Good looking dog, I am sorry for your loss.
You may want consider looking here:
http://www.grrinj.org/
or here
http://www.shorehearts.org/adotables.htm
The second link has a good looking 2 year old red neutered male that needs new people. Also, keep in mind that many groups don't put all the dogs on their web pages, so it is probably worth giving them a call.
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Great dogs! Foxfire farms in Petaluma, CA seems to have a good reputation. Their dogs are darker than average, but I don't think as red as the first couple of photos in this post.
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Last month we lost our girl Cami to cancer, at the age of 8. She had Foxfire lines, her dad was Cody (Am/Can Champion Foxfire's Jazzman), who was in a bunch of Print ads and TV comercials. (Shell, Mervyn's, Eukanuba, B. of A.)
This was Cami:
It was a freak thing, she has no history of cancer in her lines. Life ain't fair some times.
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As cool as it is to rescue a dog, the price of a top-bred dog will come back to you in the long haul with reduced health problems and better intelligence and disposition, IMHO. Call some local Golden clubs and you'll find some breeders get recommended frequently.
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My wife and I have volunteered for Goldern Rescue for the past 7 years or so, you would be suprised at how many dogs go into rescue that are well bred. That being said, some breeders require a contract that if for any reason you can't keep the dog, it goes back to the breeder. If you are really considering a rescue dog, contact some of your local breeders, you may get lucky.
Good luck with your search.
Tom