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Abbi and her 24 hour old Irish Pups
We are Golden Retriever owners with a limited but well-planned breeding program, done in close consultation with our dogs breeder, Gayle Watkins,
Gaylan's Goldens
, NY. This means that each breeding is of tremendous importance to us and that we put all our efforts into caring for and socializing our pups.
Even with our limited co-breeding program, the dogs from our first three litters have competing successfully in obedience, hunt tests, rally, tracking, and agility. We have produced, with Gayle, from Abbi's three litters:
* A Master Hunter, two Senior Hunters, and several Junior Hunters. We have several that are now training for hunt tests.
* Two dogs with their MX or MXJ, both working towards their Master Agility Championship.
* Three dogs with their AX or AXJ, working on their MX & MXJ.
* Three dogs with their NAJ or NA and or their OA or OAJ titles.
Several dogs that are in running in Novice Agility.
* Three dogs in FAST, with two having their Excellent Fast titles.
* A Tracking dog who obtained her TD at the GRCA National Specialty, with a couple working towards their TD's.
* One dog his UD and several working in obedience.
* Two dogs with Rally titles, with several close to showing in Rally.
* TWELVE dogs with their Certificates of Canine Good Citizenship (CGC), from AKC, with SIX of the eleven Traveling litter already having their CGC's by 9 months of age.
* Two of the Traveling pups are active in Dock Diving and also have their AKC Puppy Star Program certificates.
* A Certified Therapy Dog actively doing therapy work.
* Several wonderful hunting companions.
* Four dogs that have obtained their Certificates of Conformation Assessment (CCA) from the Golden Retriever Club of America.
* Two dogs that have CPE Agility titles and two more working on them at just under 18 months old.
* Two dogs that have qualified in NADAC, with one having several of his Outstanding Novice titles in NADAC.
* Three dogs that have USDAA Novice Agility titles and working on their Level 2 titles.
* All are well-loved family members.
These pups have helped Abbi become an Outstanding Dam, as bestowed from the Golden Retriever Club of America.
Two-day old Music Litter pups
Breeding Criteria:
Longevity, Temperament, Conformation, and Working Ability is the criteria we use to select stud dogs for our breeding program. Together, with Gayle, we have picked sires that we think will combine with our Abbi to strengthen and solidify type and working ability.
Our ideal golden, the goal of our breeding program, is a dog of moderate size and substance that
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Has a lovely, correct head with a pleasant expression, who moves like an athlete.
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Has a moderate, drip-dry golden colored coat.
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Is a moderately high energy dog that can hunt birds during the day, but settles well in the house in the evening.
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Has the natural hunting abilities, biddability and intelligence to be trained to be a capable hunting dog or be shown in agility or obedience by their experienced owner.
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Loves the family's children and tolerates dog-appropriate handling by them.
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Gets along well with other dogs.
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Is healthy and sound, with no chronic illnesses of any kind, including allergies, hot spots and orthopedic problems.
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Lives a long and healthy life as a beloved member of their family.
All of this means that our dogs fit well into active homes where they will have serious jobs and regular training and exercise. We seek hunting or competition performance homes for the vast majority of our puppies. A few pups each year may go to non-working pet homes, but they will need regular, active exercise. They will not be couch potatoes!
Abbi and all eleven of her 3 day old pups from the Topmast Traveling litter born Jan 26, 2009.
At Topmast Goldens, we have a limited well-planned breeding program done in close consultation with Gayle Watkins,
Gaylan's Goldens
, NY. We follow her program for as natural an upbringing as possible for our puppies. You can read more about Gayle's Puppy Raising Program here:
http://www.gaylans.com/raising.html
* We have a Written Warranty and Sales Contract for all puppies.
*We are dedicated to maintaining the multi-purpose golden retriever.
*We are breeding for health, temperament, natural working ability, & type.
*We produce Competition & companion puppies available to approved homes only.
*All breeding stock is cleared for hip, elbow, eye and heart diseases.
*All puppies are raised in our home to ensure their development includes the sounds and smells of a typical home and regular interaction with people.
* They have free access to their dam until the puppies go home.
* They are fed Bravo brand raw diet starting at 5-6 weeks.
* They will have one set of vaccinations, based on the titer of their dam to determine when it is optimal for them to get their vaccine.
* They will have Innova Adult Kibble for training treats.
* They will see their regular vet and get their first vaccine and be micro-chipped. They will be examined by a cardiologist and opthomologist for heart and eye screenings before leaving for their new homes.
* We do NOT remove dew claws since we believe these toes play an important role in turning and hill descents for active dogs.
* They will be assessed for conformation structure and type.
* They will be assessed for temperament and working ability, using a modified version of Sheila Booth's "Positive Puppy Preview".
* They will be tested for birdiness before we send them to their new homes.
All of our efforts focus on making each pup the best that it can possibly be, and then matching them up to the best owners for each pup's capabilities. Our goal is to carefully place each pup with a well-suited family, ideally, in a hunting or competition home.
Our commitment to producing healthy pups demands that we collect genetic information from all pups of our breeding. For this reason, we require that all of our pups be tested for genetic diseases at 24 months of age, at the owner's expense. This testing provides important health information both to their owners and us, and includes OFA hip and elbow x-rays, an eye exam by a certified veterinary ophthamologist, and a heart exam by a board certified cardiologist. Depending upon where you live, these tests should cost under $600.
The Irish pups 14 months old reunion at the GRCA National
We expect to stay in contact with you for the life of your puppy and we encourage our puppy owners to join our Yahoo Groups website and keep each other up to date on the latest happenings of your pups.
Eight of the nine Music litter pups reunion
Thank you for your interest in our breeding program. We are happy to discuss it with you in greater detail at any time. If you are interested in a Topmast Golden Retriever puppy, you can contact us via email at piedpiper2000@juno.com
Pat & Tom Swallows
Topmast Golden Retrievers
Otisville, Michigan
Stud Dog:
Gaylan's Drummer Boy
RE MH MX MXJ WCX VCX
Shiloh is from Abbi's first litter. He is 4 years old. He lives and works with his owner, Linda Lowy, in Ohio.
In 2008, Shiloh finished his Senior Hunter and Master Hunter, passed his WCX, and finished his MX & MXJ. He is very biddable and he's a pleasure to live with. He is on his way to his MACH and working on qualifying for the Master National. And he is only four. Watch for this boy in 2009!
He is available at stud on a limited basis to qualified bitches. If you are interested in using Shiloh in your breeding program, you can contact myself or his owner, whose e-mail address is listed below.
Gaylan's Drummer Boy MH MX MXJ RA WCX
Timberee At Monument Canyon
CDX MH** WCX (OS) x
U-CH U-CD CATCH
Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CD JH MX MXJ OF RA WC CCA VC (OD)
Owned by
Linda Lowy
lowy4376@yahoo.com
Pickerington, OH
OFA Good, Elbows, eyes and heart Normal
Shiloh's Clearance Details
Shiloh's Pedigree
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