Ask anyone who’s bought one – a puppy raised in our home is SPECIAL. No matter how great the pedigree, no matter how wonderful the parents are - the environment during the pregnancy and the very important weeks following the birth have a lasting, unalterable affect on how your puppy will behave when you get him to his new home - including his attitude, personality and intelligence as a grown up dog!

Our puppies are whelped and raised in our home with their first week being spent just sleeping and eating, with our family always close by and watching!  As they grow older, we clip their toenails while they nurse on mom. By 3 weeks of age, these pups have already begun their housebreaking! What we do from here on will teach a puppy to be clean in your house. During the next 2 weeks, our puppies are in the middle of a very busy household. People are coming and going, pots and pans are being dropped, the vacuum cleaner is being busily used, the sound of the washer and dryer are preparing clean, warm blankets to sleep on, the television is blaring, etc., etc. The puppies are constantly being picked up, cuddled and rocked, carried and held everywhere and anywhere.  Our all time favourite is to snuggle a couple of puppies each while watching TV at night!

By 5 weeks of age, we have found a puppy is much more pliable about being separated from Mom and litter-mates while still at the breeders. They learn to be self confident in familiar surroundings which helps when they are alone. One by one, they are taken to other places in the house for an hour or so, with food and water. They adapt quickly and if they cry, it's only for a short time. We repeat this off and on up to 7 weeks old – this prepares the puppy for its first night away at his/her new home. He/she usually doesn't cry because he’s not unhappy and being alone is old hat and hasn't been an unpleasant experience. The new owners are very happy with a WELL-ADJUSTED, quiet puppy.

By the puppy’s 5th and 6th week we begin the leash training. At this age, they have a natural following instinct which makes the beginning easy. "Come" when called? That’s an easy one! From 3 weeks on every time they are fed, we call aloud with a happy voice "Come Puppies!", so at 6 weeks they ALL come running!  We also start calling them by name when they are alone, that is if we know what their names are going to be!  This makes the early stages of training in their new homes that much easier.
 

Around this same time, comes the bathing, continued toenail clipping, grooming, playing, etc. Of course there is also the intelligence testing, etc. Full Time? Yes, but everyone benefits from all the love and care - the puppy, the new owner and of course us!  What better way to spend our time - raising such awesome creatures!

• large freezer bag of the food they are eating here (Purina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy)
• 2 sample packs of food provided by Purina
• Puppy information book provided by Purina
• Information on Purina and their facilities
• Information on the different types of puppy/dog and cat food by Purina
• Coupon for first bag of dog food
• Treat bag
• Stuffed toy that has been rubbed on other puppies and mom
• Toothbrush kit
• Pet Plan Insurance Voucher activated for 6 weeks of free insurance
• Complete Info package including guarantee, copies of registration papers of parents, copies of clearances on parents and copies of any titles parents have
  
• And last, but not least, the Ultimate Puppy Toolkit - step by step instructions on how to raise a puppy from the age of 8 weeks to 16 weeks (check out the link to see what is included in the kit)

Be sure to contact us if you would like to be on the waiting list for upcoming litters!!

Check out photos of our past litters as they grew on our Past Puppies page!

Bailey (Masonridge Ramblin Bailey) X Chance (CH Stormynights Leap of Faith) Litter

born May 12, 2007

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Casey (Diamond in the Ruff) X Keegan (CH OTCh. One Ash Dallas Keegan QLB Can WCI JH VC CGC Am CDX WC) Litter

born November 1, 2006

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Casey (Diamond in the Ruff) X Keegan (CH OTCh. One Ash Dallas Keegan QLB Can WCI JH VC CGC Am CDX WC) Litter

born March 25, 2006

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Alex (Camgold Alex) X Max (Kantung Nugget of Gold) Litter

born January 27, 2006

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Alex (Camgold Alex) X Haver (Can CH Gold Hills Trouble N Paradise) Litter

born February 1, 2005

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Alex (Camgold Alex) X Max (Kantung Nugget of Gold) Litter

born February 4, 2004

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

   Alex (Camgold Alex) X Max (Kantung Nugget of Gold) Litter

born March 20, 2003

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

All our puppies are sold on a CKC Non-Breeding Agreement.

References available from previous puppy buyers on our References page.

Please email me at ramblin.goldens@sympatico.ca for further information or if you are interested in a puppy , please fill out our Puppy Buyer Questionnaire to help us get to know you better.

Male or Female? Do you want a male or female?  If you plan to have your puppy spayed or neutered before it reaches sexual maturity, choosing which sex to buy looms less important. Behavioural differences won't be all that great. And you won't have to worry about your unspayed female coming into heat every six months or so, or your unneutered male leaping the fence to form a misalliance with your neighbour's dog.    Prepared by Dogs in Canada and presented in the interests of better care by Ralston Purina . . .  helping dogs live longer, healthier lives.     * T.M. - Ralston Purina Company, Ralston Purina Canada Inc., Licensee

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This is one of the neatest stories I've ever read. You will know precisely what this little girl is talking about at the end!

PUPPY SIZE

"Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this," the mother told the volunteer.

"What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer asked.

"Puppy size!" replied the mother.

"Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for." "I know...we have seen most of them," the Mom said in frustration...Just then Danielle came walking into the office.

"Well, did you find one?" asked her Mom. "No, not this time," Danielle said with sadness in her voice. "Can we come back on the weekend?"  The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.  "You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply," the volunteer said.

Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door.  "Don't worry, I'll find one this weekend," she said.

Over the next few days both Mom and Dad had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular. "It's this weekend or we're not looking any more," Dad finally said in frustration. "We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either," Mom added.

Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, Mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages.

Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she said, "Sorry, you're not the one."

It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer. "Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!" she screamed with joy. "It's the puppy size!"

"But it's the same size as all the other puppies you held over the last few weeks," Mom said.  "No, not size ---- the sighs. When I held him in my arms, he sighed," she said. "Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sigh!"

The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she did a little of both. "Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she said.  Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart!"

Close your eyes for a moment and think about the love that makes you sigh. I not only find it in the arms of my loved ones, but in the caress of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the gentle brush of cool air on a hot day.

They are the sighs of God. Take the time to stop and listen; you will be surprised at what you hear. "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

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