Here's a good site to find good breeders:



Um, I might be wrong, but a lot of the breeders fit the requirements to be a good ethical breeder like health testing, showing, club member, and etc.

It's not only a good site to find GR breeders, but any other breed as well.

I took an admittedly very quick look at the Golden breeders on the site...no less then half dozen breeders are breeders with less then ethical practices -- including a glorified puppy mill in my state...
No, I would not use this as a reference for me, my family or my friends.

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Mary and the Goldens from Maine
"Lexi" - Wise Teacher
"Liberty" - Bramley's Golden Moments Libby CD, RE - ASCA-CD, Can. CD (CGC and TDI-Therapy Dog)
"Trace" - Can. CH Bramley's Light Up The Night, RN - CGC, CCA, TDI-Therapy Dog and Novice DockDock

Then I won't use it either. Thank you for saying that.

Where are you from? I'm sure that people here could suggest reputable breeders in your area for you to take a look at.

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You can always start with your local golden retriever club.

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Betty and the Dallas crew


“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” A. France

I live in MS. I am also looking at this breeder: www.millstonesgolden.com/home

That's over here in Michigan...if you're willing to travel that far for a pup, you can do SO much better! Everything that I've read about Millstones Goldens has been less than satisfactory. How far exactly are you willing to travel?

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I found the thread I had started awhile back asking about Millstones...this is the link to it.

http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...tra+clearances ("extra" clearances??)

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I would be very skeptical of the breeders you find. Some are trying to do a good job, others not so much. There are so many disclaimers it's hard to find much for useful information.

There are a number of them advertising "English Cream", so that is a red flag from the get go.

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"You own what you condone." ~ Mike Lardy

I went to this site right here:
www.grca.org
and asked the southestern referral about breeders in my area just a few minutes ago.