We have a BIG Golden Retriever rescue for Northern California... with 100+ dogs all in foster homes. Goldens are one of the top 10 registered breeds in the AKC, and there are always many ads for Golden pups in my local paper. They're probably the 2nd most popular large breed in the area, only behind Labs.

Just FYI... pls o pls, be extremely picky about any newspaper ads you go through. 99% of them are BYB's, in my experience. You are MUCH better off contacting your state's GR club & asking about available rescue dogs or breeder references.