STATUS: Accepting Applications

PERSONALITY TRAITS: Sweet, Loving, Playful

~DOB: January 2014

WEIGHT: 48 lbs

HEALTH STATUS: Goldie will need to go through heartworm treatment once her puppies are weaned. After treatment is complete, she will be ready for her forever family.

SPAYED OR NEUTERED: Spayed

MICROCHIPPED: Will be microchipped prior to adoption

AROUND DOGS: Since Goldie is still busy caring for her puppies, she has not had a chance to meet other dogs in her foster home yet.

AROUND CATS: Untested but we can safely cat test if needed

AROUND CHILDREN: Goldie is sweet and affectionate with all people and though she has not been around children in her foster home, we feel she would be great with children

HOUSEBROKEN: Yes

CRATETRAINED: Goldie has good house manners and has not needed to be crated

LEASH MANNERS: Goldie walks nicely on leash and is learning not to pull

CAR RIDES: 

FOSTER PARENT COMMENTS: Please meet sweet Goldie! Goldie is an incredibly sweet and loving dog. She adores people, is always excited about visitors and doesn’t miss an opportunity to snuggle. Goldie’s life changed forever when BFPA saved her when she was highly pregnant from a rural shelter. Since her rescue, she has shown nothing but love and appreciation. Goldie is eager to please and tries very hard to make her people happy. Goldie is currently discovering a whole new world, living in a house; having a roof over her head and enough food is something Goldie never had before. She absolutely soaks up all the attention and would love to have a family that is looking for an affectionate dog. Goldie is very smart; she has learned sit in a matter of seconds. She is learning how walk on a leash without pulling and other things that dogs normally know. Goldie is an incredibly loving mother to 13 puppies. We have fostered nursing momma dogs before and Goldie is one of the most caring dogs we’ve ever had. While caring for her 13 babies, Godlie is meeting all kinds of animals in her foster home. In the beginning she didn’t know what to think of resident peacocks, guinea fowls and chickens. But her foster family let her know that they cannot be chased and so Goldie is trying very hard to please them. She walks by the birds and is not trying to chase them. Goldie met more farm animals and has learned to accept them which shows her foster family that she is highly trainable and eager to learn. Goldie doesn’t miss an opportunity to snuggle up to her foster parents, she loves to play and give kisses. She has learned that toys are lots of fun; she loves to play fetch and will even bring the ball back. Her absolute favorite toy is the Kong toy but she also loves stuffed toys which she cherishes and does not destroy. Since Goldie is currently a nursing momma dog, she hasn’t had a lot of exposure to other dogs. She met dogs during her short walks and didn’t show any signs of aggression. But her foster family has learned that Goldie is all about people and would love to be the canine baby in the family. She has never had a loving family and now is her chance to find that home where she will be the center of attention.

EVERY DOG HAS A STORY: Right before the New Year BFPA was alerted to a highly pregnant dog that was surrendered to a rural and overcrowded shelter. The shelter was so full that not only did they not have an open kennel but they could not house a dog that could give birth at any moment. BFPA has learned that Goldie was surrendered by two men who no longer wanted her because this was the second time she was pregnant. Goldie spent her entire life chained outside and was very emaciated. After Goldie spent only 3 days in BFPA’s care, she went into labor and was rushed to an emergency clinic in the middle of the night as she was struggling to give birth. After an emergency C-section, Goldie gave birth to 13 puppies on December 30, 2015. It was clear to BFPA that she would have died a painful death if she wasn’t rescued. When her foster parents brought Goldie and her puppies home from the clinic, they saw how very skinny this poor dog was. It took her a while to realize that each meal would not be her last and that she would always have enough food. Despite being starved, Goldie has never shown aggression towards food, treats or toys. She has always shared her toys with her humans happily. Goldie is very excited about each meal and takes treats very gently. 

Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed. We do home visits to finalize adoptions and/or deliver the adopted dog. Therefore, we prefer potential adopters live a reasonable distance to the Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) of North Carolina .

INTERESTED IN ADOPTING GOLDIE? If so, please fill out our dog adoption application by copying and pasting this link in a new browser window: https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/of/f?c=WHMSYCNC

Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed. We do home visits to finalize adoptions and/or deliver the adopted dog. Therefore, we prefer potential adopters live a reasonable distance to the Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) of North Carolina.  All animals will be up to date on all  vaccinations, spayed/neutered and micro chipped before the adoption  is finalized. Fee is $225 for dogs, $115 for cats.