DONATIONS

GREAT Rescue is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization based in northeast Florida. Our dedicated group of volunteers is committed to providing misplaced, abused and abandoned Golden Retrievers “A Second Chance for a GREAT Life!”, but we cannot do it without your help.

Your contributions pay for examinations, vaccinations, heartworm tests, treatment and prevention, spaying and neutering, medications, boarding during treatments, surgeries and whatever other medical necessities may be required to prepare the Goldens for adoption.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation and forever change the life of a wonderful Golden Retriever, please send it to GREAT Rescue of NE, Fla. Inc., P.O. Box 600878, Jacksonville, Fla  32260-0878 . We will mail you a tax receipt within 6-8 weeks. Thank you in advance for your generosity. 

GREAT would not have been able to save the following Golden Retrievers without the kindness and generosity of caring individuals like you:

ROSE'S EXTREME-LY GREAT MAKEOVER!!! (read Rose's story below)

She was a poor, dirty, sick dog brought into Animal Control as a stray. Her ears and eyes were infected, grossly overweight at 107lbs., about 40% of her body had no fur and what was there was very dry and thin, all of her skin was dark black and she had an odor like a garbage dump. Barely recognizable as a Golden Retriever, we named her Rose. As she left the shelter and walked into the fresh air, this seemingly listless, sad pathetic girl got a spring in her step and rolled around on the back seat as we drove to Briarcliff Animal Hospital to begin her journey onto her new life.

Upon presentation, it was determined that Rose had a Thyroid Condition and her entire body was covered in a yeast infection. Her recovery would take months, demand baths every three days with special shampoo, antibiotics and inexpensive lifelong thyroid medication. After ten days in the hospital, she was released to be fostered until adopted.

As each day passed, her eyes and ears became clearer, her flaky, dry skin didn’t shed as much, each bath revealed skin a little pinker than before, and little wisps of fur began to show in the bare spots. But most noticeable was Rose’s spirit! Even in her darkest moments, she welcomed a loving touch, was quick to lick a face and always, always, always wagged her tail. Her ball-catching skills surfaced and every moment, even sometimes in her sleep, saw her with a plush toy in her mouth.

As the weeks and months progressed, this once pathetic dog emerged as a stunning, soft, beautiful and very spirited Golden Retriever. Within six months, her weight dropped to 70.2 lbs and soft, downy fur about an inch long appeared over her entire body. In no time at all, she is the beautiful, elegant girl that she once was before her sad saga began.

Presently, she is enjoying life with her new family - the one that fostered her - and her Four Golden Retriever sisters, Katie, Brooke, Ellie and Paige. Rose enjoys her dog goody and rawhide each morning, running in the sun and endlessly catching a ball, her own bed at night and a family who loves her very much. This once ugly duckling has indeed emerged as the elegant swan and has taught all of us at G.R.E.A.T. Rescue the true meaning of “rescue”.