Adopted: NiuNiu

Quick Facts: Breed: Golden Retriever Gender: Female, spayed Age: 6.5 years old Size: 70 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes! 5+ Hello! My name is Niu Niu, and I am the most adorable, smart, sweet dog around! History I was born in a breeder’s home in Maryland in Jan. 2017. My mom and dad brought me home when I was 2 months old. I stayed with my family in Philadelphia for 2 years and then moved to Corning in 2018. I shared lots of golden days with my family and there were almost no bad memories. I have to leave them because my little human brother starts to have skin rashes frequently due to my hair. Personality I am a smart girl as I learned quickly during my obedience training in the puppy school. Now I understand the commands like “sit” “turn around” “high five” “stay” etc.…

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Adopted: Bentley

Quick Facts: Breed: Golden Retriever (purebred?) Gender: Male, neutered Age: 18 months young! Size: 60 (ish) pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! (but am possessive of toys!) Cats? Unknown Kids? Yes! 14+ Hello! My name is Bentley and I am a very friendly, exuberant, enthusiastic young Golden Retriever! History I was adopted as a puppy by my family, but circumstances have prevented them from being able to keep me. Luckily, Cayuga Dog Rescue was able to take me into their foster program, my former family was happy to surrender me, and the wonderful owners of the Bed and Biscuit Kennel were happy to foster me at their kennel! I am very happy, everyone is being so nice to me and I get to run and play in their big fenced yards like I always dreamed of being able to do! The only thing missing is a wonderful new family, but they…

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Adopted: Murphy

Quick Facts: Breed: Golden Retriever/German Shepherd Gender: Male Age: 8 years old Size: 97 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes! ***Murphy is not a CDR dog and has not been evaluated by CDR. Murphy’s family will make all decisions regarding his adoption.*** History My owner, the wonderful woman who rescued me when I was 2 years old, passed away in February. It was unexpected and incredibly sad. We were the best of friends and I was by her side until the end. I was so lost when she died. But then her lovely daughter- who lives here in the Ithaca area–drove all the way out to Arizona where I was living, and brought me back to beautiful Upstate NY so that I could enjoy the fresh air and grass, and also because she wants to find me a wonderful new home from among the dog loving community…

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Adopted: Rufus

My name is Rufus and I am an awesomely handsome, loving, playful, fluffy, fuzzy dog! Quick Facts: Breed: Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd/Chow Gender: Male, neutered Age: 4 years old Size: 55 lbs Good with… People? Yes! Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? 12+ years Bonus: Completely housebroken! Background: I arrived for the first time in the CDR foster program 2 years ago (at age 2), after my owners split up. Those folks had kept me in a small fenced in outdoor kennel and gave me almost no attention, care, or training, which had been a very sad life for a happy, exuberant, loving, and active dog like me. Luckily, a lovely semi-retired couple adopted me from CDR and that’s where I have been for the past 2 years. They loved me a lot, took me to fun clicker training classes, got me a needed hip surgery, and helped me with all of…

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