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Companion/Pet puppies are sold for $1200 with AKC Limited Registration on spay/neuter
contracts.
We do not
ship our companion puppies, no exceptions please.
The
golden retriever puppies that will be available through Goldenwind
Golden Retrievers will
be sold with spay/neuter contracts and with AKC Limited Registration.
What does this mean to you? The ONLY thing you can't do with your puppy
with regards to AKC activities is use that puppy for breeding or show that
puppy in conformation events. You can still pursue AKC titles in
Obedience, Agility, Hunt Tests, Field Trials and any other event that AKC
offers i.e. Junior Showmanship as well as get a Canine Good Citizenship
certificate or certify your Golden as a Therapy dog, for example Therapy Dog International status. Golden Retrievers make wonderful Therapy Dogs and
Search and Rescue Dogs.
Golden
Retriever puppies are in high demand and there are some individuals taking
advantage of that fact who should not be breeding. Reputable Golden
Retriever breeders are breeding specifically for themselves and not to
fulfill the demand from tbe general public. When looking for a
Golden Retriever Breeder, please be sure to ask for 'health clearances' on
both the sire and dam of the litter. These clearances should include but
are not limited to an OFA Hip rating of ‘Fair’, ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’; an
OFA Elbow rating of ‘normal’ ; an eye report from a Board
Certified Canine Ophthalmologist indicating ‘normal’ in both eyes
or with a possible notation of 'other' which will indicate that it is not
an inheritable issue or condition; and a heart clearance from a Board Certified
Canine Cardiologist indicating ‘normal’. Do not accept any
reports that are not on authentic OFA or CERF forms:
http://www.offa.org/samplecerts.html
http://www.offa.org/cardappbw.pdf
Our
Golden Retriever litters are raised in our kitchen/family room area where
we spend most of our time with them. They are center stage in the middle
of family life here at Goldenwind as that offers our Golden Retriever
puppies optimum opportunities for socialization which is a necessity for
Golden Retriever puppies at this stage of their life. When out of the
whelping box (approx 3-4 weeks), the puppies are in our kitchen in a large
approximately 8 x 8 playpen where the puppies can then not only hear
everything, but the puppies then see everything around them as well! When
our Golden Retriever puppies are ready for their new homes at
approximately 8 weeks old, they have been exposed to most household
situations that await them with their new families! They're worth the
wait!
We do not do
formal written questionnaire's, we want to get to know you on a 'personal'
level so if you see a puppy or planned breeding that you are interested
in, please call or email us. Adding a Golden Retriever puppy to your
family is like adopting a 'four legged child' so please consider that with
that decision you are making a life long commitment to your new "son" or
"daughter" :-) Reputable breeders will take the time to speak with
everyone who emails or calls in order to properly educate those inquirers
in response to any question they may have. If a breeder doesn't have the
time to talk to prospective puppy buyers before a planned litter is
whelped, it would be our opinion that they also don't have the time to
properly socialize their litters of puppies after they are whelped as we
feel that a properly socialized litter is a 24/7 job and the puppies and
their prospective families are priority ONE here at Goldenwind.
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We
spend alot of time in the whelping box with our puppies and encourage
visits by our puppy buyers as the puppies are growing and socializing
before they are ready to go to their new homes.
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