Golden Retriever/Lab mix Maize!

Maize is very shy and submissive but learning how to be more adventurous every day. He is still very much a puppy and is learning manners including ‘sit’, ‘bed’ and ‘no’ and is about 95% house trained (about 0% when he first arrived in rescue - he’s a fast learner!). He sleeps in his crate at night and uses it as his safe space.

He would do well with another friendly dog who could show him how to play but is not a requirement. Maize would do best with someone home most of the time since he is a puppy. He needs someone willing to work on his training and giving lots of pets and cuddles. He would love a big yard to run in and wonderful walks.

If you think this cutie might be the pup for you, please read his bio and contact his Rep directly about adoption. He’s really going to be a wonderful dog!

https://scgrrescue.org/pet/maize/

13/01/2025

Adorable puppies Red and Blue are adopted!

These three-month-old cream colored, male, puppies were brought into rescue when the previous owner could not keep them and reported to us the puppies possibly had Tachypnea due to unconfirmed PPDH (a congenital defect). If this was the case both puppies would need surgery to repair the issue.

Red and Blue were taken to see our vet who did an exam and X-rays and pronounced the puppies perfectly healthy and absolutely no sign of Tachypnea! It was wonderful news to receive to know these two pups wouldn’t need surgery after all!

That was the news one of our fodter’s was hoping to hear and told us they’d like to foster fail on Blue and adopt him. Their current Golden Retriever, Penny is an SCGRR alum and Penny and Blue had become great friends and playmates, and the family had fallen in love. Blue will keep the name Blue, and they are calling him Bluey.

Red was adopted by a lovely family with three young children and another established dog. Mom stays at home with the kids and was up for the task of taking on a young, energetic puppy. Their 7-year-old son chose the name Teddy Marshmallow for Red, and the family reports he’s well on the way to being housebroken, the kids adore him, and he’s doing great with their other dog, Brodie.

Two beautiful pups now living their best lives!

13/01/2025

Buck is adopted!

Buck came in as an owner turn-in from a family where the dad was a firefighter and was gone for days at a time and a mom who was in PA school as well as taking care of a 6 month old baby. They knew Buck needed more attention and time than they had.

We quickly learned that Buck was A LOT to handle with extremely high energy, always wanting to play, otherwise he gets bored and gets into mischief - this boy is a bit of a wild child.

Buck’s new dad manages a 1,700 acre ranch and plans on having Buck at his side at all times helping him with the chores around the ranch. When they won't be working, they can hang around his girlfriend's home. She has a pool (Buck loves water) and Buck is welcome to romp around in the pool or in the pond at the ranch. Lucky dog!

Buck’s dad will tame this wild child and give Buck the exact life he needs! Happy life sweet Buck!

11/01/2025

LOST - during the evacuations

Owners TikTok account:

92.2K likes, 3398 comments. “Everything happened so fast in the evacuation and he ran off. Please if you're in the neighboring cities of pacific palisades be on the look out. Follow for updates”

11/01/2025

Pupdate from Duke - he’s absolutely living his best life with his mom and dad!

“Greetings from Duke!

I’ve had another stellar year chasing squirrels, playing golf, hanging at home with my family and dog pals, welcoming another grandson, hosting friends from afar, hiking and camping locally, visits to Bend, and then another big long road trip, this time up into the Canadian Rockies! My mum put together a bunch of photos of me for you to look at.
Best wishes for 2025!”

10/01/2025

Dale is doing great!

He went to the vet today and his edema is gone, the swelling has gone way down - they even removed is bandages. He’s eating and drinking.

Dale is happy and just an awesome pup.

10/01/2025

Look who left the hospital - Dale!!

Dale got to go home with his foster mom this afternoon. He’s settling in and d**g great.

He’s still doing daily compression bandages and cold laser therapy.

Thank you again for all the support and love for Dale.

09/01/2025

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09/01/2025

Dale

AM Update:
Dale is still eating well and still urinating with no issues. They moved his medication from the stronger sedating opioid to something that is oral and easier for him to go home with. They also removed the compression bandage as it was pushing the fluid back up into the upper leg and groin area. They will continue with cold compresses and cold laser.

PM Update:
Dale didn’t want to eat dinner tonight and is a little lethargic but still getting up, walking and peeing. So, a little regression from this morning.

Please continue keeping Dale your heart and thoughts!