Golden Beginnings Tree of Hope

In memory of our sweet fur babies- Brandy, Molly, and Maggie.

In memory of my Cinnamon Girl, and in honor of my wonderful Zoe. She lights up all of our lives daily! Thank you all for everything you do for all the beautiful Goldens.

For all the Goldens past and future and their ” rescued” families!

Thank you for all you do all year long.

In honor of my sweet golden girl, Maggie. She brought me 16 years of happiness, and I owe it all to this fantastic organization. Thank you to all of the volunteers who work tirelessly to give these fur babies a golden beginning. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

In honor of our beautiful Allie, adopted in 2005, who has been by our side through our courtship and wedding, the birth of our four children, and everything in between and since. And in memory of our sweet Zuzu (adopted 2005) and our spunky Rooster (adopted 2009) – we miss you EVERY DAY and love you so much!

Thanks for giving these precious goldens a chance at a great life. We love our Samantha and Charlie girl so much.

In memory of sweet Twinky.

In loving memory of my sweet boy Rex. Thank you for bringing him into my life along with Casey. Casey and I miss him so much.

Thank you, Golden Beginnings for our wonderful pups, Katie (was Wendy) and Sadie. They bring such joy to our lives. And in loving memory of our GB girl Kylie.

A very Happy Birthday to my dear friend, Lisa Bailey, who went on transports with me a few years ago. She is an Advocate for saving all dogs and fostered when needed by local rescue groups here in San Antonio.

A sincere thank you to GBGRR for bringing Hoot into our lives! Wishing a happy and healthy 2021 to all.

Thank you for allowing me to adopt BUDDY, 9 year old Golden with Heart Worms. He is the best of the 14 goldens I have had in my life. He is heart worm free and living a wonderful life. I am ready for any more OLD goldens that need a home. We would love to have at least two.

To all our golden girls who aren’t with us anymore.

Thanks to all the GB volunteers and in memory of Jason, Ruffles, Jake, Clyde, Bo and Betsy, all Golden rescues we have been blessed to have in our lives!
Ann and Lou Raden

We love both of our rescued Goldens, Winnie and Casey! They have brought so much JOY to our lives.

In memory of Lady Bearden. We miss her everyday – she changed our lives forever in the best way possible. ❤️ Thank you golden beginnings for all that you do!

Sadie, our Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix is the best Christmas gift ever! Thank you GBGRR!

Merry Christmas to all and our four legged golden friends who bring us all so much joy!

Thank you, Golden Beginnings for rescuing Max and me and giving us a truly golden beginning.

Love always, Lenny Tan

In loving memory of Max, the most gentle golden in the world.

In loving memory of Cam Gatlin

We miss them always, but especially at Christmas….Dixie, Lily, Max, Richie and Oakley.

Best wishes for 2021, to all the good dogs and the people who love them! From Max and Bentley, the Gentlemen of 24th Street

In honor of the GBGRR board, volunteers, and fosters who give so selflessly to this wonderful organization.

My best walked the rainbow bridge this year and she is truly missed. Happy Holidays to all the dogs saved and their families.

Lots of love to all those good boys and girls

Thank you for bringing Spencer and Benji to us… along with the fosters we helped find their way to their Golden Beginnings too.

In honor of our Tex!

Thanks to all the volunteers and supporters of Golden Beginnings who helped so many of us find our beloved fur babies.

In Loving memory of My Best Girl, Nala. GBGRR took a chance on us and Nala chose us. From the moment she said bye to Dave, jumped in the van and we drove off from The Camp we were inseparable. We loved her dearly and miss her everyday. 8yrs was not nearly long enough.

Thank you for giving us our sweet Joey! Our family couldn’t imagine life without him! Especially his big brother Tex!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are so thankful for Golden Beginnings!

In Loving Memory Of Apollo Williams, the best boy I ever knew. I will always love and remember you till we meet again.

We are so thankful that even through this very strange year, Golden Beginnings was able to continue to rescue and rehome Goldens in need! So to my babies and permanent fosters gone to soon, Nadine, Peaches, Abbagayle, Faith, Possum, and Charlie Boy and all our previous fosters and those that are yet to arrive on our doorstep, you will always be in our heart! Happy 2021!

