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| You could call me golden obsessed and through many years of raising dogs you could also say I hold a special interest in "training and group dynamics". Although mixed breeds and rescue dogs have been a part of my home so have purebreds such as SharPeis, Huskies and Shepherds (the latter we have selectively bred being "occasional" breeder hobbyists). In raising Goldens we have been very careful to choose our dogs with AKC standards in mind, by checking our dogs' parents/family history and by adopting only from ethical breeders that have the improvement of this breed as their #1 goal. Our main concern is providing the very best of everything for our dogs, through training, socialization, great surroundings and top of the line food and vitamins. We feel we've raised good tempered, intelligent puppies to become wonderful representatives of the Golden Retriever breed. I do hope that families take a close look at the parents of the puppy they are adopting, make a couple trips to the breeder's home if necessary, check out the care of the parents, the breeder's "set-up" and do not settle for a pup only because of its look (all pups are adoreable), the coat color or a response from a breeder that "the parents are owned by my son who lives on the other side of town so they are not available to be seen". Believe me, this will be your biggest mistake! We welcome anyone to our home to see our goldens, how they relate to one another and how they live. We hold an annual Girl Scout all-day event where we teach the girl scouts how to raise, groom and train golden retrievers, using our dogs. It's great for the Girl Scouts, they earn a badge and our dogs benefit by all the love and attention! I think you'll be "right on the money" by choosing a pup of the Golden Retriever breed however, ask around and you'll find that NOT ALL Goldens are great representatives of the breed. If they are not bred from good tempered, healthy stock you may encounter some problems ie. skin allergies, aggression, joint/hip problems, hyper behavior... I don't often see "composed Goldens" when I take my dogs out. A dog that becomes excited when company arrives or sees another dog, is not what I'm talking about. Check around with friends and your Vet about people that have adopted a Golden that has grown to have health and/or temperament problems. Believe me...this is not a rare occurrence with all the irresponsible breeding going on today. It's really ashame for the breed and prospective golden owners and for responsible breeders. Make an "informed selection" when you go puppy shopping. Take your time and don't make it an impulse buy because the family is wanting a puppy so bad.......I've been there and done that! Spend time with your new pup, enroll in training classes and have FUN doing it! You may find raising your new pup to be the most rewarding experience of all!!...but if you cannot do all of the above you can still....LOVE 'EM WITH ALL YOUR HEART and you will live longer, stay happier which in turn will make others happy too!! This I will guarantee! Also, spend time all together as often as possible. Warning ****With the big English Golden rage around the USA and with many backyard breeders popping up with two white dogs they have bred and are selling pups for $3000.00....PLEASE CHECK EVERYTHING!!! If they are telling you that English don't get cancer, they are calm, smart, well behaved dogs.....WRONG! Once again, it depends on the temperaments & health history of the breeder's stock. Remember to get all the information and paperwork on your new pup's parents (before you buy him/her) and totally investigate the breeder! References on the breeder should be provided and you can also check their local golden retriever club. Don't buy if the breeder has not at least obtained OFA certifications on both parent dogs and can produce the results. Check the health history of your puppy's parents & ancestors. Our Doll Ivy (Pic below) Now owned and loved by Donna & Richard in SC. Ivy has a wonderful home on the beach and gets plenty of exercise daily. Unfortunately her siblings and parents have been sold to other breeders...a couple of these being reputable but not knowing of this line's poor genetic history. It makes you wonder why Ivy's breeder sold this line, doesn't it? Stop PUPPY MILLS and unethical breeders NOW! |
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| I've created this page to portray my love for golden retrievers and to be able to speak freely about the protection of innocent animals!! |
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Who I Am |
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| My Past Golden Family Together |
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| Our Bartie (red golden) now owned and loved by a wonderful family in Phoenix. He has three other goldens to romp with and vacations at the family beach house in Mexico! |
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| Our Goldens all live in our home where they have healthy, safe surroundings all year round. They are all "happy campers"! |
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| Most of all, respect your dogs and offer them only the best of everything you got! |
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| There's nothing like big bears in your bed! |
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| Snake training in Arizona is common. The Diamondback rattlesnake is very prevalent in southern Arizona. |