South river retrievers- guardian home for golden retriever puppy
Description
Meet Morgan a beautiful 3 month old golden retriever, she will not be ready for her home until March/ April 2020. She will be started on training, (house breaking, sit, stay, lay down, recall, wait and break). She is only available for a guardian home.
Please note you must be with in a 2 hour drive to antigonish NS
A little bit about what a guardian home is and some responsibilities.
Being a Guardian Home for South River Retrievers can be an excellent way to have a top quality dog for a family pet without the price tag. We are a small breeding program dedicated to producing great companion animals for both pets as well as future therapy or service dogs. Our dogs are part of our family and live in our home and enjoy our daily life. We believe that all of our breeding dogs deserve this same luxury, so we’ve implemented our Guardian Program. The Guardian Program means we place our upcoming breeders as puppies in forever homes with suitable families. In exchange for waiving the purchase price, the guardians agree to the role of “caregiver” while we retain ownership and breeding rights for the dog.
Guardian family agrees to raise, train and care for a South River Retrievers dog throughout his/her breeding career. Guardians will pay a $500 fee to show their commitment to participating in the program. The fee is returned after dog is retired and spay/neuter is completed.
We, as breeders pay for all veterinary costs related to breeding (including breeding related health screening) and the guardian family pays all pet related costs (including training, feeding, and health maintenance). Once their breeding career is under way, the females come back to our home for breeding and whelping. Guardian families are encouraged to visit often during that time. When the dog reaches age of retirement (typically 3-4litters) she is spayed and retires to her guardian home enjoying the comfort of the home she has always known.
It’s important to note we will not breed until dog is 2 years of age and genetic testing is complete. We also will not breed a dog that scores low on their testing. We do not back to back breed, or over breed. We believe a dog should be a dog first with a happy life and a loving family.
Breeders who have barns or kennels with breeding dogs often tend to rehome them at 5-6 years old after they retire. Most of these dogs have lived in a barn or kennel their whole life with minimal human contact and no basic training including not being house broke. Often times these dogs need a lot of rehabilitation and training.
We do NOT want this kind of life for any of our dogs! Golden retrievers are family dogs and need that connection with people to be genuinely happy. We want our dogs to have the BEST quality of life being a family member first!
- Offered by: Owner
- Ad Type: Offering
- Pet's Date of Birth: 2019-10-29 00:30:00
pets | dogs, puppies for rehoming
2021-02-13