**Please, when in search for a Golden Retriever do not fall into the trap due of a good sales pitch.**
Please, when looking for a registered breeder, make sure they are registered with ANKC!!
This means The breeders MUST be registered via DOGS QLD, DOGS NSW, DOGS VIC, DOGS SA, DOGS WA Etc,
**There are NO OTHER OFFICIAL REGISTRIES IN AUSTRALIA!!!!**
Alternative registries lack official recognition and do not hold credibility with international organisations or local councils.
While this may seem insignificant when you're initially searching for an adorable puppy, the absence of support from reputable sources or a documented lineage from an uninformed breeder may lead to complications later on.
1). No..... Pale Golden Retrievers do NOT possess any inherent health advantages. A Golden Retriever remains a Golden Retriever regardless of its colour; variations in hue do not equate to improved health. Furthermore, these lighter-coloured dogs are neither unique nor the original breed, nor do they represent the purest form of Golden Retrievers.
2). NO..... Pale Goldens do not have better Temperaments!. Again, this is not due to colour. How you raise your pup goes a long way.
3) NO... If you have bought a pale puppy it will NOT darken with age. If it has no colour behind its ears, tip of tail, or hocks then it will be pale for life! Please do not question me when the dog is 8 years of age and is still very pale. This question needs to be referred to back to the breeder of him, not me. I can only help you get a darker one (the one you wanted in the first place) next time.
4). American Lines are the Gold Ones, the European ones are Cream/Pale....Again NOT true. The beauty of this breed is in one litter you can get a range of colours. Doesn't matter what country the dog comes from.
However in my breeding program I have only Gold, this is because I have also chosen from Euro lines that have Gold as well, so I have chosen to keep the Gold within my breeding program.
• Pale colours are NOT rare,
•they are NOT special,
*they are NOT healthier.
They are just a lovely Golden that has the cream gene like the gold ones have the Yellow gene.
5). Cross breeds are healthier because you are taking out the bad and only leaving the good....again NOT true.
There is no assurance that you won't end up retaining undesirable traits while losing desirable ones. This is precisely why we focus breeding purebreds, allowing us to track their lineage and understand what traits are present or absent. crossbreeds, by definition, involve mixing different breeds, which we avoid.
As of the 1st January 2018 every purebred ANKC Registered breeder in Queensland must provide DNA proof of a puppy's parentage. Without this verification, you risk not receiving a purebred puppy with the appropriate registration and registration and pedigree papers from Dogs QLD.
6) And the best Ive heard yet... NO!. If you haven't bought from WYSIWYG then you DONT own a WYSIWYG!!!
Ive had several come to me with pedigrees explaining they own a WYSIWYG sadly 3 to 4 generations back is one dog I never bred, the rest of the pedigree had nothing to do with me.
Current Litter that has available babies and will be ready to go on 14th June 2024
Mum is Sadie. Dad is Charmer
