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About Our Breedings Typically, we have two to four litters a year, some co-bred with Gaylan's owners and some bred here. Our own litters are whelped and raised here at Gaylan. Co-bred litters usually begin their lives with their dam's owner and are raised strictly according to our standards. The litter and dam come here at around 6 1/2 weeks of age. They will spend 2-3 weeks with us, walking in our woods, swimming in our creek, meeting lots of people and getting to know their relatives. We'll spend that time getting to know them so we can match them well with their new owners. We are thrilled to partner with our co-breeders on these litters.
Before emailing us about a puppy, please read the following portions of our website to be sure that we and our dogs are right for you. Please note that we do not ship puppies as freight; all owners must come in person to pick up their pups. Many of our pups have flown home with their owners in the cabin of a commercial airliner with no problem.
- About Us
- Our Breeding Philosophy
- How We Raise Our Puppies
- Expectations: Yours and Ours
- Gaylan's Contracts and
Warranty
- BioSensor exercises from 3-17 days of age
- regular socialization with people of all ages and sizes
- a physically and mentally stimulating environment appropriate to their age
- problem solving exercises, again, appropriate to their age
- socialization with dogs other than their dam
- introduction to solid food after 5 weeks of age followed by natural weaning, often not until 8 or 9 weeks
- daily walks in the woods (weather dependent)
- regular opportunities to swim (weather dependent)
- introduction to game birds
- For more about how we raise our pups, check out How We Raise Our Puppies.
One or two pups in each litter will go to pet homes but we usually have standing reservation lists long in advance for pet puppies. If you are willing to wait a while for a pup, drop us a note now. We will post a notice on this page if we have pet puppies available. We prefer email contact but we cannot answer all of the e-mails that we get regarding pet puppies so please just check back here to see if we have pets available.
In the meantime, to find a quality puppy, contact your local golden retriever club or rescue. Club and rescue listings can be found on the Golden Retriever Club of America website at http://www.grca.org, click on either the Puppy Referral or Rescue link. If you are looking for a loving family companion, please consider a rescue dog!
| Gaylan's 2012 Litters |
Shag x Dreamer--Born January 28, 2012 (4 males and 7 females) 
UH Trifecta's Shag-edelic CD MH WCX *** x Gaylan's Dreamcatcher JH WC CCA CGC TT Litter Pedigree There are reservations for performance and hunting dogs available for this litter. For more info on these puppies, contact us at puppies@gaylans.com. Goose x Scoop--Due March 19, 2012 
MACH; Can. CH Gaylan's Born to Fly CD SH NF WCX OS VCX ADHF CCA x Gaylan's Triple Talent JH AX AXJ NF WCX CCA Litter Pedigree There are reservations for performance and hunting dogs available for this litter. There are NO pet reservations for this litter. For more info on these puppies, contact us at puppies@gaylans.com. Striker x Chex-Due March 20, 2012 
For more info on these puppies, click here or contact us at puppies@gaylans.com. Happydaugh Strikes Gold *** WCX x MACH Gaylan's Party of One CD SH WCX OD VCX CCA More info below. |
Shag x Dreamer--Born January 28, 2012
Dam: Gaylan's Dreamcatcher JH WC CCA CGC TT
OFA Good hips with 40th percentile PennHIP scores; Normal elbows, eyes, heart; prcd-PRA clear by parentage
Dreamer's pedigree
Sire: UH Trifecta's Shag-edelic CD MH WCX ***
OFA Good hips; Normal elbows, eyes (at 100 months) and heart; prcd-PRA normal/clear
Shag's pedigree
Shag x Dreamer Litter Pedigree
Dreamer came from a litter of two, the last litter produced by our GRCA Outstanding Dam, Corey. Although during Dreamer's first two years she got little training due to my health problems, she has developed into a delightful dog. She is smart, eager, attentive and very stable. She gets along well with other dogs and people of all ages. She is training in obedience, agility and field now and shows tremendous aptitude in tracking, which we hope to start this winter. She finished her Junior Hunter title and passed the GRCA's Working Certificate test recently and is well on her way to running Senior Hunt tests. Dreamer is extremely birdy and is a fun dog to hunt pheasant over!
