![]() ![]() Our puppies will have been introduced to and handled by our children, will have ridden in a car, experienced plenty of outside and inside play time, as well as “outings” to the vet and new sites in order to experience unusual smells and sounds. As a result, choosing breeders that take the time to work with each puppy is paramount to how a puppy will deal with new people and environmental factors in the future. ![]() Puppies, much like babies, “imprint” between 5–8 weeks of age and become accustomed to stimuli that will affect their reactions to a whole host of things in the future. We believe that the temperament of dogs is two-fold: genetic and environmental. We fell in love with their big, blocky heads, strong conformity, beautiful cream coats, and most importantly, the calm and relaxed dispositions of these dogs. Click Here to see the differences between American Golden Retrievers and English Cream Golden Retrievers. In 2010, we started researching bloodlines of American Golden Retrievers and upon discovering the current rates of hip dysplasia, cancer, and seeing the overall conformity of most Golden Retrievers, we decided that English Cream Golden Retrievers were the only way to go. While we had to say goodbye in time to both Ares and Zeus, in the back of our minds we always dreamed about providing quality dogs to loving families. As a true animal lover, I was “hooked on Goldens,” but after having 3 children in 4 years, we decided to focus on our own family instead of raising puppies. After marrying me, Valerie, in 1997, Chad brought his male sire, Ares, to live with us, soon followed by another male Golden Retriever puppy we named Zeus. My husband, Chad, grew up on a family farm and raised American Golden Retrievers for almost a decade.
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