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Golden Retriever guideOur Golden Retriever puppies are $1,800 + tax. Here's what goes into that price, what limited registration means for you, and what a Golden costs to keep once it's home.
A good share of a Golden's price is the parents behind it. A Golden's hips, elbows, heart and eyes should be checked, and a DNA test run for an inherited disease of the nervous system, before it is bred. Hips get a final grade only from x-rays taken at two years or older, so a mama or papa is at least two years old before its hips are fully graded.
Each puppy is priced on its own, and the price on its page is the price for that puppy.
Your puppy goes home at 8 weeks, picked up here in Syracuse, Indiana, or shipped to you, and each puppy's page shows the day it was born and when it's ready to leave. Every puppy is covered by our 1 year health guarantee.
This price is for limited registration which does not include showing or breeding rights. We are willing to sell you full registration for an additional fee. Prices do not reflect sales tax, shipping fees, or the 3% merchant fee when using a credit/debit card or Paypal. Contact us with any questions!
A dog on limited registration is registered with the American Kennel Club, but no litter it has can be registered, and it can't be entered in the breed judging at a dog show. It can still compete in obedience, rally, agility, tracking, field trials and hunting tests, so a Golden with a job in mind has plenty of places to do it. Only the owner of the litter, which is us, can change limited registration to full.
The vet comes first, since puppy shots start at 6 to 8 weeks and repeat every 2 to 4 weeks until the puppy is past 16 weeks old, so a puppy that comes home at 8 weeks still has several visits ahead, and your vet will set the schedule. Ask about flea prevention while you're there, because fleas quickly bring on allergies and hot spots in a Golden.
Food runs longest of all, because most large breeds keep growing until 12 to 18 months, which means well over a year of feeding a growing dog. Choose a good food made for your dog's age, and your vet can tell you which one suits a growing Golden. Plan for a crate and a bed sized for a grown dog of 55 to 75 pounds, and for puppy training classes, which every breed benefits from.
Grooming costs you either time or a groomer's bill. A family Golden needs a brushing once a week, daily in a heavy shed, plus a bath about once a month. If you'd rather hand the coat and feet to a professional, plan on a groomer every four to six weeks. Our guide to Golden shedding walks through the brushing.
An approved application comes first, and sending one doesn't commit you to a deposit. A non-refundable deposit of one third of the puppy price holds a puppy that is already listed. A $200 non-refundable deposit holds a place on the waiting list for a litter that has not been born yet. Deposits are non-refundable, but they can be transferred to another puppy up to three times, or held for a year.
Golden litters come along less often than our Labs, so the waiting list is often how a family ends up with the Golden they want. The Goldens we have now are on our Golden Retriever page.
See the Golden Retrievers we have now, with prices, parents and go-home dates.
Call or text during the day, email any time, or send an application and we will get back to you, usually within 24 hours. You are welcome to visit in Syracuse, Indiana, during our hours or at another time on request.