Your pics of Abbie have got me wanting a Golden, Shane. We were hoping to downsize, even thought we were set on a Springer Spaniel, but after visiting a breeder we decided against it. Great dogs, but the wife and I both thought too small, ha ha.
We've been keeping an eye out for a rescue also, but so far nothing has grabbed us. There's certain breeds I'm not interested in for various reasons so that also limits selection.
We've been in touch with a few Golden breeders but none are expecting pups anytime soon. I don't know, the search is almost becoming tiresome.