Dandy

Dandy was our first foster dog. An elderly lady had found him and took him in. Sadly, Dandy was a big dog, and she could not care for him, so he was turned over to Golden Bond. We picked him up soon after he was neutered. We are not sure of his age, except that he had huge paws and his mid and rear sections were small. He was somewhere between 1-3 years old.

He is a calm gentle dog. Mark called him a big Galoute. He had this tendency to melt on you when you petted him. He would literally fall down on you, almost knocking you over. He and Cinnamon played well together, except when he wanted to stop playing he would just stop, annoying our dog.

He loved playing with a tennis ball dumbbell. He carried it around like a cigar. If we pulled it out of his mouth, his mouth was quiver, which always made us laugh

We took him to the Golden Bond picnic. Several people were interested in him. We found a wonderful family for him up in the Portland area. He now has a brother along with a family with 2 older girls and a young boy. They renamed him, Kavanagh. @ years later they had to surrender him as the 2 dogs really did not get along. But he did find a new furr-ever home after that.

Buddy Holly

Buddy was our second foster dog. He was about 10 months old when we got him. A big puppy! His former home was not able to give him space or time needed for a young active dog.

Since he was a puppy, he was active and playful. He actually would tire out our Cinnamon! He learned quickly and always wanted to please you. His only downfall was he would like to chew on blankets if he was bored.

Soon after Buddy’s photo was placed on the Golden Bond website, there were people interested in him. We found the perfect family for him up in the Seattle area. A family with two young boys and another Golden Retriever named Cedar with a nice backyard. It was hard to let him go, but we know this was the perfect setup for him!

 We have kept in touch with his new family over the years. Unfortunately, his buddy Cedar passed away early in 2017, and Buddy himself went blind. Buddy crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2017. 

Sunny

We had Sunny, our third foster, for only two weeks. She is a sweet 5 year old girl who was a victim of a divorce. She is a short stout girl.  We got her right after she was spayed. So she was moving rather slow and tired easily. She also had developed Kennel Cough.

Cinnamon was so very patient with Sunny. We were amazed how well Cinnamon worked with Sunny and understood when she was not felling well.

After having her for a week, we got contacted by the adoption coordinator of a potential forever home! Sunny instantly took to her new parents. She also has a brother golden now. She has plenty of property to roam around in SW Washington.

Despite having her for a short time, we miss her as much than our previous fosters. I think Cinnamon misses her the most! Sunny and Cinnamon have the same coloring, maybe that’s why?

We recently heard (2017) from her furr-ever home that he crossed the Rainbow bridge.

Bailey

Bailey was foster dog #4. We had Bailey the longest of all our Foster’s. She was a very skittish girl. She did not like other dogs, although she learned to love Cinnamon. She was scared of “tight spaces”. And was not always fond of men, although she was fine with Mark. It would take Bailey several weeks to get used to a new situation. But she was a good girl.

We did find a family for her, but sadly the family returned her, probably because you need to be patient with her as she adjusted to the new situation. But she did find a furr-ever home again.

Ambar

Amber was a near foster failure for Cyn. They bonded really well.  She and Cinnamon really enjoyed playing with each other.

She was adopted pretty quickly. If we had her another 2 weeks, we have become foster failures.

Maggie

Sorry no pictures of Maggie. We had her for only a few days. She attacked Cinnamon 3 times. Cinnamon was afraid in her own house. So we had to have her moved to another foster home. But she did find another forever home.

Luke

Luke was a near foster failure for Mark. Luke was a goof ball. He had a lot of fun. He and Cinnamon become good friends. We did not have him very long though.

He was adopted by a couple in Washington State

Bo

Bo was foster #8. He was a fun boy. When we got Bo, he had just had all his fur shaved off due to severe matting, so he looked rather strange. But he had a great attitude and was adopted very quickly.

Cinnamon loved him!