The Beyers and their Goldens:
Our first litter of puppies was born in the mountains of Colorado in a beautiful place called "Placer Valley" near Breckenridge. Placer is a type of gold, so we figured what a perfect name for our golden retrievers, thus the name "Placer Goldens".
We purchased our first golden retriever, Aldo, before we were even married 35 years ago and he was an outstanding dog and hunter. We have learned a lot since then about what to look for when picking out a puppy beyond cuteness. Our beloved Aldo died of cancer at the early age of 7. We did not know cancer can be common in goldens and we were heartbroken. We had gotten our 2nd golden, Lena, from someone who "guaranteed" her hips were okay, but we never received any kind of verification that OFA had ever certified the parents hips. We discovered she did have mild hip dysplasia when we had xrays done to get her hips certified before breeding her. Thankfully, it was never bad enough to affect her health too much and she lived to a ripe old age, though she did have arthritis towards the end. But we never bred her after finding out her hips were not good. Another lesson learned.
Since then, any pup we purchased we always made sure that both parents had their hips OFA certified and that we had a copy of the certificate. We have not had any hip or health problems since then in our dogs or any of our puppies. We have had 7 goldens over the years now: Aldo, Lena, Nelli, Annie, Roxy, Lily, Tiki. Plus our sons dogs Arnie and Indy. Nelli lived to almost 15. Roxy (great grandma of litter) lived to almost 15 and hunted into her late years. Lily (grandma of litter) hunted enthuiastically at 12 and was still going strong but we unfortunately lost her to an accident when she was almost 13. We're sure she had another couple years left. So we feel pretty good about the longevity of our dogs.
If you do not get a puppy from us, we just ask that you make sure wherever you get a puppy and whatever breed you decide on, you make sure they are not from a puppy mill (pet shop puppies usually are) and that you make sure they are healthy and have OFA certified parents if it is a breed that has problems with that. If you are getting a different breed, whatever health issues they may have, make sure to research it and purchase the healthiest puppy possible from respectable breeders. And be sure you have the time and space for a puppy. If they are going to be locked up in a kennel all day, you are not ready for a puppy. Any dog will misbehave if it does not get enough exercise and attention. "A tired puppy is a good puppy!"
If we can help you with any further questions, or are interested in one of our puppies call Todd at 218-820-0212. We live in Pequot Lakes MN. We are able to deliver puppies to the Minneapolis area or other areas if you cannot get up here to see them.
We purchased our first golden retriever, Aldo, before we were even married 35 years ago and he was an outstanding dog and hunter. We have learned a lot since then about what to look for when picking out a puppy beyond cuteness. Our beloved Aldo died of cancer at the early age of 7. We did not know cancer can be common in goldens and we were heartbroken. We had gotten our 2nd golden, Lena, from someone who "guaranteed" her hips were okay, but we never received any kind of verification that OFA had ever certified the parents hips. We discovered she did have mild hip dysplasia when we had xrays done to get her hips certified before breeding her. Thankfully, it was never bad enough to affect her health too much and she lived to a ripe old age, though she did have arthritis towards the end. But we never bred her after finding out her hips were not good. Another lesson learned.
Since then, any pup we purchased we always made sure that both parents had their hips OFA certified and that we had a copy of the certificate. We have not had any hip or health problems since then in our dogs or any of our puppies. We have had 7 goldens over the years now: Aldo, Lena, Nelli, Annie, Roxy, Lily, Tiki. Plus our sons dogs Arnie and Indy. Nelli lived to almost 15. Roxy (great grandma of litter) lived to almost 15 and hunted into her late years. Lily (grandma of litter) hunted enthuiastically at 12 and was still going strong but we unfortunately lost her to an accident when she was almost 13. We're sure she had another couple years left. So we feel pretty good about the longevity of our dogs.
If you do not get a puppy from us, we just ask that you make sure wherever you get a puppy and whatever breed you decide on, you make sure they are not from a puppy mill (pet shop puppies usually are) and that you make sure they are healthy and have OFA certified parents if it is a breed that has problems with that. If you are getting a different breed, whatever health issues they may have, make sure to research it and purchase the healthiest puppy possible from respectable breeders. And be sure you have the time and space for a puppy. If they are going to be locked up in a kennel all day, you are not ready for a puppy. Any dog will misbehave if it does not get enough exercise and attention. "A tired puppy is a good puppy!"
If we can help you with any further questions, or are interested in one of our puppies call Todd at 218-820-0212. We live in Pequot Lakes MN. We are able to deliver puppies to the Minneapolis area or other areas if you cannot get up here to see them.
