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Southern Golden Retriever Rescue
Registered Charity No. 1098769
PO Box 112, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3RB
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Trustees: Ms A C Bowden (Chairman), Mrs P D Cooper, Mrs G Clark,
Mr P Mills (Secretary), Mr H E Robinson (Treasurer).

History:

Rescue was first started in 1979 under the auspices of the Southern Golden Retriever Society and it was from that background that this charity was formed. In the early days it was very simplistic to think that all one had to do was place a dog from one home to another; this is far from the case. To begin with most people want a well trained young dog or invariably, a bitch, the sort of dog we all love to have around us, but we soon found that all dogs for rehoming did not fall into this category.

We soon learned the need to assess both the dogs and the available homes, and the need to match one with the other. The reasons for the need to rehome a dog are many and varied, most owners have genuine reasons why they can no longer give their dog the quality of life it needs. Some need training and much time is spent with the new owners helping them to overcome difficulties and to point them in the direction of suitable training classes. Thankfully most soon settle and respond to their new environment.

We do not have a sanctuary or kennels, therefore all our Rescue co-ordinators, who work on a voluntary basis, operate from their own homes, and where possible dogs are transferred direct from their present home to their new home, which causes the least amount of stress to the dog.

The area in which we operate is London south of the Thames and the counties of Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex and Hampshire. Our Rescue co-ordinators are on hand to give advice to owners and can sometimes avoid the necessity of a dog being re-homed.

a)	To alleviate distress caused to the breed of dogs known as Golden Retrievers which may be ill-treated abandoned or neglected.
b)	In cases where Golden Retrievers are abandoned or unwanted or the dogs can no longer be cared for at their present homes, to re-home the Golden Retrievers to ensure their future well being and where possible to keep in contact with them for the duration of their lives.
c)	To advance education by the provision of advice to members of the public who own or who wish to own a Golden Retriever in all aspects of the care and well-being of such dogs.