Golden Retriever Rescue of New Mexico is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We have been in business for more than 25 years and have successfully placed more than 900 Goldens. We are here to help dogs find loving homes and to help you find a perfect match.
We work hard to make sure that you have a dog that suits your family and your lifestyle.
Here is the process for getting a dog:
- Fill out our adoption application by clicking here.
- The application system is very reliable. Your application goes straight into a spreadsheet that we use to consider what dogs might be good for you. You will receive a confirmation when your application posts to the database.
- Join our email list to hear about our dogs. The signup is near the bottom of the page. We use the list to let people know about new dogs. If you are interested in a dog posted on the list, come check the website for a photo and description and then email. Calling five times won’t help your chances. What matters is whether the family is right for the dog.
Please join our email list. When we put up a new dog, we also send a notice to the email list.
Check to see currently available dogs. Click on the link to the right that says Dogs to see who is ready for a home. We may have dogs that are not yet posted on the site. They are learning social skills, or waiting for spay and neuter surgery, and they are in the evaluation phase where we learn their temperaments and personalities.
It is hard to say what dogs we will have a given time.We do have a long waiting list. Adoptions are done by considering the best match for the dog and the family, so where you are on the list numerically is not what counts.
Please note that the listing may indicate our having 3 dogs, but the software is counting these paragraphs.
If you scroll through the website, you will see the hundreds of dogs that have passed through the NM Golden Retriever *facility*. This is not fancy, nor endowed. We don’t *sell* dogs, we don’t have a fee. We rely on the generosity of your donations.
This is a small group of people who love working together. We collaborate in scouting the state for Goldens, in providing transportation, in doing daily care (that means feeding everyone and picking up the poops), fostering, rehab, socializing, training, vet care, assessment, matchmaking, and devotion.
The dogs come in hurt, scared, sick, fat, skinny, neurotic, phobic, anxious, no haired, massive haired, lost, confused, not knowing what to do or be. And we heal them, love them, socialize them, get them healthy and figure out the very best home for them.
We do have a waiting list. We place dogs by match rather than your place in line. The more information you provide in your application, the better we can match. What we care most about is your ability to provide a loving home suited for your dog. Be honest and share as much as you can about the particularities of your household. If you really want a couch potato, tell us. If you love seniors or dogs with special needs, tell us. If you run 5 miles a day and want a triathlete to run with you, tell us that too.
We are always looking for foster homes. Foster parents have first priority in adopting dogs so you might want to consider fostering while you are waiting for your doggie to arrive. Generally speaking, we do not place dogs out of state. If you have not submitted an application, we will not talk to you about a specific dog.
Applications will be received by:
In Albuquerque or all of New Mexico:
Kathleen DesMaisons
kathleen@radiantrecovery.com