Cooper will always be my Big Goofy Boy….There will be no other like him and we miss him so much.

Godspeed precious Cooper…what a GOOD boy you are!

In Memory of our rescue babies… Max, Dixie, Lily Ann, Richie, and Oakley. And for our current babies… Chewie and Charli Rae

Happy Holidays to all! May 2021 be full of joy, peace, and health for all.

Merry Christmas!

In loving memory of Sunny and special thanks to Golden Beginnings for being there for her so we could adopt her 8 years ago. After recently crossing over the Rainbow Bridge, she is now playing with her best friend Addie.

Merry Christmas from the Akers!!
Ben is out 13 year old Golden. In memory of Maggie {Golden} and Ginger {Lab mix}

From GBGRR alums Remy and Rhett (fka Rizzo) Robinson!

Wishing you a Christmas blessed with peace and love.

From the Strickland family. Gene, Rose, Roxy, and Patches

In memory of Luna and special thanks to GBGRR.

In loving memory of Stacy Holly

Thank you so much for all that you do for these beautiful dogs.

Merry Christmas to all our Goldens!

In loving and grateful memory of our sweethearts, Indy and Clarabelle.

In loving memory of our sweet friend, Dixie

Thanks Golden Beginnings for bringing Napa and Zin into our lives!

In memory of Smitty, Wesley & Red.

With sincere thanks and appreciation for this organization!

Thank you to all the volunteers and in memory of our Goldens here with us in spirit.

To our Golden Beginnings family. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. From Millie, Hoshi, Copper ex GBGRR and Graham ex GBGRR who crossed the Rainbow Bridge in November.

In honor of all our fosters-past, present and future

Thank you GBGRR for all you do for these wonderful Goldens!

In loving memory of Lewis, Ginger, and Hershey who we adopted as seniors. Each one took us on a journey of love, friendship, and hope. And in honor of Bobby, whom Anne Backus connected with us with in Feb. 2020, which was a match made in heaven. Thank you to all the volunteers at GBGRR. You are amazing!

From the Holder family, Lonna, Oso and Sweeney, who is spending Christmas this year at the Rainbow Bridge

To all the wonderful folks at GBGRR thank you for making everyday feel like Christmas… because you rescued a Golden and they paid it forward by making every day for us “Merry”

Many thanks to all of the volunteers and supporters who have made it possible for Golden Beginnings to rescue Goldens in need for over 21 years.

Many thanks to all of the volunteers and supporters who have made it possible for Golden Beginnings to rescue Goldens in need for over 21 years.

Another year of hard work by GBGRR volunteers, thank you for making a difference in the lives of our beloved Goldens. Shiloh keeps me in sync with HER schedule. Everyday!
Blessings, Pat Quigley

Thank you for all your hard Works’s volunteers. Everyone takes care of the poor dogs who can’t help themselves. I am so thankful for all of my Golden Beginnings dogs – Angel Ridley, Angel Scooter, Brinkley and Ryder.

Donating with gratitude to the wonderful volunteers at GBGRR!

In memory of my Frat Boy Richie, who is having a party in heaven with all of the other pups that left us too soon, and in honor of Charli Rae who makes me smile every day with her sweet nature and silly antics. And to all of the many volunteers at GB who make is possible to provide a Golden Beginning for so many deserving dogs.

From Duke & Sherman (GBGRR Rescues) a Merry Christmas to all out Golden buddies.

In memory of Cole. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

In loving memory of our sweet Abby and in honor of our beautiful Anni (fka Cindy) whom we adopted from GBGRR in 2017. Thank you for all the wonderful work you do to help these beautiful furbabies.

🎄Merry Christmas 🎅🏻 Thank you to all the volunteers & staff for all that you do for goldens.

In memory of our sweet Pepper we adopted from Golden Beginnings. We miss her greatly. She brought us tremendous joy.

With Love,
The Kollister Family

Happy Holidays!
We hope you have a Happy and Golden New Year!