Dreamer is nicely built with a lovely head and expression, nice topline and tail carriage, and good substance. The quality of her type and structure were confirmed when she easily earned her CCA on her first attempt under three breeder-judges. Dreamer has a lovely dark eye, average pigment, full dentition and a scissors bite, though as she ages, it is moving toward even. She has a plush, red-gold coat that has some waves and curls. She moves cleanly coming and going and is balanced front to rear. I'd like a bit more front angle on her but she is well within the average for golden retrievers. She has tight cat feet and a powerful rear with lovely angles. She has a deep chest with adequate forechest and prosternum. She has a strong topline with a slightly low tailset and a perfect tail carriage. She moves, swims and jumps easily.
Dreamer's hips are OFA Good with 40th percentile PennHIP scores. She has normal elbows and eyes (as of October 2011), and a normal heart. We had her eyes ultrasounded by Dr John Sapienza and he found her eyes to be completely normal with no hidden posterior ciliary body cysts. Dreamer is clear for prcd-PRA by parentage and does not have skin or food allergies. Dreamer's sire, Kirk had OFA Good hips with normal elbows, heart, and eyes. Kirk died suddenly in October 2011 of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). Our research indicates that ALL is not a cancer that runs in families but we have selected an older dog with good longevity to be sure.
Dreamer's dam, Corey, is still healthy and active at 11 years of age. Corey has OFA Excellent hips (reconfirmed at 8.5 years), with normal elbows and heart. Corey does have a mild case of pigmentary uveitis (PU) so we have selected a sire with little PU risk in his pedigree. However, buyers must be aware of this risk and that all pups will need annual eye exams from an ophthalmologist for their lifetime.
Dreamer's pedigree shows good longevity; her paternal grandsire, Steeler lived till 13 1/2; her paternal granddam, Dixie, died recently at 11 of hemangiosarcoma but was competing in obedience up to the end; her maternal grandsire, the great Reggie lived till 15; and her maternal granddam, Sassy lived till 13 1/2. Dixie's sire, Trey, is still alive at 13 1/2 and her dam lived till 15.
Nine-year old Shag is a bold, hard-driving working dog who has excelled with his first time owner and handler. As a young dog, Shag made the 2004 National Derby list and became Qualified All-Age before the age of 2. Since then, he had earned Open and Amateur Field Trial Stake placements in the US and Canada, made it to the sixth series of the Canadian National Open Retriever Championship in 2007, finished his Master Hunter title handily, and earned his Companion Dog title with placements.
I recently had the opportunity to spend time with Shag and loved what I saw. He ran well in a tough Master test, marking and handling beautifully. He showed he is strong in the water and has an excellent nose. After the run, he schmoozed with me, looking for belly rubs and pets. Shag exudes confidence! No matter where he goes or who he is with, he takes everything in stride. He gets along well with other dogs and people and is happy to hang out at home with the kids when he isn't training or competing.
Shag is a handsome dog with a masculine head and athletic body. He has an intelligent expression with a dark eye and very good pigment. He has a scissors bite with full dentition. His coat is dead straight and wash-and-wear with good undercoat. He has appropriate substance with good depth and breadth of chest. He has good angulation front and rear with adequate forechest. Shag's topline is level and strong and he carries his tail straight off his back. He moves like the athlete that he is although he is a bit longer in leg and lighter in bone than is ideal.
Shag's pedigree is filled with talented working dogs that also had good health and longevity. Shag's sire was the great Rugby, AFC Emberain Rugby. Rugby won his first Derby at 10 months of age, is the only golden in history to be on the National Derby list before he turned a year, and became both an Amateur Field Champion and a member of the GRCA's Field Dog Hall of Fame at the age of 4. Rugby was an excellent sire, producing pups that excelled in field trials, hunt tests, obedience and agility. He died unexpectedly at 9 1/2 of an unknown illness, possibly tick borne, but apparently not cancer.
Shag's dam was Grace and Lisa's wonderful bitch, Audie, who was QAA and a Master Hunter lived till 14 according to her owners. Audie produced a number of ** and *** dogs, including Trifecta's Bet on Me***, who is a double-header winner (winner of the Open and the Amateur stakes at the same field trial).
We expect intelligent, focused working dogs with the ability to excel in any performance game. They will do best with experienced handlers who want to compete at high levels in multiple venues: field, agility, obedience and/or tracking. They will be confident, stable animals who will seek to be working partners with their trainers. This pedigree has very good longevity, soundness and health.
This litter will be raised here at Gaylan's using our puppy raising system. They will go to their new homes at 8.5 weeks. There is one performance reservations available for this litter so drop Gayle a note if you are interested.
