Our hearts are broken to tell you that we have lost Buddy.  It actually happened about 3 weeks ago just before we were leaving out of the country for a long trip, and I just couldn’t bear to write this at that time.  He did make it for about a month longer than the vet… Read more

Toby was everything you expect in a Golden Retriever. He was full of joy and never knew a stranger. He smiled when excited and insisted on holding the leash in his mouth when taken out for walks. For the last 10 months, Toby came to work with me every day and he quickly became a… Read more

Our family absolutely adored our Shadow. He was full of love and always a puppy at heart. -The Stapp/Nance Family… Read more

Our Dog Barley We were very saddened when our boy Barley passed away on June 8 after a two year fight with cancer. This date marked four years since we adopted him after his two previous families were unable to deal with his in-your-face nature. In September he would have turned six, much too young… Read more

We are heartbroken – today we helped Watson, our Super Senior over Rainbow Bridge. Watson came to Golden Beginnings about 9 months ago, he was barely 54 pounds and very anemic. It took two months to get him healthy enough to get vaccinations and neutered. Once we thought we got him healthy enough to be… Read more

It was love at first sight for both of us.  The date was June 25, 2016.  I drove over 200 mile and almost 4 hours (one way) to meet RUDY.  It was a month earlier when we lost our beloved Golden Hootie and my sadness over his loss at times was overwhelming.  Goldens bring such… Read more

We lost our dear Baxter about 8 months ago. He came to use at a time when Debbie was having health issues, and he stayed by her side until recovery. We loved him so very much. He was so sweet and loving. Debbie and I loved Baxter so very much. It broke our hearts to… Read more

We are heartbroken that Jake (fka Cash) left us on May 18 after liver failure. He adopted us 5 1/2 years ago after he was hit by a car and taken in by GBGRR.  He immediately stole our hearts! He loved his brother Marcus, who didn’t know how to play until Jake joined us and… Read more

Cinnamon enjoyed living with my mom and me for over 6 years. She had a couple of acres where she could roam free at times. She had a favorite spot in the house, in the living room looking out our bay window onto the backyard and the bayou beyond. She could see when raccoons moved… Read more