In memory of Jake and Sammy.

Thank you for all you do for the Goldens

In memory of GBGRR alumni Gus and Surfer Dude. Bonnie (who is now 16!) and I miss them every single day.

With love and hugs,

Rechelle G.

In honor of all the hard working volunteers who make this possible and Lincoln & McKinley, the goofiest boys who make me smile every day.

In loving memory of our beloved Molly. We love you and miss you everyday.

Merry Christmas

In memory of our sweet, beautiful Holly…adopted from Golden Beginnings Dec.13, 2003…best Christmas present EVER! You gave us sixteen glorious years of golden love…we all miss you so much.

Thanks for all the great GBGRR people that help the Goldens !!

Merry Christmas from Gibson

In memory of Emily, Molly, Bailey and Murphy

Thank you GBGRR! Know how much love you bring to us all. Lovingly remembering our Sam and Parker…. the best!

Our sweet girls were rescued by GBGRR almost 6 years ago when they were only a few months old. I can’t imagine our crazy household without these sweet fur babies, or their “not so little” brother.

Thanks for the wonderful work you all do, Golden Beginnings! Merry Christmas!

In memory of our sweet Nala.

In memory of our 1st GBGRR dogs, Buddy and Patrick. We miss them so much. Thanks to all of the GBGRR volunteers who give their time and love to all the sweet Goldens in need of new homes.

Merry Christmas

For Targa, Holly, and Lacy

A Golden Angel in memory of our sweet Sophie- you will always be in our hearts.

For all the people who make Golden Beginnings so special. We are so proud to be part of this group!

Thank you for all the work you do helping ALL Goldens. I love my seniors!

Thank you for all your organization does to help save goldens and provide wonderful “fur babies” to us humans. Life is just not the same without the love and devotion of a golden.

In honor of Kathy Billig and the wonderful way she loves both people and pups alike.

To the sweetest pups in the world.

For Anne B….what a selfless job she is doing for you on intake.

In loving memory of Bailey, Rusty, and Bogart – dearly loved, dearly missed, and still remembered. Thank you to Golden Beginnings for brining them into my life.

in memory of sugar bear

🌹 Rose 🐾 and 💕🐾Heidi are very thankful for their Golden Beginning. Merry Christmas, 2020!

Merry Christmas! Donating on behalf of Charlma & Garland Kile who asked that this be their Christmas present!

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to all Goldens and their families……

For Hope and her adorable babies.
A wonderful story with a happy ending for this unbelievable year.
Thanks to all the volunteers that dedicate their time helping this organization.
Happy Holidays to all.

In honor of our new puppy Tori (Victoria) who keeps us busy and fills us with joy. Thank you GB and the volunteers for saving Hope and her puppies. A fitting Merry Christmas in this horrible year that feeds our souls and makes us happy.

In honor of all the GBGRR volunteers

From 2017 alum Hunter.

We donate in honor of the wonderful GBGRR volunteers and our sweet fosters.

Happy Holidays to the GBGRR volunteers and all of the people who play a role in saving these beautiful Goldens. Sending love and prayers to everyone this season and especially to Hope and her babies ❤️

Donating in honor of GBGRR’s dedicated volunteers and the lives they save!

In memory of Bear. 2006-2020

In memory of our beloved Ollie and thanks to GBGRR for continuing to trust us with Molly and Dakota, who bring us joy every day.

Love what you all do for the wonderful Goldens out there.

In memory of Lindy and Mindy.
Congratulations to mom and her puppies. You have come to the right place to find a good life.

For the newest rescue, HOPE, and her litter of Angels. As I read their story right now and the immediate response by GBGRR, I am reminded of the heart and soul of every volunteer that makes this possible.

In memory of our precious Bailey.

In memory of Gus and Sweet, and in honor of the wonderful GBGRR Volunteers.

In honor of Chester Smallwood

In memory of Jack & Blazer

In Memory of Dickens, best friend and pet therapy partner of Bill Clemons

In Memory of Amber, Reese, Callie & Palmer
“Still in our hearts, always loved”

Merry Christmas! Donating on behalf of Charlma & Garland Kile who asked that this be their Christmas present!

