YGRR C.A.R.E. Program

June 2016

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue has had a very exciting few months. We have considerably strengthened our staff, both with new employees and volunteers. As you can imagine, we require around the clock supervision of our dog population and as it grows we need more experienced people to care for these beautiful animals.

 On the facility side, we have done some needed construction in order to meet the state requirements for quarantining our rescues that come from Turkey. We have also completed a long-term project in order to replace and upgrade our telephone system that was desperately needed. The most exciting developments have been in the rescue and placement of Golden Retrievers, which has been our primary focus for the past 30 years.

 As of June 15, 2016 we have rescued 34 Goldens from Turkey and brought them back to our facility in Hudson, MA. This requires a tremendous amount of organization, financial resources and staffing to handle this undertaking. Of the 34 we have brought over from Turkey, 29 now have their Forever Homes!

 This week we are happy to report that we have just brought over an additional 20 Goldens from Turkey!

 This is a very exciting time for all of us involved in this endeavor. Financially it requires upwards of $2,000 per dog to complete this process including sheltering in Turkey, paperwork required by their government, transportation to the U.S., transportation to our facility and of course medical care.

We look forward to being able to continue these efforts on behalf of all the beautiful Golden Retrievers that need help and support to find their Forever Homes.

As we turn the page into 2016, Riverview and our entire organization is buzzing with activity.  Our outreach throughout New England reconnected us with Animal Control Officers and Veterinary Hospitals.  Our pilot program proved to be very successful as we tapped into a real need for our services outside of New England.  Many homeless dogs from outside New England were admitted into our program.  We were fortunate to be uniquely suited to care for these dogs, bringing them back to health so they can find their forever homes. 

We were then alerted to another need for our services helping homeless Golden Retrievers from Turkey.  The logistics of bringing dogs in from Turkey provided a real challenge, but shortly after looking into this, the first dogs arrived in our care.  The more we worked with these dogs, the more we fell in love with them.  The first few have already found their forever homes, where they are well on their way to being as spoiled as possible.  We plan on continuing this program in the future as this brings us back to our core ideals, helping homeless Golden Retrievers.

All of this activity has happened in a very short period of time, creating a strain on our staff.  We’ve been working at bringing in new staff, as well as working through logistical and operational updates with an eye on efficiency.  Our existing staff has been putting in a lot of additional dedicated hours, and one look at the kennels and Riverview itself shows that all of their hard work is paying off.  Our Executive Director has been providing key leadership as well as bringing new dogs into our system late at night and very early in the morning.

We’ve undergone many changes over the past few years, and there are more to come.  As we move into 2016, we will be investigating different ways where our members, can become more involved at our home, Riverview.  We'll share more about this once we work out the details.  Please connect with us on Facebook and through our updated website.  The last 30 years have been incredible, and we believe the best is yet to come.

Links:

• Turkish Dogs rescue fund