Adoption

Many of you know that we have decided to adopt a golden retriever from the Golden Retriever Rescue in Nebraska (GRRIN). www.grrin.org Here is an update on our adoption status. We have been through an extensive interview process that involved a telephone interview and a home visit. We are required to have a fenced backyard and agree to keep the dog indoors when we are away from home. Now we are approved and are on the adoption list! There are 2 families waiting to adopt ahead of us. We will likely be waiting 4-6 weeks in order to find a dog that gets along well with young children and other animals since we have cats and birds. Once a potential match has been found, our family will meet the dog at the foster owner's home and then if we all agree that it is a perfect fit, the dog will be ours! The adoption coordinator will be calling us every 2 weeks with updates and as dogs become available. Each dog is required to spend 2 weeks with a foster family before it can be adopted. This gives GRRIN a chance to learn the dog's quirks and know what type of family it will need. So now we must wait patiently! There are several dogs pictured on their website. You can check them out. Most of the pictured dogs have a special need (i.e. senior dog, no children, no cats, etc). The majority of their goldens are adopted so quickly that they never make it onto the website. We are so excited and we keep wandering through the dog aisles of Target. I will post updates as we know more!