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Puppy Information

I require a non-refundable deposit of $500 to reserve a puppy. 
Puppy costs vary a bit by litter depending on my input costs.  Average cost is $3000.

 

Puppy pick:  I do temperament testing around 7 weeks and I use the results of that testing and buyer's application answers to help match puppies with their new families.  I don't want high energy pups going to low energy homes and vice versa.  Temperament testing includes birdiness testing to see how they react.


Puppies come with:

  • Current homeopathic nosode records

  • Current worming records (I use herbs)

  • A sample of the puppy food they are eating.  I am currently feeding Midwest Legacy Beef which is a raw diet.  The puppies do so much better on the raw than they did when I fed kibble.

  • 2 year health guarantee *click to read*

  • A folder with copies of all dam and sire's health testing records, pedigree, AKC registration application, 1 month of free Trupanion puppy insurance, and more!

  • ​AKC registration is prepaid with a required name prefix of High Plains.  

  • Nomograph results and recommended vaccine schedule from the University of Wisconsin if you choose to go that route.

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Notes:

I reserve the right to keep first pick puppy from any litter.

I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason.

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I use Avidog as a helpful guideline with raising the puppies.  In addition, Puppies are raised and socialized with:

  • As many children as I can get around them.  I have my 5 kids and we invite lots of friends over to play when we have puppies around.  Children provide their own level of socialization that adults cannot provide.

  • Cows

  • Sheep

  • Chickens

  • Ducks

  • Cats

  • My other dogs

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I start the puppies on a balanced raw diet around 3-4 weeks of age, but they continue to nurse off mama until 7 or 8 weeks because mama milk is best. I deworm the puppies at 3, 6, and 8 weeks or as needed with herbs. I have been using herbs with very good success for years now.

I started having nomograph testing done in 2020 and I've been very pleased with the results.  I recommend that the families who want their puppies vaccinated to follow that schedule.  The results from the nomograph testing through UW is included in the puppy folders that I put together and send home with the puppies.   I added information to my website from the University of Wisconsin.  You can find it on the Nomographs and Titers information page.

They are free to go home any time after 8 weeks of age once payment has been received in full.  If needed, I am happy to keep a puppy a few weeks longer for an extra $200/week to cover my time, care, and extra feeding expenses. These puppies are started on crate training, basic house manners, beginning obedience training, and continued potty training.


Taking a puppy into your home is a serious time commitment. It's like having a toddler.  You will want to puppy-proof your home and prepare for potty-training, teething, and training.  Golden Retrievers are very people oriented and do best in families with someone at home for a good portion of the day.  They also need adequate exercise and mental stimulation or they can become destructive (digging, chewing, etc).  Gestation is 9 weeks plus another 8 weeks after they are born which gives you time to prepare and research.

Golden Retrievers are Not good apartment dogs.  They also tend to do better in homes where someone is home a good portion of the day.  If everyone works outside the home in your family, they may not be the best breed for you.

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The GRCA provides puppy referral as a convenience to puppy buyers to find out about breeders who are GRCA members and their litters. GRCA takes no responsibility whatsoever for any puppies/dogs that you may acquire through GRCA puppy referral. GRCA is not responsible for any breeder’s sale practices and sales contracts, nor will GRCA be involved in any manner in contract disputes between puppy buyers and breeders. Availability of puppies and conditions of sale are at the sole discretion of the individual breeder. Buyers are encouraged to read ACQUIRING A GOLDEN RETRIEVER, as found on the grca.org website, for general information about obtaining a puppy, to take as much time as necessary to locate a reputable breeder from whom they feel comfortable purchasing a puppy, and to investigate breeders and their puppies thoroughly before committing to a purchase. You are not obligated to purchase a puppy from the breeders whose names you obtain from GRCA puppy referral.

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