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Kodi
🐾Introducing beautiful 3 year old Kodi. Kodi is kiddo friendly. She’s spayed and vaccinated. Kodi got the short end of the stick in life. She was banished to a crate at a young age and as a result, doesn’t know how to play well with other animals. She can for a while, but hasn’t had the training to adhere to animal boundaries. She lives in a crate 20 hours a day. This is heartbreaking. 🐾If given the opportunity, Kodi is very playful, has high energy and is down to play fetch for hours or go for a run or long walk. And she is also very cuddly and wants to lounge next to her person. She needs a second opportunity at life. She’ll need to be the queen of her castle and start off as the only pet in her new house. Kodi tries to kill small farm animals like birds, chickens and rabbits. She will need one on one training to overcome her very high prey drive. 🐾Kodi loves going for runs/walks but can be a puller as she gets so excited. Understandable given her mostly crated life. Kodi would love an adopter who will work with her to acclimate her to the life she deserves- full of walks, pets, cuddles, love and freedom. Located in Rigby, Idaho.
Hudson
🐾 Introducing gorgeous Hudson. He is a nearly five year old, neutered and vaccinated rockstar! He is a SUPER HAPPY golden retriever who wants to play all the time. Ball obsessed. He is a quick learner and very dog friendly. He is crate trained, house broken and rarely barks. He LOVES the car. 🐾 Hudson’s tail is ALWAYS wagging. He’s good with kids. And, again, he will do anything for a ball. He’s very affectionate. Hudson chases cats, so we will not place him in a house with cats. He’d love a big yard and an active owner. He is a big time counter surfer and regular food gulper, so will need instruction on those particular manners. He is good on a leash. He’s a big and strong boy. 🐾Hudson is located in Sequim, Wa. We will try to place him as close to where he is currently located as possible with one of our fully vetted and approved applicants.
Maple
🐾Introducing 4 year old Maple. She is the sweetest girl and a puppy at heart. Maple was used by a breeder and has had at least three litters of puppies. She had her last litter in April and is slightly overweight. She will need lots of exercise and to be spayed. She’s good with other dogs and has been great with the surrendering families young kids. 🐾Maple loves to play fetch and is very strong. She enjoys tug toys. She will play for hours! Maple is great in the car and does well on her leash. She loves to get in between your legs for some extra pets and attention. This pretty girl is so gentle. Unknown around cats although she has been non-responsive to stray cats near where she is currently living. She came from a “breeder” that had many acres and was used to living outside. 🐾Maple is now house trained, as well as crate trained. However, given that she lived outside for her first several years, she will likely need a strict routine and gentle reminders often until she acclimates into her new environment. 🐾Maple is in a foster situation in Utah.
Adopted Goldens
Alumni of the rescue, settled in with the families who adopted them.
Dolly
🐾Dolly is currently in foster with our executive director in Boise. This special big boned 5 yo spayed golden retriever is a loving and very sweet gal. She gets along well with most other dogs and all humans. She prefers to sleep in a human bed, right next to you, if possible. 🐾She is a typical golden retriever and always has a toy in her mouth. She loves attention from humans and other dogs. Dolly reportedly chased/sparred with a cat at her previous home, so will need a home without cats. 🐾We will only place her in a house with a fenced yard and doggie door (unless the adopter is retired/works from home/is home a lot). She loves women! 🐾Best traits: She smiles with her eyes. She has a little mohawk on her head. She’s a complete Velcro dog. 🐾 Dolly rides well in the car and while she doesn’t swim, appreciates lying down in a backyard pool or any body of water. 🐾Dolly is not super active, and will need to be acclimated to any sort of exercise beyond walking a few blocks. If you are looking for your new best friend, Dolly is here waiting for you! She is perfect on a leash. 🐾 Dolly is in Boise and as such, we will place her in the area.
River (Clover Creek)
🐾Meet 5 year old River. She’s a loving, smart cuddly girl. She’s been raised with very young children and cats. 🐾 She is potty trained, crate trained, and totally trustworthy in a house. 🐾River is great on a leash and very social. She will need to be spayed and updated on vaccines. 🐾From her surrendering family “ River is friendly, gentle, and has a loyal personality. She is intelligent, eager to please, and thrives on spending time with any human. She is patient and has an affectionate nature, making her a wonderful companion for children and adults. She has a playful spirit and will bring you joy. She loves green tennis balls, tug a war and large stuffed dog toys. She will retrieve her ball back to you when you tell her to drop. She loves walk, swimming and cuddles.” 🐾River is located in Boise, Idaho and we will place her as close to Boise as possible. Preference given to existing vetted applicants.