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to all the lucky GBGRR families!
Sharon and Minnie Pearl

Thank you for rescuing Goldens!

We and our girls hope that everyone has a Happy and Safe Christmas this year!

Merry Golden Christmas from GBGRR Gilly and her new sibling, KC!

Donation in honor of Chloe who came home 10 years ago. She’s Daddy’s girl and Mommy’s heartbeat. Eternal gratitude to Cil and GBGRR for entrusting this perfect girl with our family. Eternal thanks to Chloe for being all we wanted and all we needed.

In memory of our golden angel Rusty who crossed the Rainbow Bridge in October and his best buddy Remy who crossed in 2019. In honor of Bella and Starbuck who continue to give us so much joy and love every day!

In memory of our sweet “Irish” who brought more to our lives than we ever could have imagined.

Happy Holidays from Odist & Milo!

In honor and memory of our most beloved Jack and Lucas who both crossed the rainbow bridge this year. We miss them more than words can ever express.

The Billigs
GB ALUMS Rocky and Boomer

May all your new “beginnings” be “Golden”. Happy Holidays!

In honor of Maverick , the sweetest boy.

In honor of Sophie Bailey who was Max’s gal pal when he was on this earth. Her Mom, Lisa and human brother, Tanner, were my copilots many times on GBGRR transports. Sophie is very sick right now in Charleston and your prayers would be appreciated for she and her family

In honor of Sophie Bailey, Max’s gal pal while he was still on earth. Sophie is very sick right now with her family in Charleston. Her Mom, Lisa and human brother, Tanner, we’re my copilots on many GBGRR transports. Please keep this family in your prayers.

In memory of our beloved goldens Alex, Hunter I, Hunter II and our 2015 rescue Ava from GBGRR who died of cancer in 2019. Our lives have been so enriched by each golden and will live in our memories forever.

Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah !

In loving memory of Demo and Buddy; and honor of Trooper who brightens our lives every day – Merry Christmas

In loving memory of Sammy Lee, an outstanding foster brother who helped many Goldens on their journey to their Golden Beginning.

In memory of Max and Buddy and in honor of Harley, all beloved Golden boys.

In memory of Griffin, Hobi, Lucky, and Leander.

In honor of Sophie

In honor of all my Goldens

In gratitude for our beloved Shadow, and in memory of Alaska and Liz. Thanks for all you do!

Merry Christmas from Addie

In memory of our sweet Murphy who filled our home with happiness for 12 years. Thank you GBGRR

This donation is in memory of Goldie, the second Golden we rescued. She was quite the Beach Babe!

This is in memory of our second rescue Ms Goldie, or also know as Beach Babe!

This donation is in memory of our first rescue, Mr. Bosco!

In honor of FREEDOM

In honor of Fletch

How boring our lives were before Lego!! We couldn’t love him anymore than we do. Thank you so much, GBGRR. Happy holidays!

Always happy to contribute to such an amazing organization! Keep up the good work, GBGRR, and happy holidays!

In honor of Michael LeGrande and the many fosters in our lives

Thanks for giving me my family.

Thank you for my beautiful boy Hudson

In Memory of my all my goldens…Max, Stormy, and from GBGRR, Duke, Harris and Jack.

From the Grasso Family! Thankful for all the work you do and for bringing Nelson into our lives.

Thank you GBGRR for helping bring Jake and Jackson into our family.

Thank you for giving us the gift of Hudson!

Blessing to all those that help the golden beginnings.

In Honor of Tom, Rosie, Lucie, Angel and Livy and all our god brothers and sisters. Shiloh, Travis, Boone, Birdie, Max, Boone, Becket, Tatum and Belle. Love to all.

In loving memory of my sweet Henri. You are never forgotten.

Every day I am grateful for Trudie and Candy. Trudie is a therapy dog who provides comfort to those in need. Candy is my personal service dog. My life is complete because I have these two very special dogs.

A gift for your generosity to those who bear us up during hard times – our dogs.

Merry Christmas. We are very thankful for our Layla.

