PLACING OLDER PUPPIES / YOUNGER DOGE
Every now and again a breeder can find themselves in the position of having to place a young golden retriever, such as pups we kept as breeding hopefuls or retired breeding females or the occasional rehoming of a past pup at no fault of their own.
This happens for a couple of reasons such as:
1) A puppy I have kept as a show / breeding prospect is not turning out as hoped. These older puppies are normally around 1 - 1 1/2 yrs of age, which is typically the age when we look at how a particular dog we have kept is maturing and when the health screening pre-lims are done. This can be due to their breed standard / breed ring conformation / how closely our golden retrievers fit our ideal picture of what our breed standard describes (as we strive to keep moving forward in our breeding programs we set goals as to what we hope to achieve with each breeding we do, with the hope that each generation will be an improvement on the previous one). All reputable breeders have a strict list of health screens as well as their own personal priorities which any golden retriever we keep for breeding purposes must pass before we can decide to keep that individual dog and incorporate them into our breeding program. Even though we try very hard, by breeding health screened parents, Mother Nature always has the last say in things and as such there will be off spring of these health screened adults who do not pass a health screen. This in no way means the puppy will not live a long and happy life, it simply means we can not take a chance on breeding that particular golden retriever.
2) Another reason a responsible breeder may have an older puppy or place a younger adult golden retriever is when the female has had her litters and has made her contribution to a breeding program and is being retired. Now I know to some this may sound like an insensitive thing for a breeder to do but in reality it is just the opposite! Rather then stay here and be 1 of a many dogs in the household (where she will not get the attention she once did as the focus now needs to be on the up n comers), she can be placed with people where she can be either the only canine companion in that home or 1 of 2. This means she will receive much more of "the good stuff" life has to offer. Now I dont do this often but over the years it has happened and I know that it will again depending on how many girls we have at any given time.
Yes it is difficult for me to place a female who I have shared my life with for good length of time but I must be unselfish and let her go and live the spoiled life she deserves. I can say usually our retired breeders go to our close friends, family or even past clients that have became amazing friends to live in their home where we can see them from time to time.. I like to visit our retired girls as they we consider them all to be part of our family no matter where they call home. This is also why I have recently started to do more Guardianship homes with some of our breeders so the need to rehome is no longer an issue because they already live with their forever family while being apart of our program.
3) The other reason we find our selves placing older golden puppies is because he received a returner at no fault of their own. Although this hardly every happens I can not say it doesn't happen. Unfortunately no amount of vetting or pre screening can guarantee us that our puppies will be in the perfect home forever, Plus life sometimes has other ideas for us than we originally planed for.
There have been times where we received a puppy back because the new owners (usually new pet owners) find that raising a puppy isn't quit what they thought and simply a puppy or dog doesn't fit their lifestyle. As a responsible breeder I completely vet all new homes and educate my new families on what they may encounter. But no amount of warning can prepare a new puppy/dog owner for what it means to be a dog parent, that comes with time, and first hand experience which sometimes is a little to much for some families to bare. We have also experienced families only wanting that cute cuddly puppy and not the adult they grow into. Yes, I know its CRAZY, but it does and has happened to us now its only happened once and Ive since learned from that but there are some people that want forever puppies and they have no problem sending them back to the breeder, Now in my experience my pup was well cared for, loved, properly socialized but once they hit that teenager stage (for all you experienced owners, you know what I'm talking about that terrible 2 stage puppies have) where the puppy jumps are not as cute or the nipping is hurting a little more or the crazy energy and less sleeping has shown up to play lol thats when we received the call and got her back. In the end it all works out but I try to stop that from happening the best I can.
