Current Edition Summer 2012 May 21, 2013

Helping Hands

Atlanta Advertising Exec Is Founder of Adopt a Golden Dog Rescue

Lauren Genkinger is passionate about TG Madison, the Atlanta ad agency she founded in 1986. She is equally passionate about Adopt a Golden, which she founded in 2003 after realizing there was no place other than a shelter where owners could turn in their goldens with peace of mind. “We help those who must surrender their dogs to know they are doing the right thing, and then we find new homes for the pets,” says Lauren, an initiate of Eta Delta/U of Florida and the owner of four goldens.

As of 2009, Adopt a Golden was the nation’s sixth-largest golden retriever rescue group and had saved more than 1,800 animals. On average, it costs $700 to rescue a dog, which includes a physical, spaying or neutering, microchiping, and often additional services. To adopt a dog is $300 to $350. “We lose money on each dog, but we do what has to be done,” says Lauren. “We never turn a dog away, and we will never let a golden die in a shelter.”

For information about Adopt A Golden, go to www.adoptagoldenatlanta.com.
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