We are no longer taking puppy reservations
2020 & 2022 have been years of many adjustments due to the Pandemic/Covid. This has affected our program and our ability to travel to do puppy training and in showing our dogs. In addition, airlines have changed transportation of puppies as well. Since we are a very hands on Breeder/trainer/ handler we will “Pause” our program as its been dramatically affected by Covid/Economy. The uncertainty of the HUGE surges, travel lockdown, delivery of food for puppies, and in general for the safety of our families, ourselves and our puppies. We will post here as we are able to proceed safely again. It is a privilege and pleasure to spend our days with our puppies. WE don’t believe in kenneling our puppies and dogs. We raise and train them along side our adults that live here with us. Each morning we get up and open the door for them to go potty outside. This starts their amazing beginnings of associating going through a door with going potty. Each day is filled with socializing and full time interacting with any puppies we raise. Please visit our puppy section for additional details on the early developmental and training we start for you with each puppy.
SWIMMING Puppy Practice
Hot July 26th and the puppies all had a fun time in the water and on the Beach. Super swimmers! Such a great experience for our Summer puppy litters.
Strike Golden Reunion – May 18th
Visit to the Netherlands
My trip to Europe was way MORE than I ever expected!! Yes, Europe holds the beginning of the wonderful Breed I love so much, the Golden Retriever.I went to the Amsterdam Musuem, the Black Sea, traveled to Twisk and of course the Windmills. I felt I understood so much more of the Netherlands and their lives. This is not just breeding the best dogs in the world to them. It’s a privilage, a lifestyle and a mission of continued improvement. I left with Apollo AND with a piece of the Netherlands deep in my heart. Special “Thank you” to Bart and Charmaine of Ramchaine – Hellacious Acres for the Tour of a Castle, the shopping trip with Bart, meeting Sabastian and the Tips from both of them on Bloodlines and Bitchlines. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. From the USA you can only see pictures of the World class dogs in Europe…I was thrilled to put my hands on……and touch/Hold/Hug some of the best of their breed in their own home. It was a joy I will never forget…..Priceless is my Apollo.
Our Boys
We have been fortunate to have some outstanding bloodlines in our studs. Most of our Studs are hip clearanced using two hip schemes. I test for Tightness with Pen hip. In addition, either OFA Prelim or BVA to back up the Penhip. We have never had a heart murmer in 9.5 years. Our studs are all OFA Heart clearance by Certified Veterinarians/practitioner. Our Eye clearances are done prior to first matings. We have built our program around our own Studs. We track our lines over the generations and don’t just Jump to find the next “Flavor of the day” dog out of Europe. We have lovely breed standard dogs and many are titled with exceptional conformation and temperament. After 3 generation, we know that nothing bred to Teddy or Flynn have failed hip clearances in our dogs or the select few dogs we have allowed out on breeding rights. If you have any questions please contact me privately. We have decided that we will never be able to show and use the wonderful Studs we own. A shame to not improve the breed and TOP breeders they represent. This is a first time ever for us. So look for our boys in the future – pending Eye cerfs. All boys still producing 900 Million – 1 Billion Counts with 90% average forward Motility. * K9data has been making deletions of the old
Our Mission started with our sincere thoughts. “We raise Champion Golden Retriever puppies for people who believe ALL dogs are Champions”. Simply, all dogs are to be loved puppies that are raised here at Stike Golden.