Find out how your donation makes a difference for one of our rescued Golden Retrievers!
RAGOM needs YOU.
We are all about rescuing and rehoming Goldens but we need YOU to help us! RAGOM rehomes hundreds of Golden Retrievers each year, and there has never been a better time to adopt your special friend.
Currently, we have more than 60 beautiful dogs awaiting their forever homes and more coming in almost every day. But, they can't find that special family without meeting YOU. And, they can't meet you if you don't apply. Won't you please consider filling out an application and becoming the next proud owner of a special Golden from RAGOM. The dogs need YOU now!
Chuck and Don's-Bloomington
Sunday,February 5th
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 pm
For more upcoming RAGOM events, please visit our Calendar
RAGOM's Rainbow Bridge page… so many tributes to the incredible animals we have loved and lost. You may think this is a sad page to visit, but far from it. The loving tributes we receive are stories of loyalty and compassion, and of the rescued goldens who conquered their past lives and came out the other side. We rescued these dogs and in many cases, they rescued us as well, when we didn't even know we needed rescuing.
Visit our Rainbow Bridge page and read about JD, who, as a senior, found the perfect home; Fancy/Koekers - a puppy mill momma; Logan - one of the "American Spirit" puppies from 2001; and Mr. Chips who went from totally neglected to loved beyond measure.
We would be honored to post your tribute and photos on our Rainbow Bridge page. If you don't see your golden's page on the Adopted Dogs section of the web site, we will do our best to recreate it for you and add your tribute and photos. Just send your updates here.
Interested in becoming a transport volunteer? Do you just have a few questions before you're ready to fill out the volunteer application? If so, read our FAQs for transport volunteers!
How far are your transports?
The length can vary depending on the transport. If you are interested in participating in the transport,
but the length is too long, just respond to the transport request and state how far you are willing to drive.
We will adjust the legs to accommodate you!
Will I receive training?
Yes! If you attend foster training, transport training is part of the foster training.
If you do not foster, we also offer a separate training. The training is conducted over the phone and lasts about 30-45 minutes.
If you'd like to become one of RAGOM's transporters, you can fill out a volunteer application online, or visit our NEW page of frequently asked questions about transporting and fostering. Or, check out RAGOM's other volunteer opportunities.
Do you love to follow the dogs on the Available Dogs page? Are you curious about their new lives with their forever families? Or how the puppies look all grown up?
Then check out our HAPPY ENDINGS page to see what Moose, Cooper and the rest of our adopted RAGOM dogs have been up to since you saw them last!
RAGOM forever families – we would love to receive news and photos of your RAGOM dog loving its new life! If you don't see your golden's page on the Adopted Dogs section of the web site, we will do our best to recreate it for you and add your Happy Ending. Just send your updates to us so we can keep up to date with your golden's exciting new life!
Get your 25th Anniversary Gear!
February 14, 2010 marked the 25th Anniversary of RAGOM's founding. All year long, you can help RAGOM celebrate with official 25th Anniversary gear like this beach tote. Stock up on cold weather favorites like coffee mugs and hoodies, and prepare for warm weather with the beach tote, aluminum water bottle and t-shirts!
Did You Know?
The Guiness world record for the most tennis balls held by a dog in its mouth belongs to a Golden Retriever named Augie. Owned by the Miller family in Dallas, Augie broke the record on July 6, 2003 when he successfully picked up and carried five regulation-sized tennis balls!
The week-long search for Kekoa ended when his body was found January 21. He had been hit by a vehicle on Interstate 35 near 194th Street several days earlier and died instantly. Kekoa was laid to rest Sunday, January 22 at his home in Wisconsin. See the “Find Kekoa” Facebook page for more information. Thank you to the hundreds of RAGOM volunteers and friends who joined in the search for Kekoa and to the many supporters who followed the search effort on Facebook. A special thank you to Tony and the gang at Holiday Inn Lakeville who allowed us to set up Search Central in a corner of their lobby for 5 days.
Just in time for the holidays, we're offering new lower prices on the RAGOM 2012 Calendar. Save 10% when you buy 5 copies. Save 20% when you buy 10.
Our calendar features 12 months of beautiful RAGOM dogs and their stories. With every month, you'll have funny, poignant and charming reminders of the good work that RAGOM does with the help of our wonderful supporters.
It's the perfect gift for every dog lover! Buy one as a gift or stock up on a couple for your home and office. Order now. Quantities are limited.
Use this card and RAGOM will receive:
$50 — after your first purchase
2% — donation on gas and grocery purchases
1% — donation on all other purchases
Up to 10% — of purchases made at select merchants!
Share your passion and donate to our cause with your everyday purchases. We've partnered with Capital One© Card Lab Connect to bring you our newest fundraising program, which helps us earn money effortlessly every day! Just carry our custom credit card (it comes with a competitive rate), and valuable cash donations for every purchase you make with the card will be donated to our organization. We'll also receive a $50 bonus donation when you make your first purchase. And not only will you be donating to our cause with each purchase you make, you'll be helping to spread the word when people see your unique card, designed specifically for our organization.
For more information or to apply, visit the RAGOM Capital One Card page.
RAGOM gets applications to adopt from all over Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and western Wisconsin, and every one of them needs to be visited and interviewed by a RAGOM volunteer. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of volunteers in the rural outstate areas of these states, so these applicants must sometimes wait a long time before a home visit can be scheduled. If you think you can help and would be interested in doing home visits for RAGOM, please fill out a volunteer application today! Click here for more info about doing home visits.
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