Golden Acres Golden Retrievers

Top Row:  Stetson, Caid, Rumor, Savvi         Second Row:  Fanci & Rio
Front Left:  Dallas         Puppies:  Carter/Fanci litter born 10/26/01       Front Right:  Reba       

With each litter we breed at Golden Acres, we attempt to move closer to what we would consider the "Perfect Golden" --- beautiful, well-structured, outgoing and friendly, gentle with children, highly trainable, extremely intelligent, calm and resilient, naturally inclined to hunt and retrieve birds, and genetically healthy.  Click here to read the Official Golden Retriever Standard of the AKC and the Golden Retriever Club of America.

All of the dogs we use for breeding are genetically healthy dogs, have been certified by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) as being free from hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and genetic heart diseases, certified annually by the Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) as being free from genetic eye diseases, and tested through blood tests as free from thyroid disease.
  
We also believe that in order to honestly evaluate dogs for breeding purposes, we must be deeply involved in the 'sport' of dogs ~ training, testing, and competing in many different arenas of the dog world in order to compare, contrast, and evaluate the dogs we consider for breeding.  We participate in competitive conformation, agility, and obedience trials, hunting and hunt tests, service dog placement and training, and animal-assisted therapy with our goldens.
  
All of our pups, whether working or companion, are placed with families only after extensive screening. Our goal is to place each puppy we produce in exactly the right home. If you are interested in one of our puppies and would like to be considered as an Adoptive Family, please click here to learn more about our Adoption Process.