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The puppies in the photographs are a sampling of our last golden retriever litter in Janauary 2008.

Please visit our Pups Available section for a Zowie x Dealer labrador retriever breeding with pups available October 20th, 2008!

To be considered for our waiting list of pups, please email Jennifer. Planned breedings will be listed under the "Planned Litters" page from time to time, so please bookmark us.

This litter produced a nice variety of golden retriever puppies in coat types, from straight to curly and lighter to darker. See below how they've grown and what they're doing!
"Bailey" out of the Horace x Beisia litter is training in California to work as a Service Dog for Loving Paws Assistance Dogs. She is also pictured above as the pup posing in the bucket. (Pup photo taken 03/30/2008; larger image at about six months)	"Bogart" out of the Horace x Beisia litter is a Northern Minnesota housepet and new "little brother" to the family's older golden. He was about 8.5 weeks old at the time this photo was taken. He is also the pup pictured snoozing by himself in the photo with the "rustic" background above, as well as with the red bow. (Pup photo taken 03/10/2008; larger image Christmas 2008 - Bogey is on the right)	"Izzy" out of the Horace x Beisia litter is a housepet and soon-to-be hunting companion. She was 12 weeks old at the time this photo was taken. She is the "alert" pup looking over the all of the others sleeping in the top puppy group photo above. (Pup photo taken 04/01/2008; larger image taken Christmas 2008)
	"Deuce" out of the Horace x Beisia litter is living life in the cities. He was about 9 weeks old at the time this photo was taken. He is also the pup pictured snoozing on the far right of the "puppy group photo" where three are awake and three are sleeping. (Pup photo taken 03/16/2008; larger image taken about July 2008)	"Ruby" out of the Horace x Beisia litter was our curliest girl. She now resides about an hour away from Floden Farm. Ruby was Floden's pick of the litter and sold as a Kindergarten Puppy. She is pictured here at 13 weeks retrieving a teal dokken. She went to her new home a week later after "graduating" to retrieve full-sized pheasant dokkens.

Our priorities in breeding are health, temperament and intelligence, working ability, and breed standard. Health is of utmost importance with retrievers having susceptibility to an array of genetic problems. Our breeding stock is carefully selected and our dogs receive the appropriate Orthopedic Foundation for Animals health certifications in hips, elbows, eyes and heart.

We have carefully researched each of our dog's ancestry and health information through information from our dogs' breeders, AKC, k9data.com and OFA's website. In fact, we have also been able to research our dogs' ancestors all the way back to Nous and a Tweed water spaniel (the breed now extinct), which was the origin of the golden retriever. In 1865, Lord Tweedmouth purchased a yellow wavy-coated retriever named Nous out of an otherwise black litter from a cobbler in Brighton, England. Nous was bred with a Tweed water spaniel. The breeding produced four bitches, Ada, Cowslip, Crocus and Primrose. Tweedmouth also outcrossed to black, wavy-coated retrievers to improve the breed's hunting instincts and also added Irish setter genetics to improve the breed's love of water. For improved tracking ability, Tweedmouth bred a sandy-colored bloodhound into the lines.

Below is some useful information about selecting and owning a puppy:

Finding the perfect puppy

Ever wonder how to pick the perfect puppy for hunting or field? Ann Strathern has a great article to help you get started. The listings below are some other good resources for helping you select the puppy that is right for you, as well as learning about field training:

• Puppy behavior traits

• Volhard Puppy Aptitude test

• Tips for getting started in the field

• Working Certificate training

• Intro to field training

• Obedience is a basis for success in field training

Ever wonder how to pick a puppy or grown dog based upon temperament? Here are some references to help you choose well:

• Temperament Tests for Puppies or Grown Dogs

• Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test

• Temperament Testing Puppies

• Assessing Shelter Dogs and Temperament Testing

Are you contemplating the purchase or adoption of a dog? Most serious hobby breeders want to make sure the homes their pups go to are for the long-term. Please be certain to consider the expense of owning an animal prior to committing.

• The real cost of owning a dog

Thinking of owning more than one dog? Consider the influence of the pack structure first.

• Pack leader in a human/canine pack

Wondering what to feed your dogs? Raw diets and home diets have become the trend, but people still use regular kibble, some table scraps, and soft or canned foods. Did you know you should avoid feeding your dogs onions, chocolate, raw eggs and cat food?

• Feeding Options & Foods to Avoid

Wondering what those abbreviations means around a dog's name? Here is a listing below of many titles and what they mean:

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