Merry Christmas from Leo!

In loving memory of our special goldens – Abigail, Molly, and Galen. And in honor of our newest best friend Maddie who is bringing us much happiness!

In honor of all the foster families that have saved so many precious Goldens. Love, Grace Kaylie, Stella & Harley Clark

Forever grateful for our sweet Annie!

In honor of my future golden retriever.
Love,
Jasper, age 10

I lost Ranger (FNA Dave) this past August due to cancer. I’ll always be grateful to GBGRR for allowing me to give him as much love as I could for a few years. See you again one day my sweet angel 😇 Merry Christmas to all the volunteers of this wonderful rescue 🎄

My family & I have been blessed with 3 amazing goldens. We lost our first pup Baron this year; he was just the best.

My beautiful Molly was a gift from GGBR – I hope everyone who loves goldens will contribute for their continued care!

Merry Christmas from the Weber’s with huge thanks for all you do for our beautiful babies x

In memory of Joey

Piper “Let’s Go” Martin had a big attitude and a giant heart. He liked to “hold feet”, and if he wanted your attention he would put his paw on your hand and stare deep into your soul until you knew his thoughts. He had an enormous smile and grumbled when he disapproved of something. He was hilarious and loyal beyond measure. A champion snuggler, always at the side of his hooman when possible. He had been to 48 states as an avid camper. We loved him for 13 years & will cherish him forever.

An angel on the tree in memory of our beautiful Angel.

In loving memory of Jake, Tasha, and Sulley.

In memory of our golden angel Jingles. We miss her so very much.

Merry Christmas to all from our little Sophie! We adore this pup and can’t wait to celebrate our second holiday with her.

Thanks for rescuing me – Gracie

Molly and I wish all the goldens and their humans a Merry Christmas!

In memory of Lance and Norman

Tucker and Chase have been the absolute best additions to our family and such wonderful big brothers to our son!

In honor Candyce and Thor and all the goldens they foster. Merry Christmas!

We adopted Gauge from Golden Beginnings in March of this year and I am so THANKFUL to Golden Beginnings for all they do to help these beautiful furry ones get healthy and find their FOREVER homes- Merry Christmas!

You bring enormous joy to us every day.

Thanks to the volunteers and adopters who give these loving creatures a second chance.

Merry Christmas to Golden Beginnings and Daddy. We love and miss you, Daddy!!! Shiloh, Savannah and Nanook

Wishing everyone with GBGRR a Wonderful Christmas and Peace, Health and Happiness in 2021❤️

In memory of our beloved Abbey that we miss so much.

I was able to adopt a beautiful Golden Retriever from Golden Beginnings 9 years ago. She is still the best part of my life and because she was so amazing, it inspired my son to get a Golden Retriever puppy 2 years ago, not from GB but elsewhere and he loves that dog TO DEATH!!!!! So inspiration from the “beginning”, get it? LOL. The two of them play together when they are together and as my husband says, it is joyful to watch Golden Retrievers play. 🙂

Thank you to all of the volunteers who work so hard and do so much for these special dogs!
Picture is Belle as a puppy displaying her retrieving skills.

In memory of Rusty and Max we love you, mom, dad, Ryan, Chance and maverick

In honor of Sophie

In memory of Princess, Roscoe, Lady and Abby.

Sweet Rusty -wish I could have made you better! I will get to love that sweet face in heaven!

For my lovely Astro. You were such a good boy and I miss you so much.

Thanks for always going the extra mile for these sweet dogs.

Thank you GB for our precious boys Redford and Mickey.

In Memory of our beautiful Max and in celebration of Boone’s 2nd Christmas with us. Golden Beginnings is the gift of life for lucky GOLDENS and the gift of love to all who welcome that Golden into their life.

Merry Christmas
Love Luke Benavides

Merry Christmas all!
Love Tidwell

Thank you for all you do!

Happy Holiday to all our volunteers and supporters. Golden Beginnings would not succeed without your support. I can not thank you enough

Thank you to Golden Beginnings for all that you do! All the Goldens are grateful for your love, support and dedication!