Sometimes, YGRR Goldens have assisted people. As early as 1987, Molson, YGRR # 153 was chosen by Canine Companions to be trained as an assistance dog for people suffering from arthritis. He was adopted by a college girl with rheumatoid arthritis. In 1988, Kendrick, another YGRR Golden, became the first Service Dog trained and placed on the East Coast. Through the National Education for Assistance Dog Services of Princeton, MA, Kendrick became an assistance dog to a thirteen year old boy who was a paraplegic. Kendrick assisted his young master all through high school and college before passing away in December, 1997 after nearly ten years of service.

Teddy and Kendrick

Two Rescue Goldens, Salem, YGRR #1268 and Shiloh, YGRR # 2603 are in the service of government agencies. In 1996, Salem was named one of the top ten U.S. Customs Drug Detection Dogs of the year. Shiloh is currently in training with Connecticut State Police. Many other YGRR dogs have become therapy dogs in service at hospitals such as the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital. One such therapy dog, Brandon, was a puppy from the 1989 "River Rescue" - a litter rescued from a backyard breeder who, unable to sell the pups, planned to drown them in the river. Chip, YGRR #856, an adult stray, won national acclaim as the Delta Society Therapy Dog of the Year.


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