I want to adopt a golden retriever. How long will it take?

One of our most popular requests is to adopt one of our goldens needing a forever home. We want to give you an update of our current waiting list status of hopeful approved adopters who are waiting for a golden and our applicants who are waiting to start the application process.

We have a waiting list of approved adopters who on average have been waiting 4 months for a golden to be matched to their family. There are many families who are patiently waiting longer than 4 months for a new furry family member.   Our matchmaking finds the best family to meet our dogs needs and our adoption process and policies are reflected on our How to Adopt web page.

Our application team remains very busy with the numerous applications coming in for goldens or golden blends. It can take up to 3 weeks for first contact by one of our volunteers to start the application process after an application has been received.

We thank you for your patience and support of GRRMF.