Puppies Due early May 2011

SHR River Ranch Rusty Speaker CDX MH RA WCX
"Rusty"

HR Vintage Fire 'N Ice UD TD SH WCX
"Ruby"

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Rusty  

Rusty is a talented, high-drive dog.  He loves working, especially in the field.  An AKC Master Hunter, Rusty qualified for the 2009 Master National hunt test.   In the obedience ring, Rusty has placements and a High In Trial from the Open A class.   Rusty's out-going confidence, strong work ethic, natural focus, high energy and drive make him a joy to train and compete with.   Rusty is always ready to play, whatever the game, and he never quits even when the going gets tough!   Rusty is a strong, athletic dog, standing 24 inches at the shoulder, 70 lbs of muscle in a correctly-textured dark red coat!    He has dark pigment, full dentition and beautiful dark eyes.

Rusty's puppies from his first litter are showing tremendous potential in the field and obedience training, with very high drive, intelligence, and confidence.

Rusty has OFA Good hips, OFA normal elbows, OFA cardiac clear, and eyes CERF.   He tests clear by DNA for prcd-PRA.

Ruby

Ruby is our "Energizer" puppy!  Always busy and ready to go do something, anything!  She loves training and working, whether it is field work, obedience, or tracking.   Alert, bright, intelligent, full of personality, and just a little bit bossy!

Ruby easily earned her UKC Hunting Retriever and AKC Senior Hunter titles.  She has considerable advanced field training beyond that level and we hope to pursue her Master Hunter and HRCH titles after her maternity leave.  Ruby has had limited showing in the obedience ring, showing six times in Novice with placements each time and one High in Trial.  She finished her CDX and UD titles in 2009, and is currently working on her UDX.  Ruby earned her TD at the 2009 GRCA National Specialty, and is continuing on to TDX training.  Ruby easily grasps complex concepts in training, and tries hard to be correct!

Ruby has OFA Excellent hips, PennHIP DI values 0.43/0.45 (80th%), eyes CERF, OFA cardiac clear, and Clear by DNA for prcd-PRA.   

This breeding brings together an impressive pedigree of  proven working ability, solid temperament, and sound structure.  We expect puppies that will mature to moderate size, with compact and athletic build, moderate easy-care coats, and most likely dark gold to red gold in color.  These puppies should have a strong work ethic, high retrieve drive, and high energy.   They will be best suited to performance competition homes, serious hunting homes, or other working situations (SAR).

Puppies will go to their new homes no earlier than 8 weeks of age.   Prior to that age, approved puppy buyers may visit the litter, by appointment, and after 4 weeks age are invited to come play with and help socialize the puppies.   Our puppies are raised in our home, not in the kennel.   As they grow up, the puppies will be socialized and exposed to a variety of situations, including introduction to water and swimming, and birds.   They will used to being handled, groomed, having nails trimmed, and to spending individual time in a crate.    

The puppies will have declaws removed.   They will be wormed for intestinal worms.   Following current thinking on vaccination protocols for dogs, we no longer vaccinate puppies less than 9 weeks old unless that puppy will be traveling to a new home out of state or has other veterinary-recommended need for earlier vaccination.   Their dam is healthy and current on her vaccinations, and the puppies should be well protected by maternal antibodies until 9 weeks age or longer.   We require our puppy buyers to take their new 8-9 week old puppy to their own veterinarian within 3 business days of purchase for a well-puppy exam, and at that time first vaccinations can be done.   Puppies will be microchipped with Home Again brand microchips, and microchip registration with the AKC Companion Animal Recovery program is provided.

When the puppies are 7 to 8 weeks old they will be microchipped for permanent identification, and given conformation evaluations, temperament testing, and eye and cardiac examinations by veterinary specialists.   Following these evaluations, buyers will be matched to the puppy that best suits their needs.   

Our philosophy is that there is no such thing as a "pick" puppy.   Every puppy is a unique individual, just as every buyer offers a unique home situation and has their own needs and expectations for their new puppy.   We strive to place each puppy in a home best suited for that puppy, and to offer each buyer a puppy well suited to their needs.  While a buyer's preference for a particular gender, color, or a particular puppy will be taken into consideration; ultimately we will select which puppy is offered to each buyer.   We feel that our experience in matching puppies to homes, our careful daily interaction with and intimate knowledge of the litter, and our understanding of the conformation/temperament/health testing means that we are best equipped to determine which puppy will best suit each buyer.  Our goal is that every buyer will feel they have been given their perfect puppy and The *Best* puppy in the litter!

No prospective puppy buyer will be approved until we first have had an interview in person with you and your family.   During that interview we will thoroughly discuss the terms of our sale contract, as well as the price of the puppy.   At the time the litter is whelped, approved buyers will be notified and asked to submit a non-refundable $200 deposit.  This deposit assures the buyer a puppy from that litter, although the exact puppy will not be determined until 8 weeks age.   The deposit also represents the buyer's commitment to purchase a puppy from this litter.   The balance of payment will be due when the puppy goes home.

For more information or to request an interview if you are interested in a puppy from Rusty and Ruby's litter, please contact Anne by e-mail to happydogs@vintagegoldens.com  or phone  281-702-6224 (9am - 8 pm).      For more information about Vintage Golden Retrievers please go to our home page and browse our web site at  www.vintagegoldens.com 

Anne McGuire
Vintage Golden Retrievers
Katy, Texas
281-702-6224
happydogs@vintagegoldens.com
             

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