We have also had older or and even senior goldens come back to us because of family emergencies like a death of an owner, financial hardships, or no longer capable of providing stable environments, like a family that got hit by hurricane Katrina did. All of them came back at no fault of their own and found amazing homes that they are still living with today. Just an FYI the family that got hit by the storm, we actually kept their golden personally and 1.5yrs later we were able to reunite them and Im happy to report they are living happily together (now in Las Vegas, NV)
*****There are presently no young adults , older puppies available and I do not foresee any becoming available in the near future as our guardian program is doing its job and our newly retired mamas are staying here with us ****
This happens for a couple of reasons such as:
1) A puppy I have kept as a show / breeding prospect is not turning out as hoped. These older puppies are normally around 1 - 1 1/2 yrs of age, which is typically the age when we look at how a particular dog we have kept is maturing and when the health screening pre-lims are done. This can be due to their breed standard / breed ring conformation / how closely our golden retrievers fit our ideal picture of what our breed standard describes (as we strive to keep moving forward in our breeding programs we set goals as to what we hope to achieve with each breeding we do, with the hope that each generation will be an improvement on the previous one). All reputable breeders have a strict list of health screens as well as their own personal priorities which any golden retriever we keep for breeding purposes must pass before we can decide to keep that individual dog and incorporate them into our breeding program. Even though we try very hard, by breeding health screened parents, Mother Nature always has the last say in things and as such there will be off spring of these health screened adults who do not pass a health screen. This in no way means the puppy will not live a long and happy life, it simply means we can not take a chance on breeding that particular golden retriever.
2) Another reason a responsible breeder may have an older puppy or place a younger adult golden retriever is when the female has had her litters and has made her contribution to a breeding program and is being retired. Now I know to some this may sound like an insensitive thing for a breeder to do but in reality it is just the opposite! Rather then stay here and be 1 of a many dogs in the household (where she will not get the attention she once did as the focus now needs to be on the up n comers), she can be placed with people where she can be either the only canine companion in that home or 1 of 2. This means she will receive much more of "the good stuff" life has to offer. Now I dont do this often but over the years it has happened and I know that it will again depending on how many girls we have at any given time.
Yes it is difficult for me to place a female who I have shared my life with for good length of time but I must be unselfish and let her go and live the spoiled life she deserves. I can say usually our retired breeders go to our close friends, family or even past clients that have became amazing friends to live in their home where we can see them from time to time.. I like to visit our retired girls as they we consider them all to be part of our family no matter where they call home. This is also why I have recently started to do more Guardianship homes with some of our breeders so the need to rehome is no longer an issue because they already live with their forever family while being apart of our program.
3) The other reason we find our selves placing older golden puppies is because he received a returner at no fault of their own. Although this hardly every happens I can not say it doesn't happen. Unfortunately no amount of vetting or pre screening can guarantee us that our puppies will be in the perfect home forever, Plus life sometimes has other ideas for us than we originally planed for.
There have been times where we received a puppy back because the new owners (usually new pet owners) find that raising a puppy isn't quit what they thought and simply a puppy or dog doesn't fit their lifestyle. As a responsible breeder I completely vet all new homes and educate my new families on what they may encounter. But no amount of warning can prepare a new puppy/dog owner for what it means to be a dog parent, that comes with time, and first hand experience which sometimes is a little to much for some families to bare. We have also experienced families only wanting that cute cuddly puppy and not the adult they grow into. Yes, I know its CRAZY, but it does and has happened to us now its only happened once and Ive since learned from that but there are some people that want forever puppies and they have no problem sending them back to the breeder, Now in my experience my pup was well cared for, loved, properly socialized but once they hit that teenager stage (for all you experienced owners, you know what I'm talking about that terrible 2 stage puppies have) where the puppy jumps are not as cute or the nipping is hurting a little more or the crazy energy and less sleeping has shown up to play lol thats when we received the call and got her back. In the end it all works out but I try to stop that from happening the best I can.
We have also had older or and even senior goldens come back to us because of family emergencies like a death of an owner, financial hardships, or no longer capable of providing stable environments, like a family that got hit by hurricane Katrina did. All of them came back at no fault of their own and found amazing homes that they are still living with today. Just an FYI the family that got hit by the storm, we actually kept their golden personally and 1.5yrs later we were able to reunite them and Im happy to report they are living happily together (now in Las Vegas, NV)
*****There are presently no young adults , older puppies available and I do not foresee any becoming available in the near future as our guardian program is doing its job and our newly retired mamas are staying here with us ****
YELLOW AKA DAISY
FOUND HER FOREVER HOME!
This little girl is such a playful little one. No matter what she is doing her tail is always wagging. She is also very curious about EVERYTHING!! She has been doing amazing with her training and getting the pottying down although she is NOT fully trained yet but she is coming alone great! She loves the crate, going on rides, boating, and spending as much time with us as she can.
