Since adopting Molly, our golden retriever rescued from the meat markets in China, I’ve offered my skills painting watercolor portraits to the Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue fundraiser auction. YGRR in Hudson, MA, is the rescue organization that brought Molly home to us. This portrait is of Bruce who was one of the 3 first Golden’s rescued from Turkey by YGRR in Hudson, MA. He was estimated to be 8 yrs old when he came over in Nov 2016 on a Turkish airline cargo plane. He had to have some teeth removed and a torn ACL repaired when he got here, but he survived and is thriving. He is named Bruce after Bruce Springsteen as the group of about 18 dogs he flew over with were named after musicians as the theme for that rescued group. He is a super quiet dog who loves all toys, people and his “pointer sister” Scout who was just adopted 10 months ago.
Please consider visiting the webpage for YGRR to learn more about their rescue organization and the stories of the dogs they bring to the US.