Golden Retriever Breeders in Michigan: Family-raised Goldens

This Golden Retriever Breeder in Michigan is located in Niles, MI. As seen from their website, this is a breeder who cares deeply about the breed and pays thorough attention to the health of their puppies. All of their parents are OFA hip, elbow, eye, and heart certified and undergo other health and genetic testing as well.

All of their puppies are health inspected, vaccinated and well taken care of until they go to their new homes. Their breeding dogs have excellent pedigrees with champions in their lines. You can view photos of their wonderful dogs and read more about this breeder on their website.

Malagold

This Golden Retriever Breeder is located in Kalamazoo, MI. According to their website, they have been involved in Golden Retrievers for more than 50 years and are focused on creating high-quality Goldens adhering to the best standards of the breed. Their breeding dogs have great pedigrees and have awards and titles, as well as are thoroughly health tested. If you are interested in this breeder, please visit their website.

Golden Retriever Breeders in Michigan: Asoro’s Goldens

This is another Golden Retriever breeder in Michigan based half an hour away from Traverse City, Mi. According to their website, they care deeply about the preservation and development of the best standards of the breed and have even taken on the title of Preservation Breeder. They emphasize thoroughly researching the lines of the dogs they plan to breed to bring out the best of the breed and avoid any health/temperament issues.

They do not inbreed (or line breed) and do thorough research on the pedigree of each of their breeding dogs, as well as all of the closest relatives of the dog. All of the dogs are hip, elbow, eye and heart cleared. They also test their dogs for PRA1, PRA2 and other genetic issues. This Breeder is a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America. They have been working with Goldens for over 30 years. Please visit their website to find out more about this breeder and their wonderful dogs.

Golden Retriever Breeders in Michigan: Van Goghlden Retrievers

This Golden Retriever breeder is located in Jenison, Michigan. As stated on their website, they have been breeding Golden Retrievers for over 25 years and are focused on English type Golden Retrievers, with pedigrees going back to England and Scotland. In their breeding, this breeder emphasizes the good temperament and solid health of their dogs.

They try to avoid overactive temperaments, and avoidance of lines that have diseases such as cancer is particularly emphasized on their website. The quality of their breeding dogs is also confirmed by many titles and awards their Goldens have.

This breeder is a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America and strictly follow its guidelines and standards in their breeding. This means all their breeding dogs are thoroughly health tested and hip, elbow, eye and heart cleared. They also get a variety of genetic testing done to avoid health issues in the puppies.

With this breeder, you will need to leave a deposit if you are interested in their puppy. They will also help you choose the right puppy for your home and situation as they know their dogs very well.

Anam Cara Goldens

This is another Golden Retriever breeder in Michigan, based in Holt, MI. As per the information on their website, this Breeder is a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America and Marshbanks Golden Retriever Club. They breed dogs that have many champions in their bloodline and all breeding dogs are hip, eye, elbow and heart certified. They have plenty of photos and information about their dogs on their website.

Gazebo Goldens

This Breeder is located in Berlin, Michigan. They are a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America and Fort Detroit Golden Retriever Club. Their dogs are hips, elbows, eye and heart certified; they also do a wide range of other extensive tests to ensure their breeding dogs and puppies are healthy. Visit their website to learn more about this breeder and see the pictures of their beautiful dogs and puppies.

Legend Golden Retrievers

This Golden Retriever breeder is located in Southwest Michigan. According to their website, they have been in breeding and showing for over 40 years and are very passionate about Golden Retrievers. Apart from breeding and showing Goldens, they operate a Canine Behavior Center and a Dog training center. All of their breeding dogs go through thorough health checks including hip, elbow, eye and heart clearance and other health tests. Their dogs have excelled at the show ring and have many titles and awards.

Long Haul Goldens

This Golden Retriever breeder in Michigan is located in North Branch Township, not far from Flint and Detroit. According to their website, they raise well-temperamented, smart and healthy Goldens. Their parents’ pedigrees have plenty of champions and all parents are OFA hip and elbows certified.

Thinking of adopting a Golden? Golden Retriever owner review (Natasha and her Golden Toby)

I can’t imagine my life without a dog, and especially -without a Golden Retriever! I have dreamt of this dog for years, ever since I was a child, but was only able to get our boy Toby when my husband and I got our first place together. I can honestly say I couldn’t love Toby any more than I do.

He is such a loving, friendly, happy dog without a hint of aggression in him. He is also fairly calm and easy-going. This is probably the best breed out there, at least it’s definitely so for us. This will be a great dog for a family with kids, it’s hard to imagine a better dog for kids really!

Of course, Toby hasn’t always been very easy. When he was younger (up until 2 years of age or so), he could be pretty rambunctious, probably like all puppies. He wasn’t very obedient and his recall wasn’t great. I think he was just too excited about the world around him. But he’s definitely mellowed out quite a bit since then.

I think Goldens are extremely smart, even though they aren’t like German Shepherds or Border Collies. They don’t have that high-strung working attitude and desire to serve. But they do understand everything you say to them, at least Toby does. He doesn’t always want to do the commands but only because he is sort of a very relaxed, mellow dog and I think he is a bit lazy. I know he understands me because when he is motivated to do something, he’ll do it in a heartbeat.

I wouldn’t say Toby is very active. He doesn’t like running with us when we ride our bikes. He’d rather just walk. Doesn’t like jogging with me either. Be he does love swimming! So he is not completely lost in terms of physical activity 🙂

One thing about Toby is he is very people-oriented. VERY! He adores us and would prefer to always be at our side if he could. We do work, so unfortunately he spends part of the day alone. But at least I only work part-time so he is not too lonely. I don’t think this would be a great dog for someone who is busy at work all day. Your Golden will just be lonely and sad all day and that’s not a life any dog deserves.

Also, don’t get this dog if you need a guard dog or even would just like your dog to stand up for you. It’s not likely that a Golden Retriever would be good at that. Toby is so not aggressive he is happy and excited when we have guests instead of being watchful or guarding. He is literally that dog that will help the thieves into the house!

Also don’t get a Golden if you don’t enjoy hair everywhere: on the floor, on your sofa and in your soup. They do shed lots and it seems like they shed all year round really.

Another thing we had to endure with Toby is his weak stomach. If he picks anything up on the street and I can’t catch him in time, I pretty much know he will be puking that night. Oh well, we just need to keep a very close eye on him. (Which you should in any way).

Chewing can be a bit of a problem too, especially if your Golden is unhappy or bored. Toby has “eaten” quite a few items of my wardrobe and some of y husband’s books. He chewed up a leg of our sofa and part of the armchair. We just tell him not to and cover them with blankets but you never know what he’ll chew up next. We just live with it, and try to always supply him with new chew toys. (As if he doesn’t have a ton of them already 🙂

Another thing about owning a Golden is grooming. You’ll have to do lots of it. Their coats do need lots of care. You’ll need special brushes and dog shampoo because your Golden will be dirty more times than you can imagine!

I also heard that Goldens are often allergic. While Toby has somewhat of a weak stomach, I don’t think he’s allergic to anything, but our friend’s Golden couldn’t eat a lot of commercial dog food and they have to make their own food for him instead. (Mostly meat and vegetables).

Despite some of the downsides, I would never be without Toby. He gives us so much love and joy and we couldn’t imagine life without him. He is truly a family member. I don’t even think of him as a dog, more like a child really.

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