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Our Males (Currently Breeding) *Click on photo or name for health clearances White Stone - Sir Maverick of the Golden Pride "Maverick" Born: December 29th, 2019 Sir Shiloh of the Golden Pride "Shiloh" Born: January 24th, 2023 White Stone - Sir Maverick of the Golden Pride "Maverick" Born: December 29th, 2019

Weight Management Overweight goldens are a "pet peeve" of mine! I believe it is so critical that you keep your dog at a healthy weight as there is a whole list of health issues linked to any dog being overweight, from poor joints to even cancers. Nothing that I do breeding wise or through health testing will help if your golden is severely overweight. According to data collected by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention 63% of golden retrievers are likely obese on the BCS rating scale, which is very similar to our human version of the Body Mass Index (BMI) rating. Being that most dogs are overweight and most medium/large breed puppies are growing too fast, Golden Retrievers have a huge chance of having hip and elbow dysplasia /arthritis as they get older. One main reason for this is because they have lived all or most of their lives carrying around far more weight than their joints were meant to carry. Every time they run and jump an overweight golden will land with much more force on their joints than they were designed to due to the extra weight. This will eventually wear out their joints much faster. Hip dysplasia surgery for a dog can range upwards of $7000 to $14,000 to replace both hips surgically just so they can walk again, not to mention the long road to recovery for such a surgery! This is why many people have to put their goldens down younger than expected because the golden can't walk but the owners do not want to or simply can not afford such an expensive surgery. I also found this chart online with average weights for a golden puppy. This is actually the one I mostly follow. I do not think I have ever had a puppy of my own fall outside of these guidelines when I feed them the recommended amounts listed in the "Feeding your Puppy" section under the "Education" tab on this website... even if I have occasionally increased the food intake for certain puppies, they still seemed to stay in these ranges. My goldens remain in the 2 year old weight range throughout their lifetime by weighing them monthly and adjusting their food a 1/2 cup up or down if they are either gaining or losing. FEMALES: 2 months - 10 to14 lbs 3 months - 15 to 22 lbs 4 months - 23 to 30 lbs 5 months - 31 to 38 lbs 6 months - 39 - 46 lbs 1 year old - 50 to 55 lbs 2 years old - 55 to 65 lbs MALES: 2 months - 12 to16 lbs 3 months - 17 to 23 lbs 4 months - 24 to 32 lbs 5 months - 33 to 41 lbs 6 months - 42 - 49 lbs 1 year old - 55 to 63 lbs 2 years old - 65 to 75 lbs Lesson to take from this information: Please keep your golden at a healthy weight. Trust me, the sad puppy eyes you get because you won't share your food is nothing compared to the sad puppy eyes you will get when your sweet baby is in pain with every step they take. Unfortunately, goldens are a breed who think they are NEVER full but if we as owners cater to that, we will cause them more pain than we meant to. This link has good information on how to access your golden and see what their BCS is: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/body-condition-scores There are also several images on this page describing how to determine if your golden is under or overweight! Here is a GENERAL chart showing how much a golden retriever puppy could weigh. A golden retriever group did a survey and collected weights of puppies from all over on a weekly/monthly basis and then they compiled the results into a "smallest", "average", "largest" chart so you can see where your puppy fits in. If your puppy consistently fits into the largest column consider your puppy large for his/her age and maybe you need to consider slowing the growth dow. Ideally staying near average is most likely the best place to be. https://www.k9web.com/breeds/golden-retriever-growth-chart/

Wait List! Bailey Shiloh To apply for a puppy & be added to our wait list click on this link: Puppy Application - Google Forms DUE DATE: BIRTH DATE: READY DATE: MALE #1 - MALE #2 - FEMALE #1 - FEMALE #2 -

Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) ENS is performed once daily for 2 consecutive weeks from 3 days old through 16 days old. Each exercise is done for 3-5 seconds, and the entire process takes about 30 seconds. ENS consists of 5 simple and harmless exercises: First, tactile stimulation is done by gently touching in between each of the pup’s toes with a Q-tip. The supine position is achieved by holding the pup in both hands, on its back, with its belly up. Then, simply hold the pup upright in both hands so that the tail is pointed to the floor and the head is towards the ceiling. Next, tilt the pup upside down so the head is towards the floor and the tail is towards the ceiling. Lastly, for the thermal stimulation lay the pup on its belly on a cold wet towel. The US military developed this method designed to improve the performance of their future military working dogs. This stimulation introduces mild stresses to very young puppies in a controlled way. ENS is a series of 5 exercises believed to impact the neurological system by kicking it into action earlier than would be normally expected, resulting in: improved cardio vascular performance stronger heart beat stronger adrenal glands more tolerance to stress greater resistance to disease In test studies, the ENS stimulated pups were more active and exploratory than their non-stimulated littermates.

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