Puppies were born September 14, 2024.  She had 10 puppies: 6 females and 4 males.  All puppies are reserved at this time.

 

This breeding combines some fantastic US field lines with a strong UK field pedigree.  I am expecting it to produce pups with great bird drive, high biddability, great marking and scenting abilities, good water attitude, and wonderful temperaments. They should also have a good "off switch."

These puppies will be great hunting companions, performance prospects, or active family dogs. There may be a therapy or service dog candidate but I won't know for sure until temperament testing.

Reggie traveled to the USA as a pup from Lanlwyd Goldens in the UK.  I was able to meet him last fall when I picked up Cara. He has a lovely personality: friendly, confident, and loves people. Reggie is well proportioned and has beautiful conformation. He's very biddable and loves to work. In the field, he loves to flush pheasants. He has a good nose.  Reggie is a strong swimmer and loves the water.
His puppies are doing well in a variety of uses: obedience, agility, hunt tests, and office dogs.
Reggie has an impressive UK pedigree behind him. Chance, his sire, has won multiple field trial champion awards. His breeder says, "A very sensible dog of excellent character and temperament, fantastic marking dog, good on runners, handles and follows instructions well. Results speak for themselves..."
Reggie's dam: "Flo is a compact, intelligent, driven girl with strong hunting ability, who has been my constant companion since the day she arrived. A fabulous family dog, she’s been everywhere with us. She’s a real ‘give anything a go’ type of girl and at almost 10 years old has hardly slowed down."-A Williams (Lanlwyd)

Rosie has a strong field pedigree and there are working service dogs in her maternal line.  She is very easy to train and retains what she knows well. She's an excellent marker and loves to find pheasants. She is the first dog I have trained in field work so we have both been learning as we go.  Sometimes I feel like I'm holding her back because of my lack of knowledge, but a friend I train with has encouraged me to keep working at it.  The kids are good help with running ducks around ponds to help throw and we are having fun! She is fast and very agile.
In the house, Rosie has a wonderful off switch. She is very good around my kids.
 

The COI on this breeding is 0.56% which gives us much needed genetic diversity. 

 

Reggie's health certifications are as follows:

Eyes: GR-EYE28272/18M-VPI
Heart Echo: GR-ACA8560/19M-VPI
Hip BVA: 4:4 Balanced (Foreign Eval 8/2022)
Elbow BVA: 0:0 Balanced (Foreign Eval 8/2022)

BVA is the British Veterinary Association.
Hip: The minimum score for each hip is 0 and the maximum is 53, giving a range for the total score of 0 to 106.
Elbow: 0 (normal) to 3 (significant primary lesion and/or very severe arthritis)

Genetic Testing Status:
prcd-PRA:  Clear
PRA1:         Clear
PRA2:         Clear
ICT1:           Clear
ICT2:           Clear
DM:             Clear
NCL:           Clear
SAN:           Clear
CMS:          Clear
DM :            Clear
NCL:           Clear

Rosie's health clearances:

OFA good hips

OFA normal elbows

OFA normal cardiac

OFA normal eyes

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DNA clearances

DM: Clear Embark

PRA1: Clear Embark

PRA2: Clear Embark

ICH1: Clear Embark

ICH2: Clear UC Davis

DMD: Clear Embark

PRA prcd: Clear Embark

CMS: Clear Embark

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: Clear Embark

NCL-5: Clear Embark and Pawprint

Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Clear Embark

SAN: Clear UC Davis