Ben is a Marine Corps Disabled Veteran and Retired Sheriff's Office K-9 handler who has spent the last thirty years training, evaluating, and working with many different breeds.

In 2017, when he retired, it only made sense that he would take our love for the Golden Retriever and make it our family's passion to breed an all-around "perfect" dog that could be for the family, therapy, or for working as they were intended.

We are a small family-run breeding program with years of experience in selecting, training, and responsibly breeding the next generation of all-purpose Golden Retrievers. We are dedicated to producing healthy, stable and genetically sound Golden Retrievers. Our goal is to provide families with a quality Golden Retriever that meets high standards, and are eligible for full AKC registration.

Jen has scoured the country looking for the best of the best lines to bring into our breeding program and the results speak for themselves. Our dogs live in our home with us and are not kennel dogs. Our puppies are bred and raised in our home with love and care.

Your new puppy will be exposed to many different environments, sights, sounds, and be handled often to ensure their temperament is sound, and they are ready for whatever purpose their new family intends to use them for. Some of our dogs are couch potatoes while others are more active; however, all of our dogs have an "off switch" and are well behaved and balanced.

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