Retired Retrievers
Our mission is to reduce the number of senior dogs who die alone in shelters.
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Goldie’s Special Gift
When we brought Goldie into our program we thought we were taking on a hospice case. Our friends at Jasper Animal Rescue Mission in Ridgeland, South Carolina, reached out for help in July 2015 after Goldie ended up in their shelter when…
Read MoreCesar’s Story
Cesar is far from being a senior, but he recently adopted a senior dog as a brother. He has been through a lot in just a few short years so we asked him to share his story with our Retired Retrievers…
Read MoreRemembering George
At this time last year, we were scrambling to find temporary foster homes for George and Brutus, two unlikely brothers who came from different places but were adopted from us by the same family. When that family had a sudden life…
Read MoreHis Real Name is Max
Because old dogs can’t speak for themselves, we need to try to decipher their stories for them. In some cases this is easier to do than in others. We were told that when Zeke was surrendered to the shelter by his…
Read MoreCute as a Button
She may not be a retriever, but she is definitely retired. When we saw Button’s shelter picture online we just couldn’t look away. She is 13 or 14 (or a million) years old and has cataracts, dental disease, missing teeth, a…
Read MoreEmpty No More
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by Al Steuber, father of Sadie Steuber. Click here to read a previous post about this wonderful family: https://retiredretrievers.org/2014/11/30/sadiesretirementhome. And click here to see their interview on WTOC Mid-Morning Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTGvhbGipw. Empty No…
Read MoreEvery Story is a Success Story
We’ve said goodbye to a few members of our Retired Retrievers family recently. In the last few weeks, we’ve lost both of our polar bears, Noah and Gus. We’ve lost Lincoln, our yellow lab from South Florida. And just last week we…
Read MoreLincoln’s Will to Live
When we decided to bring Lincoln home, we knew we were on borrowed time. He had been picked up as a stray in rough shape and the shelter notes told the story of a really old dog with a host of medical…
Read MoreNoah, A Once Sad Dog
When we picked Noah up from the shelter in South Carolina, a shelter employee stopped us as we were leaving and asked us why we chose him. She said, “He’s not a retriever and we’re a few hours away from Savannah…how do…
Read MoreJake, Our World Famous Three-Legged Geriatric Beagle
The first thing we said when we met Jake was, “This poor old guy won’t be around for more than a few weeks.” One year later, Jake has proven us wrong and we couldn’t be happier about it. On March 2,…
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