HI FRIENDS!

My name is Vincent! I have traveled quite some distance to the fabulous place everyone always told me about, so here I am living the Golden Life here in America! Wohoooo

Anyways, I have lived quite the life for only being a little over a year old. (Or so we think! I kind of act like an old man at times.. but Mom says its because of all that I have seen and experienced in my short life thus far) I lived for quite some time on a beach in Turkey on the Aegean Sea. When my Angels found me, they were unsure that I was going to make it due to my poor health and condition that I was in. I was only 27 pounds and not even indentifiable as a golden. I was exhausted, but my saviors told me of a place that I could be loved for the rest of my life and get belly scratches everyday! I guess that is what kept me going and holding on.. for hope that one day I could make it to this dream of mine called America. 

Yes, my angel saviors are what gave me a second chance at life. They helped me get healthy so I could make the long 5,00+ mile plane ride to my forever home. It is because of them and RAGOM that I am where I am at today. When I landed here I was given the unconditional love I had wanted all along. RAGOM then placed me in a home with my foster Momma, Dad, and sisters. They will always have a special place in my heart and are everything I needed to transition to a better lifestyle.

THEN I got to meet my parents and my brothers! OH BOY do I love them. We go for car rides (I need to be pet the entire time..) We go swimming, and I go back and fourth and back and fourth.. (My Moms says I could swim all day) Oh & I LOVE to dig really big holes in my Mom and Dads backyard.. it is so fun! Most of all I love the snuggles, and playing all day long with my brothers! 

A note from my Mom: None of this would have been possible without the amazing  RAGOM! I am forever greatful of their efforts to save Vincent and give him a chance at a better life. As promised, he will spend the rest of his days getting more love and attention than he knows what to do with, treats on treats on treats, and will always have a spot in our bed every night to lay his head and never ever have to endure the pain and suffereing I know he expereinced in his early days! If you can spare anything to donate and to fund such an amazing organization I will be forever greatful! I would love to see them give more dogs similar to Vinnie a chance at a better life :) 

Goldzilla—RAGOM's annual Fun Fair and Walk for Rescue—supports our mission of rescuing and rehoming Golden Retrievers and Golden mixes of all ages. Your donation will provide RAGOM dogs with veterinary and foster care on their way to finding adoptive homes. So donate today and join us at Goldzilla to meet the many dogs you help!

Prefer to donate by check? Enter the name of the person you're pledging in the memo line and mail to: RAGOM, 5800 Baker Road, Suite 120, Minnetonka, MN 55345. NOTE: For pledges to be reflected on a walker's fundraising page, checks must be received by Thursday, September 8.