Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many people adopted dogs during COVID and are now turning them over to shelters because they've gone back to work and have no time for the dog anymore.

Try the shelter first.

OP, this is very true. Have you looked at https://grreat.org/ ? Golden rescue (assuming you are in the DMV area). We have adopted multiple goldens from there over the years. Apologies if someone already mentioned this; i have not read the whole thread. Our dogs have been healthy and lived to at least 12.

We are longtime GRREAT supporters and think they are wonderful. They typically do not have young dogs, though, because it's so rare for people to give up goldens. Many of their dogs are elderly or have chronic health issues. They happen to have 3 very cute dogs under 3 available right now and I'm sure they will go fast.