TOBY
🐾Introducing 3 year old Toby! Toby is a big boy with lots of energy to bring to his new home. He’s good with other dogs and unknown around cats. Because of his size, we recommend kids over 5-he’s been around kids as young as 2. 🐾 From his surrendering family-“TOBY IS VERY SWEET, AFFECTIONATE AND SOCIAL. HE WANTS TO BE IN THE MIX OF WHAT’S GOING ON ALWAYS! HE NEEDS INTERACTION AND ACTIVITY. HE IS BIG AND LOVES TO PLAY. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME CHALLENGES WITH OUR OLDER DOG. TOBY NEEDS MORE TIME FROM HIS NEXT OWNERS. HE WANTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE OF HIS FAMILY... MORE THAN WE CAN PROVIDE AT THIS TIME. HE WOULD DO WELL WITH A LARGER STAY-AT-HOME FAMILY WITH KIDS, OTHER BIG DOGS, AND LAND... A "FARM" SETTING WOULD BE GREAT FOR HIM. HE IS VERY SENSORY AND NEEDS ACTIVITY” 🐾Toby plays well with the other dog in his current home, yet doesn’t recognize his size. He’s a bull in a china shop. He’s a bit too rough for their older dog, so will fair better with another dog of similar size and energy. He’s an opportunistic eater. 🐾Toby is sweet, social, and interactive. He loves to play and is clumsy. He rides well in a car/truck. He loves the water. He prefers to be the center of attention. Toby does well on a harness/leash combo. He will need room to roam. He prefers to sleep inside, but could also sleep in a climate controlled kennel. 🐾Toby is neutered and up-to-date on his vaccines. 🐾 Per IDGRR’s protocol, we will place Toby as close to Northern Idaho as possible with preference given to our already vetted applicants.
Opal
🐾 IDGRR is proud to introduce sweet, nearly four year-old spayed Opal. This pretty honey colored girl is amazing with most anyone as well as most other dogs and cats, although she can take a few minutes to warm up and will likely bark upon first greetings. Once she trusts you, she will be your best pal and sit on your lap all day long, if you let her. 🐾Opal will need to lose some weight in her new home. She is a big strong girl-77 pounds. She walks OK using a harness and will need some training as she is not used to being walked regularly. She is incredibly sweet and ready to hop up in your lap-that being said, she does get up on furniture and she likes to lounge on your couch and ottoman. 🐾 Opal has been raised with a three month old baby and a 2 1/2 year-old toddler. Her surrendering family has had her since she was eight weeks old and is painstakingly surrendering her due to changes in their work schedule. Opal has grown up with a border collie mix as well as a cat. 🐾 Opal will let you know when a stranger approaches. She barks and will need some lessons on introductions. She will eventually stop when corrected. 🐾 Opal rides fairly well in a car. She seems to have great recall in the yard and will need to get used to her new owner‘s voice before trusting her off leash. Opal has had some personal training and knows sit, stay, shake, lay down, come. She is trustworthy in the house for long periods of time. Opal is very food motivated and will do most anything for a treat. She’ll need a reminder on her manners around taking human food out of your hand. She also can jump up if she gets anxious or excited. 🐾Preference given to existing Boise area applicants.
Benny
🐾Introducing 5.1 year old Benny. He is neutered. He is a bit rambunctious, yet can be well-behaved and he is great with kids. Benny loves toys and is always ready to play. He has good recall. 🐾Benny is good in a car, loves swimming, is house trained and is very food motivated. Benny is a talker and can demand bark a bit. He is obsessed with toys and fearless. He’s been raised with cats. He love kids, is okay on leash and LOVES his ball. 🐾 Benny will need to lose some weight. He’s a big boy. He’ll need a dental check up and a huge grooming session. He came to us very matted. He loves all the attention and lets Murphy groom him. Located in Boise. Hoping to place Murphy and Benny together as they are a bonded pair.