Yellow aka Daisy was from our last litter that has came back to us at no fault of her own. The previous family realized they are not ready for a puppy at this time in their lives and decided to bring her back to find a perfect home that will give her all the love and attention she deserves. Unfortunately this does happen from time to time and as much as it breaks our hearts to see this it also warms it because I have amazing families that always put the needs of their animals first and do what is best for their pup even if that means its not what they themselves are wanting to do.
If you are interested in this gorgeous girl please contact us and be prepared to go through our approval process and fill out our health guarantee. Since she is a little older she is fully vaccinated and she does see the vet regularly for health check ups. She is AKC registered "Limited" and she is looking for her forever home. NO BREEDERS APPLY/Pet home only for this little one.
Just an FYI:
My older pups and adult goldens tend to be more than my younger puppies due a number of things like the continued training we give and socialization we do, along with a list of other things we do. Also most times the older pups we have tend to be our "PICK" that we wanted to add to our program but for whatever reason didnt work out. Its very rare we get a pup back that we then have to rehome but it does happen. This doesn't devalue them in any way or make them less than. This simply means their home we though was forever ended up being a short vacation and socialization trip that they got to experience before finding their forever family.
Here are some of the common reason we will place our picks:
1. they didnt have the drive needed to compete and place in the ring/ or tails we were hoping (some times goldens just want to be house hold pets and be a potato on the counch next to their owner)
2. they didnt get the test scores needed to better the breed. Here at SGR we have a high expectations for all our breeders and require them all to pass all genetic and physical test with scores we deem "fit for breeding". This in no ways means these pups will have any dysplasia's or are infected it merely means they maybe didnt get a score we were hoping or they are not generically clear on all markers but a carrier which only means they can produce other carriers.
3. we decided to go a different route. this only means that we decided to pick from another litter or we had too many at the time or possibly getting from another reputable breeder that we were waiting on.
4.we may place a pup that have excellent scores, completely clear, shows promise in the ring with another family simply because we changed out minds. sometimes its that simple
We want you all to be aware these pups are not cheap or cheaper because of their age.
Yellow aka Daisy was from our last litter that has came back to us at no fault of her own. The previous family realized they are not ready for a puppy at this time in their lives and decided to bring her back to find a perfect home that will give her all the love and attention she deserves. Unfortunately this does happen from time to time and as much as it breaks our hearts to see this it also warms it because I have amazing families that always put the needs of their animals first and do what is best for their pup even if that means its not what they themselves are wanting to do.
If you are interested in this gorgeous girl please contact us and be prepared to go through our approval process and fill out our health guarantee. Since she is a little older she is fully vaccinated and she does see the vet regularly for health check ups. She is AKC registered "Limited" and she is looking for her forever home. NO BREEDERS APPLY/Pet home only for this little one.
Just an FYI:
My older pups and adult goldens tend to be more than my younger puppies due a number of things like the continued training we give and socialization we do, along with a list of other things we do. Also most times the older pups we have tend to be our "PICK" that we wanted to add to our program but for whatever reason didnt work out. Its very rare we get a pup back that we then have to rehome but it does happen. This doesn't devalue them in any way or make them less than. This simply means their home we though was forever ended up being a short vacation and socialization trip that they got to experience before finding their forever family.
Here are some of the common reason we will place our picks:
1. they didnt have the drive needed to compete and place in the ring/ or tails we were hoping (some times goldens just want to be house hold pets and be a potato on the counch next to their owner)
2. they didnt get the test scores needed to better the breed. Here at SGR we have a high expectations for all our breeders and require them all to pass all genetic and physical test with scores we deem "fit for breeding". This in no ways means these pups will have any dysplasia's or are infected it merely means they maybe didnt get a score we were hoping or they are not generically clear on all markers but a carrier which only means they can produce other carriers.
3. we decided to go a different route. this only means that we decided to pick from another litter or we had too many at the time or possibly getting from another reputable breeder that we were waiting on.
4.we may place a pup that have excellent scores, completely clear, shows promise in the ring with another family simply because we changed out minds. sometimes its that simple
We want you all to be aware these pups are not cheap or cheaper because of their age.
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