• Field Trips for Shelter Dogs

    Posted by Susan on March 20, 2019

    We’ve always known that breaks from kennel life are good for dogs. Now, science confirms that. A recent study showed that spending the night at a volunteer’s house…


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  • The Surprise Inside: When one dog turns into 11

    Posted by Susan on November 20, 2018

     Late last spring, just days before she was to fly with four other rescued Golden retrievers from China to the U.S., Freedom plopped down in her…


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  • Loki’s Story

    Posted by Susan on September 21, 2018

    Meet 10-year-old  Loki. On September 14, YGRR received an urgent call to pick up a senior dog. We sent the request out to our wonderful volunteer team, and we…


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  • Rescues from China

    Posted by Susan on March 28, 2018

    On November 12, 2015, YGRR welcomed our first 3 Goldens from Turkey.  Since then, over 100 international dogs have found loving new homes here in New England.  As all…


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  • Callie, now Emmie, adoption update

    Posted by Susan on March 26, 2018

    Callie (now Emmie) Update! “It has been 7 weeks since I brought Emmie Mae, (formerly Callie), YGRR #5510 home and I am amazed at how well she has transitioned to…


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  • China Dog Rescue

    Posted by Susan on January 10, 2018

    YGRR Goes To China – by Devon Spirka and Lucille Brooks The planning stages of all this started about 6 months before we flew to Beijing, China and brought back…


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  • International Rescue update

    Posted by Susan on May 11, 2017

    YGRR has rescued another 10 beautiful Goldens from Turkey. Our staff and volunteers coordinated efforts and the mission was executed flawlessly. YGRR pays 100% of the costs associated with…


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  • Rescue – Before and After Video

    Posted by Susan on May 2, 2017

    This video was played at the 2017 YGRR auction. It clearly shows the extensive love and care each and every dog receives when they come to Riverview. Without your…


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  • Volunteer Transport from start to finish

    Posted by Susan on November 15, 2016

      An Odyssey of the Mind, and Soul By Brian Kling, YGRR President Four and a half years ago, in 2012, we drove up the driveway at Riverview to meet a dog…


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  • Posted by Allyson MacKenna on March 5, 2016

    Sophie #5261 Sophie was rescued from a shelter in Turkey after the puppy mill where she lived was shut down by the government. Little did Sophie know that this…


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