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Chime will be bred to
Dual Champion, AFTCH
Firemark's Push Comes to Shove CDX Am ***
(pedigree for this breeding)
We expect nice birdy puppies with good structure, great biddability, moderate high drive with good on and off switches, and wonderful temperments. We think Push will be the perfect match for Chime.
(Chime's pedigree)
With this breeding, we expect to produce good-looking goldens that love to work.
Note: Push is a carrier of prcd-PRA, so we have DNA tested Chime and found her to be clear of the prcd-PRA gene. According to Optigen, there is no risk of any of these puppies being affected with PRA. Although the pups have no risk of being affected, breeding prospects will be prcd-PRA tested for normal or carrier status before sending them home. To find out more about prcd-PRA in goldens, go to
http://www.optigen.com/opt9_pra_goldenrtvr.html
Typically, we only have one litter every couple of years. In the past, we have co-bred with Gayle Watkins of Gaylan's Goldens. We are still breeding with her guidance and teachings. Our litters are whelped and raised here in our home, in the middle of all our daily happenings. They will be raised according to the Gaylan's
standards
. When they are old enough, they will spend the last 5 weeks walking in our woods, swimming in our pond if weather permits, meeting lots of people and getting to know their relatives. We spend our time getting to know them so we can match them well with their new owners.
Before contacting us about a puppy, please read the following portions of our website to be sure that we and our dogs are right for you:
Our Breeding Philosophy and How We Raise Our Puppies
All of our pups experience the following developmental protocol:
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BioSensor exercises from 3-17 days of age
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regular socialization with people of all ages and sizes
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a physically and mentally stimulating environment appropriate to their age
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problem solving exercises, again, appropriate to their age
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socialization with dogs other than their dam
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introduction to solid food after 5 weeks of age followed by natural weaning, often not until 8 or 9 weeks
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daily walks in the woods (weather dependent)
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regular opportunities to swim (weather dependent)
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introduction to game birds
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For more about how we raise our pups, check out
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How we Raise Our Puppies
We are accepting performance/breeding/hunting reservations now for Chime's 2010 litter. Please keep in mind that our breeding program focuses on producing performance, hunting, show and breeding goldens. We seek to place most of our pups in working homes that compete in more than one arena--field, agility, obedience, conformation, tracking--or that work their dogs in hunting, or serious pet-assisted therapy. If you are interested in a performance or hunting puppy, please contact us via e-mail at
piedpiper2000@juno.com
Abbi and Collin puppies (The Traveling Litter) was born January 26, 2009.
Abbi was bred for her last litter to the wonderful and beautiful
Ch Buckeye Standing Ovation OS,
otherwise known as Collin, of
Buckeye Golden Retrievers.
Ultrasound had confirmed there were ten puppies in there, but we had ELEVEN!
WAHOO!!! Way to go Abbi and Collin!
See the Traveling Litter page for more pictures and updates on the litter.
We met Collin 5 years ago when we went on a stud hunting trip with Abbi's breeder Gayle and friend Marcy. We love him just as much now as we did then. He's a wonderful boy, still very active at ten years old. And he still loves his bumper as much as ever!
The theme of the litter was the Traveling Litter.
We expect this breeding will produce intelligent, birdy retrievers with the drive and energy needed to excel at agility, obedience, and hunt tests.
Litter pedigree
All the puppies have gone to their new homes.
This litter was raised here with us, using Gaylan's puppy rearing program and evaluated using their adaptation of Sheila Booth's Positive Puppy Preview before going to their new homes around nine weeks of age.
Abbi's daughter Chime will be bred in late 2009 or 2010.
Irish Litter
Abbi x Rooster
July 10, 2007
For her second litter, Abbi was bred to
HIGH TIMES RUN'N THE ROOST ***
UD MH WCX OS
http://www.minerskennel.com/studs/rooster.php
You can see the pedigree for this breeding at
http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=256882
The five Irish Litter puppies
were born July 10, 2007. This litter was co-bred with Abbi's breeder Gayle Watkins of Gaylan's Goldens. The litter, known as the Irish Quints, was whelped and raised here until they were almost 7 weeks of age. We then headed to Gayle's house in New York, where the puppies went for mountain walks, and had their testings and evaluations done before being placed in their new homes.
We are very excited about this breeding, combining two great high drive dogs with great on and off switches.
The pups were fantastic in their drive, biddability, and birdiness.
Watch for them to do fantastic things in their new working homes.
Music Litter
Abbi x Canyon
April 28, 2005
For her first litter, Abbi was bred in early 2005 to the lovely
TIMBEREE AT MONUMENT CANYON**
CDX MH WCX OS.
http://www.minerskennel.com/studs/canyon.php
The Music Litter of nine beautiful babies was born April 28, 2005. We did this breeding in conjunction with Abbi's breeder, Gayle Watkins, Gaylan's Goldens. We think Abbi and Canyon complimented each other well, and they produced wonderful pups. The pedigree for that breeding can be seen at
http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=161135
We were very excited about that breeding, our first adventure into the whelping box in 30+ years.
We had a great time having puppies. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. The puppies turned out wonderful and are in their new homes. You can see pictures of them on their web pages, along with pictures of Chime, the little girl puppy that we kept.
With Gayle, we have tried to find great combinations with our two breedings to obtain puppies with great health, longevity, and wonderful temperments.
U-CH U-AGII U-CD C-ATCH Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CCA MX MXJ CD RA JH OAC EJC EGC PD1
Abbi is a moderate high drive golden who lives for action, but has a wonderful on-off switch and is easy to live with. She learns quickly, has wonderful work ethic and is eager to please. Her temperment is stable, friendly, and trustworthy. Her tail never stops wagging, but she's not a silly golden. She has very dark eyes, full dentition and a scissors bite. Her pigment is black, with slight winter fading of the nose. Her coat is straight, easy to maintain, and sheds water easily. She doesn't carry a lot of coat, which makes it easy to maintain and burrs brush out easily. Her topline is level with a slightly sloping croup. She has a correct tail set, but has been known to carry it a little high when excited. She has moderate bone.
Where Abbi excels is in agility. She lives for agility. We play in all five venues of agility, and she loves them all. She was in the ribbons for all her titles. She is very fast and once her mom learned how to react quick enough to that speed, we have become a wonderful team. We had a little contact problem in the past, but we have worked through that and we finished her MX & MXJ and we are working toward her MACH.
She is Tom's personal upland game hunting dog and I finished her Junior Hunter in Sept 05, with her son Shiloh finishing together with his dam. She is a powerful swimmer and has a wonderful water entry. Check out her water entry on her webpage.
Abbi finishing her UKC-CH
Abbi finishing her UKC Championship June 2002 with her good friend, Belgian Terv breeder Pat Morgan.
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