[mikajuise]

Try petfinder.com as your "search" engine; you can search by size, breed, zip code, etc. and it will pull a list of animals available for adoption from smaller to larger organizations throughout the area.

Mind you, many within are Pit Bull mixes, so it may take a while to read through the results - but I know of several who have adopted (via NJ) golden retrievers, labs, etc. using this free website.

Good luck!