Every Golden Deserves a Second Chance
We rescue, foster, and find forever homes for Golden Retrievers and Golden mixes across the Midwest.
For more than 40 years, RAGOM has rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed Golden Retrievers and Golden mixes. Today, we also help families stay together through education, community outreach, and advocacy—creating a brighter future for dogs and the people who love them across the Midwest.
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Donate
Your gift covers the vet care, surgeries, and foster supplies that get our dogs healthy and ready for a home.
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Volunteer
From fostering dogs and supporting administrative operations to conducting home visits and driving transports, our volunteers make every rescue possible. There's a role for everyone.
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Community Outreach
Help keep dogs with the families who love them, advocate for animal welfare, educate our community, and inspire more people to support rescue.
Meet Cooper — 11 years old, deaf, and still absolutely full of life.
He loves fetch, lake swims, and golf cart rides with his people. He’s already learned hand signals for sit, come, and go. Not bad for an old boy!
He needs a quiet home with a fenced yard and kids 15+. Could that be you?
Find out more and meet Cooper!
He's waiting for you!
Become a RAGOM Volunteer
Whether you foster a dog, coordinate a transport, conduct home visits, or lend your professional skills behind the scenes, there’s a place for you at RAGOM. Many volunteer roles can be done from anywhere, while foster homes and some dog-related positions are based within our five-state service area: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.
Explore Volunteer RolesLatest RAGOM resources
Advice and stories to help you and your Golden thrive—from health and training to keeping a lost dog safe.
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Questions to Ask a Breeder
Adding a dog to your family is a big decision. We always encourage prospective owners to consider adoption first, whether through RAGOM or another reputable rescue. If you decide that purchasing a puppy from a breeder is the right choice for your family, taking the time to choose a responsible breeder can help ensure a healthy puppy and support ethical breeding practices.
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Why Choose Rescue?
When you adopt a dog from RAGOM, you know what you are getting. Every dog lives in a foster home and gets full vet care, so we learn their personality, energy, and whether they are good with children, cats or other dogs. We share everything we know, the easy and the tricky, so you can be sure of the right fit.
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Children & dogs
Children and dogs can be wonderful for each other. Dogs help children learn responsibility and empathy, and children learn to be gentle, trusted companions. Just as your dog needs to learn how to behave around people, children need to learn how to behave around dogs.
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