Goose x Scoop--Due March 19, 2012
Dam: Gaylan's Triple Talent JH AX AXJ NF WCX CCA VC
OFA Excellent hips with 90th percentile PennHIP scores; Normal elbows, eyes, heart; prcd-PRA clear by parentage
Scoop's pedigree
Sire: MACH; Can. CH Gaylan's Born to Fly CD SH NF WCX OS VCX ADHF CCA
OFA Excellent hips; Normal elbows, eyes (at 10 years of age) and heart; prcd-PRA normal/clear
Goose's pedigree
Goose x Scoop Litter Pedigree
Scoop will be bred for the first time this winter. We are very excited about this young bitch and her first breeding. The sire of this litter Lise Pratt's Goose, MACH; Can. CH Gaylan's Born to Fly CD SH NF WCX OS VCX ADHF CCA.
Goose has excelled in many venues. He is an AKC Master Agility Champion and is the GRCA's Agility Hall of Fame. In the field, he has earned his AKC Senior Hunter title, passed the GRCA's Working Certificate Excellent and is running Master Hunt tests. In conformation, he is a Canadian Champion and has earned the GRCA's Certificate of Conformation Assessment (CCA). Goose and Lise have just started in obedience, but he easily earned his CD title with nice scores. All of these accomplishments have qualified him for the GRCA's Versatility Certificate Excellent.
Goose is hard-driving, intense dog who is a real team player and has a wonderful off switch. He is a gifted marker with excellent water courage and birdiness in the field. He is fast and agile in agility. At 10, Goose is still running and training in field and agility. He is sound and healthy with no chronic health problems.
Goose's kids are showing themselves to be as multi-talented as their dad. In fact, his very first litter made him a GRCA Outstanding Sire. He now has produced Obedience Trial Champions, Agility Trial Champions, Champion Trackers, Master Hunters and more. You can see more about his kids here.
Goose's sire was Jake, Ch Celestial Sirius Jake CDX JH WC OS/SDHF, a Best in Show, Best in Specialty winner sired by the great Expo. When combined with our Flyer, Jake produced the Flying litter, dogs that truly have done it all.
Scoop is a lovely young girl who is competing in hunt tests and agility. She loves her birds, is an excellent marker who has water courage and lots of drive. She will be running Senior Hunt tests next year. In agility, Scoop finished her OA and OAJ in six shows. In her only weekend showing this year she earned one leg toward both her AX and AXJ titles, and should finish those titles this fall. Scoop has a wonderful on/off switch making her very easy to live with, yet lots of fun to train.
Scoop is a solidly built girl with nice, balanced angles front and rear, moving cleanly coming and going. She has a lovely topline, correct tailset and tail carriage. Her head is pleasant with average pigment, a dark eye, full dentition and a scissors bite. Her coat is red-gold in color, thick with a wave throughout and dries quickly. She easily passed the GRCA's Certificate of Conformation Assessment on her first attempt.
Scoop has PennHIP scores of .29/.30 (meaning her hips are better than 90% of the Golden Retrievers tested ), OFA Excellent hips, normal elbows, heart and eyes. Since Pigmentary Uveitis has become a significant problem for the breed, to get the best possible information available for breeding decisions, in addition to her 2011 CERF, Scoop had her eyes ultrasounded by Dr. John Sapienza. There was no evidence of cilliary body cysts (sometimes known as iris cysts in the posterior chamber) in her eyes at this time. Although we don't know for sure, these cysts may precede the development of pigmentary uveitis. Scoop also does not carry either gene for prcd-PRA. Scoop recently tested low for thyroid production so we have started her on medication. She has no skin allergies and has not had any ear infections or hot spots.
Scoop is from our Ice Cream Litter, that made their dam Chex an Outstanding Dam before they were three years old. Her littermates include:
- MACH Gaylan's Rainbow Promise Parfait
- MACH Gaylan's Jamaican Me Crazy JH VC ADHF CCA AD
- Gaylan's Roddenberry A La Mode SH WC CCA
- Gaylan's Peaches 'n Cream MX MXJ XF AD
- Gaylan's Caramel Sundae AX OAJ OF NAC
- Gaylan's Kimberlite Ice
- U-CDX Gaylan's P'Nut Butter Cup Sundae CDX TD JH WCX VC CCA (UD leg)
- HR UH Gaylan's Safari Traxx SH AX MXJ XF WCX VC CCA
This litter will be raised nearby with Scoop's owners, Marcy and Jim Burke, using our puppy raising system and brought to Gaylan's at 6.5 weeks for socialization, development and assessment. They will be placed here at Gaylan's at 8.5 weeks. There are a few performance reservations remaining for this litter so drop us a note if you are interested.
