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Bess loves being Queen Mother, she's the one who always minds and never ever disobeys. She will tattle on the others if they do, as is evidenced by this recent happening: I heard barking and looked out front to see what could be causing all the panic to see only Bess in the gateway to the paddock. She was quite careful not to step outside the imaginary line one could draw where the gate should have closed... obviously someone hadn't closed it when doing a TVA right of way check, or something along those lines, and I didn't notice it wasn't closed when I put the dogs into the paddock that morning, using the other gate. All of the other dogs had gone out, were in various yards, visiting, clearly having a ball checking out the neighbors' places...who knows where they'd have gone had Bess not tattled and let me know they'd slipped away. She is so reliable, such a great companion.
Jake is rounding up sheep- he's become a herding dog! He has always loved keeping things in order and he is now earning his keep by keeping sheep in their proper places for a fellow in Alabama who found the typical herding breeds too high strung for his particular sheep that are raised for their wool. Apparently the mental state of sheep plays into their reproductive success and the quality of their wool. Who'd of thunk it? Not me! But Jake is having a ball.
Gypsy-girl is working obedience and doing some amazing coat growing in preparation for her conformation debut this summer. She is carrying a lovely coat, and is so happy and enjoying swimming and retrieving dummies in the pool and in the creek. She accompanies us on the creek when we kayak until she spies a heron at creekside or some non-migrating Canadian Geese, or ducks, and then she is off to try and bring one back alive. It's fun to watch- a futile exercise, but still fun to watch.
Hudson is busy strutting his stuff, learning Open exercises and starting tracking training. He is such a handsome dog- he loves the girls who come to visit, and he loves his human family. We're waiting on maturity to start specialling him- that's one drawback to finishing a championship so young. There isn't a dog alive who spoons quite like the Hud so we really miss taking him to the dog show and watching TV with him in a cold hotel room.
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We are tentatively planning a fall breeding - if that timetable suits you and you are interested in what we produce, please inquire.
We usually have a list of folks waiting for our versatile and beautiful puppies, and
getting on a list early -whether with us or with another breeder- allows you and the breeder to get to know each other and feel comfortable with your choice of what will be a lifelong relationship.
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Dedicated to producing quality Golden Retrievers, with an eye on temperament, health, and structure.
We are very proud of our small and successful breeding program.
Our dogs all have OFA hip and elbow clearances, current eye clearances (CERF) and cardiac clearances done by a veterinary cardiologist. We follow the GRCA Code of Ethics and we have also invested in the future of testing and clearances by having our breeding dogs tested for prcd/PRA in order to help eliminate this simple recessive trait that leads to a devastating diagnosis.
We offer stud service to select bitches. It is always our intent to improve on what we have, and to offer to the future a better dog,
keeping in mind the breed standard as well as the breed purpose.
Lyla (Hooch X Gypsy) and I
taken by Anna Gilliam
at the AGRC WC/WCX training day
Note: The National Breed Club is the best place to find that special puppy.
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Lyla has finished her AKC Championship, with three majors. She's going to start on some obedience now, and I am really excited to see how far she can go. Lyla also has her Junior Hunter title, and we plan to work on her WC next. Georgia is chilling out, learning obedience and family manners, and she is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen. And little sister Kiss- our keeper from the repeat breeding- she is just precious and we adore her. Actually, all the dogs adore her as well- she knows no enemies and is friend to all. She'd be the first one out the gate, since she tends to being naughty as well as being cute as can be.
Trace has earned her CCA title, and is working on obedience skills. She's grown into a lovely girl, and we just got her OFA films done.
And Wasabi - 'Shiba Inu stranger among us'- he has had several nice BOB wins lately, and we hope for him to gain national ranking this summer when Maxie is back home, showing the dogs on a regular basis and they are not all relying on me to get them where they need to be!
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Lyla and Hudson enjoy working as a brace,
in tandem, wnenever possible!
Gypsy, Ollie and Bess
We are located near Chattanooga, TN, and are personally active in several areas of dog sport.
Our Junior Show days in the ring are over, as Maxie has aged out - but we still teach classes to wonderful young handlers, and are proud that we have been able to have a positive influence on so many kids.
We believe a balanced Golden has titles on each end of his/her name, and we also believe a Golden has an innate need to do a job. To that end, we send all of our dogs to a wonderful field trainer in Georgia to do the field titling and we do obedience and tracking ourselves. Maxie shows our dogs in conformation, and we are proud of our versatile and beautiful dogs.
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