Grand Strand Golden Retriever Rescue
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Since 2012, we’ve been a 501(c)(3) nonprofit powered by volunteers and generous donations. GSGRR is staffed by volunteers and funded by donations.
Our passion is saving homeless Golden Retrievers, rescuing, healing, and matching them with families who will provide the love and lifelong care every dog deserves. Help give a golden in need the golden life ahead! Grand Strand Golden Retriever Rescue (GSGRR) is an all volunteer group based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and placement of homeless Golden Retrievers as well as goldens at heart into the best homes possible to ensure their lifelong love and care. We are a member of the National Rescue Committee of The Golden Retriever Club of America, and are an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit Corporation. We are funded only by your donations, and they are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed. We also meet the requirements for corporate matching, employee giving and volunteer grant programs. Our volunteers are constantly on the lookout for available purebred Goldens and Golden mixes. Many of our dogs are "pulled" from high kill shelters in North and South Carolina, where they have been abandoned or brought in by animal control. Many of these dogs have abused, almost all have been neglected their entire lives. Others have been surrendered by their owners due to life's circumstances. Our Goldens range in age from puppies to seniors, and we feel that each deserves a stable "forever" home where it can reach its full potential. Although we rescue Goldens and their mixed friends specifically, we do occasionally help Labs and others we call "Goldenhearts" who are in urgent need of care. We operate through a network of passionate foster homes. Our volunteers are committed to our Goldens and to the humane treatment of all animals. We work to promote responsible pet ownership within the community through the advocacy of spay/neuter education. Together, we have many years of canine rescue experience, and the majority of these years have been a love affair with this wonderfully goofy breed called Golden Retrievers!
10/02/2026
Callista in 2017 ❤️
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Thanks!
10/01/2026
We are still in need of a foster for Callista. ❤️❤️
Callista is at Port Royal Veterinary Hospital in Port Royal, SC. Dianostics so far have shown that she is diabetic, has diabetic cataracts and her thyroid is so high it's unreadable. If anyone would like to donate, their # is 843.379.8387.
Our girl, Callista, was found in the middle of the road this morning, in Beaufort, SC. She was born and adopted in 2017, and we are unable to find the adopter. We want our dog back, but are in need of funds and a foster. This is the only picture we have of her other than a puppy picture.
Callista has Demodex mange which is NOT contagious, and a heart murmur. Given her poor condition she is likely heartworm positive.
09/28/2026
We'll have lots of goodies available so don't forget to visit our table! As always, thank you for your support. ❤️
09/22/2026
Savvy has been ADOPTED!!! ❤️❤️
09/18/2026
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🚨 A HUGE NEW STUDY IS CHALLENGING WHAT PET PARENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT GRAIN-FREE DOG FOOD.
A 2026 Veterinary Medicine and Science study analyzed Dog Aging Project data from 47,000+ dogs and found grain-free diets were NOT associated with increased odds of developing new heart problems.
🤯 More than HALF of owners who reported feeding grain-free were WRONG when researchers checked the ingredients. Foods that sounded grain-free actually contained rice, corn, wheat, barley or oats.
Researchers also followed 7,113 dogs for two years. Dogs that switched to grain-free had FEWER newly reported heart diagnoses than dogs that never ate grain-free, while dogs consistently eating grain-free showed no significant difference.
Both grain-free AND grain-containing foods can contribute to nutritional DCM. So can poorly formulated raw and homemade diets.
Peas, lentils and potatoes aren’t inherently “bad,” and adding grains does NOT magically make food cardioprotective—there’s ZERO taurine in grains!
The bigger question is whether the finished food provides enough bioavailable protein and essential amino acids for the dog eating it.
And here’s the overlooked problem: AAFCO “all life stages” foods meet nutrient requirements for growth and reproduction, but adult dogs often need far fewer calories than growing puppies.
So owners feed less to prevent obesity. But when you cut food, you don’t just cut calories—you cut protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals too.
A food can meet AAFCO requirements on paper, yet a lower-calorie dog eating less receives less of EVERY nutrient, not to mention some dogs genetically don’t make enough taurine for heart health.
🐕 The question isn’t “grain-free or grain-inclusive?”
It’s: Is THIS dog getting enough protein, essential amino acids and other critical nutrients for the calories they actually consume? That’s the nutritional DCM conversation we should be having.
Calories change. Nutrient needs don’t.
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P. O. Box 463
Murrells Inlet, SC
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