Tim and Victoria, a loving couple from New York, had their hearts set on welcoming a Golden Retriever into their lives. They adored the breed and knew that, one day, the right dog would come along.

But there was one condition: they wanted to adopt rather than buy. For three years, they searched shelters, waiting patiently for the moment when fate would bring them the Golden meant to be theirs.

After years of disappointment, everything changed with a single social media post.

Animal advocate and shelter volunteer Rachel Oldenburger shared a story on Instagram about a Golden Retriever named Shadow, who had just been surrendered to a New York shelter.

Could this be the dog Tim and Victoria had been waiting for?

Shadow’s Arrival At The Shelter

Oldenburger first met Shadow when his owners

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