Oakley
Oakley is a sweet girl who loves getting her pets. She loves water and hunting and her other animal friends as well as children. Best traits: She is not gun shy. She is very independent and she loves her cat friends. And she will find any water she can to get into although she did stay away from the surrendering families pool. Markings: knows Come, sit, stay
Maui
🐾Introducing nearly 7 year old Maui. He is very social, potty trained and pretty awesome. He’s the sweetest boy. He is very cuddly, loves being pet and has tons of energy. Maui has been raised with young kids and loves them! He is looking for the perfect adopter willing to love on him. He’s strong! He pulls hard on his leash, but loves walks. 🐾Maui gets along great with other dogs and has not been raised with cats. He would love a nice house and big fenced yard to live in for the rest of his life. He is a big boy, weighing around 85 pounds. Again, he is strong. He pulls hard on a leash and will need some serious leash work. He is a very happy boy! He’s a huge love bug and only wants to play with other dogs. Don’t let his age fool you, he may be an older dog, yet he is young at heart and in body. 🐾Seeking an adopter for Maui in Boise. Let’s get this big boy into his forever home and let him begin to settle. He is very adaptable and is pretty much happy anywhere. He rides extremely well in the car. Priority is given to existing applicants. Maui will need to be neutered. Maui has been living in a garage for the last three years. He’s been given 3-4 20 minute potty breaks/outside time a day. Despite that, he’s so awesome! 🐾For more info/To apply-https://www.idahogoldenretrieverrescue.org/
Sanza
💕🐾Sanza’s owner recently passed. We’d love to find her a home with the 4 year old terrier. Sanza has a liver tumor and given her age, this will likely be a hospice situation. She’s still perky and happy right now! More details to follow.
Garth (Fisher)
🐾 Introducing GARTH- a big ball of goofiness! He is nearly 4 years old and is loving, wild, sweet, stubborn, hilarious, and awesome! Garth will need to be neutered. 🐾Garth is the silliest, loving, wild, free spirited boy around with a splash of stubbornness. Garth has known nothing but love his whole life. He will need lots of treats and car rides and swimming sessions. He will expect to cuddle you in bed or on the couch and when he’s not out camping, hiking or watching his humans. 🐾Garth needs toys or beef bones to keep him occupied. Garth is good with other dogs but has a ton of energy. He will likely settle once he is neutered, and we are working on getting that scheduled. He may do best as an only dog with a very attentive and active family. Or a larger dog similar in energy level. 🐾He knows sit, walk on a leash, “load up” in the car, “outside go potty”, go get a treat, find your toy and is crate trained. 🐾Garth has been raised with kids, aged 6-19. He’s been raised with three other dogs and does well with small dogs-teacup yorkies up to high energy labs and wire haired pointers, but can be dominant. He hasn’t been raised with cats, however, given how gentle he is with their teacup Yorkie, would likely do fine. 🐾 Preference given to Boise area applicants.
Jaxson
🐾Meet Mr. Love Sponge Jaxson! Jaxson is a very calm yet adventurous 10 year old neutered male. He can get anxious if left alone for too long (who doesn’t?) and loves to cuddle and soaks up attention. He loves to give his humans kisses. He loves cats and other dogs. 🐾Best traits: He is very loyal and incredibly loving. He is very patient and gentle especially with kids and other animals. He is a great adventure buddy whether it’s a walk, swim or small hike. He loves car rides yet it’s a bit of a wrestling match getting him up into the car 😀 🐾Training: knows he knows sit, lay down, shake, and stay; obeys everyone 🐾Jaxson was very painstakingly placed in our care. 🐾Jaxson was recently diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy. While this is not painful, it will warrant some extra care, which IDGRR will cover. To help contribute to his care, please donate, if you are able. 🐾 https://bit.ly/JaxsonsFund
Harley
🐾We will only adopt Axel and Harley together. These two incredible dogs are sure to make anyone happy. They are spectacular. 🐾 Harley is a spayed, super sweet and cuddly English Cream. She will need some work on a leash but is doing better with a harness. She has some initial anxiety in cars. She is a very well mannered and loving dog. 🐾She has grown up with three children, a small dog and cat. 🐾Bonded pair of English cream Goldens. Please reach out to us if you are an approved applicant with IDGRR.
💙🐾 Introducing Beau, an 8-month-old red Golden Retriever weighing 65 pounds. His vaccines will be updated and he will need to be neutered. He’s located in Hayden, Idaho. At this time, we are accepting applications from Northern Idaho/Eastern Washington only. 🐾💙This big boy is strong and active. Beau is being surrendered because his retired owners lack time and patience for his necessary training. 🐾💙Beau was obtained from a friend of theirs at eight weeks old. He is house and crate trained. 🐾💙Beau has a super friendly temperament and no history of bites or aggression. Aside from typical puppy behaviors like digging and chewing, no behavioral concerns exist. Unknown behavior around cats. 💙🐾Beau has been raised with a German Shepherd and they are good friends. He has not been raised with children, so will need slow introductions. 🐾💙Please have patience with us as we want to find a fantastic forever home for Beau.