The Grace of Golden Retrievers

The feeling of fickleness is strong. We were so sure Wylie was the stud for Mya; his temperament being calm, and his color such a beautiful golden. But then here comes Mr. Huckleberry looking all fancy and miniature. So we the decision makers had a dilemma. Do we go with Wylie, or Huck? Huck is about half the size of Wylie. We decided that for a first litter smaller puppies would be easier on Mya. So Mya will be bred to Huck.

Wylie however is not left out completely. We'll be breeding Gracie to Wylie and their pups will be big, tall good looking, goldens with great temperaments

Mya and Huck

Gracie and Wylie

Well, the boys have been hiding. Ads have been up for weeks and we are just now getting a response. All the stud dogs we have seen are wonderful.

Wylie came first and all we can say is WOW.

Mr. Huckleberry came to visit us a few weeks ago, and Mya loved him. The two of them are similar in personality, and looks. Huck; although not as laid back, reminds me of a smaller younger Wylie (AKA Best Dog Ever). We were quite impressed with Huck The picture posted is of Huckleberry , Gracie, and Mya.

Boomer is a beautiful short coated British Cream. Mya and myself will be making a trip to visit him in the next week or two.

We've been preparing for Gracie, and Mya's 2011 litters.

Mya will have her first litter later this year. We've had several golden males in mind- but decided to post ads to locate as many studs as possible. We've gotten several responses but none as impressive as that which we received today 12 Feb, 2011.

We enjoy our dogs, but when we met Wylie -everything we love about breeding Golden Retrievers rushed upon us anew. We've seen beautiful dogs, and smart dogs, and dogs that have niether brains nor beauty.

 Wylie has both Brains and Beauty. He also has obedience, lots of love, and gentleness. By gentleness we mean at 110 pounds he has a lighter paw then any male golden We've seen. He sits leaning lightly against your leg with a calm steady demeanor. Even when Wylie met Gracie and Mya - our two highly attractive females (one of which had just come out of season) he never wavered from his owner's command though sorely he was tempted.  He was calm when all three of our dogs rushed to meet him. Wylie has fathered numberous service dogs and has a strong healthy history.

We're highly impressed with this dog. Ads are still up but it'll take quite a stud to beat Wylie.

Gracie sometimes chases chickens. 

We let Gracie and Mya run around off lead- its great to watch them play. We also let our chickens roam free in the yard which makes Gracie very happy.

When my eldest brother was home, he took a video of her chasing Donavan, our Buff Leghorn rooster. The video starts off with Gracie trotting back and forth between the hens which are walking around free in the yard -this part is a bit confusing because she's looking for something you just don't know what.

Nose to the ground she walks behind our shed, and down the hill disappearing from view; completely ignoring the hens. For a time the cameraman films unattractive areas of our yard, and you forget about Gracie. Then you hear the faint distant squawking of a chicken.

The cameraman moves around the shed to locate the source of the noise. First you see a rooster flying up the hill toward the camera, then you see Gracie fast behind it. The chicken is obviously tired of the game. so he sticks his head in a bush. Gracie trots up and noses his backend, but he apparently dosen't want to play anymore. She gets the message and leaves him alone.

The roosters are usually more aggressive than the hens. Gracie never chases hens- only roosters, or very light breed hens.  There are two reasons why we find this funny. #1 she does not harm the chickens even though she certainly could, #2 She is selective in her chicken chasing. She is also selective in her car chasing, but thats another story.

If Gracie had a chicken philosophy it would be this. "it is better to chase no chicken than a slow chicken"