Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest (RAGOM)

We had a great experience with RAGOM. Some of the reviews here are a bit harsh. While their requirements seem stringent, they’re willing to work with you if you’re patient and respectful to them. The truth is this organization cares so deeply about goldens to ensure all these surrendered dogs go to wonderful homes. We are soooooo in love with our dog, Odin, and had a pleasant experience with RAGOM!!

Cannot recommend and thank this organization enough! They truly saved my dog’s life and have made our family whole again. My family is forever grateful for them and all the care, work, and expense they have covered for us. Wish I could leave more than 5 stars! Thank you RAGOM for everything! ❤️

Ragom is a great way to adopt a golden retriever for your family because me and my family are going through Ragom to adopt a Golden Retriever and they have been really helpful

I recently adopted my Golden Retriever from Ragom and the experience was fantastic. The staff was supportive, knowledgeable, and dedicated to the well-being of the animals. The adoption process was smooth, and they provided all the necessary information about my dog’s background and health. It’s clear that Ragom and their fosters go above and beyond to care for their animals and find them loving homes. I highly recommend this rescue to anyone looking to adopt a pet. Thank you, Ragom, for bringing my sweet girl into my life!

We completed the application. They are demanding we provide all invoices from when we bought our dogs heartworm medication for the past 3 years. They are refusing to accept our vet’s word that we have been faithful in not only giving heartworm but taking excellent care of our pets, always making sure their needs are met. Our pets have all lived long and healthy lives. We have had 5 dogs over 35 years all living 14-17 years. Each has had extensive care throughout geriatric years. They refuse to discuss anything by phone and are snarky in their email responses. I am appalled they are hung up on this detail and will not take our vet’s word for it. They certainly can have records of our visits for 20 plus years. However they did not want to “have to sift through our records” themselves. Our ve