Striving to produce
- good-tempered
- trainable
- healthy AKC registered golden retriever field puppies
for performance and the home since 2003.
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We are currently accepting Applications and Deposits for golden retriever puppies.
We anticipate puppies winter/spring 2025 at this time.
We are currently debating stud choices.
Please view our Pricing and Puppy Application Page for price and deposit information, as well as for other litters that are planned or expected.
We post litter announcements sired by either of our studs on our Puppies and Planned Litters Page, just look toward the bottom of that page for updates on our visiting females! Owners of the visiting females determine their own pricing and warranties.
We also provide Golden Retriever Stud Dog Service. We ask that you have final OFA tested hips, elbows, cardiac (by cardiologist, not regular physician) and eyes prior to breeding, as well as brucellosis testing. Preferably, genetic testing for common golden disorders and progesterone testing for optimal timing of mating. We are happy to discuss your breeding plans and assist you in learning how to obtain health clearances and testing. If you are new to breeding, please take a look at the GRCA website for a wealth of information.
Our philosophy is to keep an open mind ... Genetic testing and overall health is important while balancing genetic diversity within the golden retriever breed as more DNA tests to attain the 'perfect dog' are continually added. Knowledge is power, however we can grow along with diversity to work toward balanced results with health, temperament and trainability.
All of our breeding golden retrievers - male and female - have hips, elbows, eyes and cardiac Orthopedic Foundation for Animals health testing. We also perform genetic testing for a number of inheritable conditions - these range from preventing blindness to seizures and others such as skin conditions.
Because the golden retriever breed in general is prone to renal dysplasia, sometimes affecting them as young as puppyhood, we also began testing our Floden dogs to help reduce the instance of kidney disease by genetics and/or bloodwork.
Finally, many ask about cancer. Goldens as a breed are more susceptible to cancer. Until we have more genetic testing available, we attempt to limit issues with cancer in our breedings (particularly aggressive, early-age) by researching pedigree and taking feedback from our clients. The Morris Animal Foundation provides much research for the breed.We welcome the day testing for more inheritable conditions such as this become available.
We serve clients in the Midwest and throughout the US - Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, California, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alaska and more.
We are not a licensed kennel as we have five or fewer litters annually, and because we test and campaign our dogs we consider ourselves serious hobby breeders. All of our dogs and puppies reside in-home with our family, although we usually send one dog at a time with our pro for hunt test or field trial training.