Striker x Chex--Due March 20, 2012
Dam: MACH Gaylan's Party of One CD SH WCX OD VCX CCA CGC
OFA Good hips with 90th percentile PennHIP scores; Normal elbows, eyes, heart; prcd-PRA clear
Chex's pedigree
Sire: Happydaugh Strikes Gold *** WCX
OFA Excellent hips; Normal elbows, eyes (May 2011),thyroid and heart; prcd-PRA normal/clear
Striker's pedigree
Striker x Chex Litter Pedigree
We have FINALLY settled on the sire for eight-year old Chex's last breeding. He is Striker, Ann Strathern's 2-year old Qualified All-Age dog. We met Striker at a MD field trial and truly enjoyed watching him run and then getting to spend time with him. He is a confident, outgoing young male who is quite the schmooze. He is a hard-driving dog but is also a team player, the perfect balance in our opinion.
This boy is also very handsome. He is dark red, similar to his father, with a small amount of white on his chest and excellent length, texture and thickness of coat. He is a large dog by field standards, with excellent substance and bone. He has a handsome head with excellent pigment, a strong muzzle and good breadth of skull. He has full dentition though his bite is between scissor and level. Striker is beautifully balanced with excellent angulation front and rear. He has a strong, level topline with a correct tailset and carriage. He moves beautifully with athleticism and grace. Striker is OFA Excellent with normal elbows, heart, eyes and thyroid. He is prcd-PRA clear.
Chex is an 8-year old bitch that has excelled in agility and hunt tests. She became a Master Agility Champion last year and earned her Companion Dog title her first weekend out in obedience. She has her Senior Hunter title and is training for Master. She is extremely birdy, has an excellent nose and good marking ability. Chex is a strong team player that works well with her handler.
Chex is beautifully built girl with flawless movement. She is perfectly balanced front to rear with a strong, athletic topline and correct tail carriage. moving cleanly coming and going. She has a lovely topline, correct tailset and tail carriage. She has a lovely, intelligent expression with a dark eye, full dentition and a scissors bite. Her coat is blonde, thick with a wave throughout and dries quickly. She easily passed the GRCA's Certificate of Conformation Assessment on her first attempt.
Chex has PennHIP scores of .30/.30 (meaning her hips are better than 90% of the Golden Retrievers tested ), OFA Good hips, normal elbows, heart and eyes. Since Pigmentary Uveitis has become a significant problem for the breed, to get the best possible information available for breeding decisions, in addition to her 2011 CERF, Chex had her eyes ultrasounded by Dr. John Sapienza and shows no sign of cilliary body cysts. She does not carry either gene for prcd-PRA. Chex is a healthy dog who has no skin allergies, and has not had any ear infections or hot spots.
Chex is the only puppy from our combination of Glenda Manucy's wonderful Gunner, HRCH Morninglo's Top Gun CDX RN MH NA WCX OS and our GRCA Outstanding Dam Cricket, Gaylan's First Sgt Cricket JH WCX OD. She became a GRCA Outstanding Dam from her first litter before they turned three years of age. Her titled offspring are:
- MACH Gaylan's Jamaican Me Crazy JH VC ADHF CCA AD
- MACH Gaylan's Rainbow Promise Parfait
- Gaylan's Roddenberry A La Mode SH WC CCA
- Gaylan's Peaches 'n Cream MX MXJ XF AD
- Gaylan's Caramel Sundae AX OAJ OF NAC
- U-CDX Gaylan's P'Nut Butter Cup Sundae CDX TD JH WCX VC CCA CGC
- HR UH Gaylan's Safari Traxx SH AX MXJ XF WCX VC CCA
- Gaylan's Triple Talent JH AX AXJ WCX VC CCA
This litter will be raised nearby with Chex's owners, Marcy and Jim Burke, using our puppy raising system and brought to Gaylan's at 6.5 weeks for socialization, development and assessment. They will be placed here at Gaylan's at 8.5 weeks. There are a few performance reservations remaining for this litter so drop us a note if you are interested.
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