APRIL 30TH UPDATE ON OUR SPRING 2024 BREEDER'S SPECIAL PICK (BSP) LITTER: Here is the news everyone has been waiting for regarding the birth of our recent BSP Auburn and Blonde color litter of pups. Arianna and Beau are the proud parents of 5 beautiful puppies, 1 boy and 4 girls. ONE (1) OF...

APRIL 24TH UPDATE ON OUR SPRING 2024 AUBURN COLOR LITTER: Here is the news everyone has been waiting for regarding the birth of our recent Auburn color litter of pups. Bridgette and Rhett are the proud parents of 5 beautiful puppies, 2 boys and 3 girls. ALL PUPPIES IN THIS LITTER HAVE BEEN...

Advance Preparation Before Bringing Your New Golden Puppy Home Research article by Emery-n-Denise (Updated April 6, 2024) When we talk to our customers, the No. 1 question we get asked most often is, “What should we do to prepare for our new puppy that we’re bringing home next month?” We...

UPDATE: January 27, 2024 We have recently discovered that Mid-America Pet Foods (the privately held parent Company of Victor Dog Food) was bought out by another private entity in December of 2020. After the buy-out, we learned this is when a number of new product lines and brands were introduced...

Emery and Denise's Golden Puppies is proud to announce our latest pairing of AKC Golden Retrievers who will be mating for the first time in the Fall of 2023. Based on ideal appearance, temprement, and intelligence, we have chose one of our Light Blonde Female Goldens Arianna, and one of our...

JUNE 9TH UPDATE ON OUR WHITE CREAMY BLONDE LITTER: Here is the news everyone has been waiting for regarding the birth of our recent White Creamy Blonde litter of pups. Esmae and Duke are the proud parents of 7 beautiful puppies, 3 boys and 4 girls. This medium-size litter of pups from...

JUNE 7TH UPDATE ON OUR WHITE CREAM LITTER: Here is the news everyone has been waiting for regarding the birth of our recent White Cream litter of pups. Duchess and Huxley are the proud parents of 5 beautiful puppies, 1 boy and 4 girls. Although this was a smaller litter of puppies,...

UPDATED: 1/31/2024 This article is intended to be a summary of information for those interested in one of our future puppy litters. There is a lot of information on our website to read and consider, but this article will help to explain how the process at Emery-n-Denise’s Golden Puppies works....

Anticipated Price Increase for 2023: Well we are certainly not excited about this next bit of news, but it has to be this way and everyone probably saw this coming eventually... As of mid 2022, dog food prices have increased a whopping 40% from just a year earlier. Gasoline increased...

We feel compelled to write this follow-up article after the first one written two years ago on the topic of spaying or neutering your Golden Retriever puppy. I am motivated by the numerous calls we get from wonderful Golden owners whose hearts are broken and pockets...

Emery-n-Denise's Golden Puppies in the Year 2020 Back in January of this year (2020), all was well in our country and our breeding business was moving along as normal. Typically, we would get 2 to 3 calls per week asking if we had any Golden Retriever puppies available, or any...

We had an interesting individual contact us recently about purchasing one of our puppies that we think is worth sharing some of the non-specific details. The purpose is to provide individuals and families more information about us, our feelings about breeding Golden Retrievers, and our perspectives towards finding the right...

Annual trips to your veterinarian for a health checkup of your Golden Retriever usually include a 5-way, 7-way, or 9-way vaccination booster. It's like a cocktail of modified live viruses that your veterinarian gives your Golden every year. But a good question to ask is, “How long does a vaccination...

People have discovered a very important health consideration: If you have healthy teeth and gums, you can avoid so many potential diseases. But on the other hand, if you are suffering from tooth decay, or gingivitis (gum inflammation) which usually precedes periodontitis (gum disease), then you are a prime candidate heart...

Anesthesia: Anytime your puppy is required to have an operation of any kind, a teeth cleaning, certain types of x-rays, or an elective procedure such as spaying or neutering, anesthesia will be performed by the Veterinarian. Please do not take this lightly. Ask the right questions and make the right decision for your...

All Golden Retriever owners know that they are chewers. The health of their teeth and gums are very much dependent on what they are given to chew on, daily. Over the years, we have tried many different chew treats with some very good experiences and some not so good. Many...

For more than ten years, we have shipped our puppies by airlines to their new homes all over the lower 48-states of the U.S. We estimate more than 100 of our puppies have traveled successfully and comfortably during that time period. But some people have been very skeptical about shipping...

Many people ask us the question, "When is the best time to have my Golden spayed or neutered?" Well, there are a lot of answers out there that seem to conflict each other. Some say, between two and six months of age; most veterinarians say between 6 and 8 months;...

The general rule for responsible breeders is that inbreeding should be avoided. Inbreeding is when a male or female adult dog is bred with a relative of that dog (e.g., brother, sister, parent, grandparent, cousin, etc.). However, if you go back far enough in a dog's family tree, virtually every...

Grooming and Caring for a Golden Retriever: The very luxurious, soft and slightly wavy coat of the Golden Retriever is one of the most distinguishing features of the breed. Caring for the coat of the Golden Retriever is very important, as there are some significant factors that owners need to...

There are several ways your dog can be affected by heart problems: Acquired Heart Disease Accounts for 95% of all diagnosed heart conditions Disease that develops during the course of your dog's life There are two principal causes of acquired heart disease: Valvular disease, which is also known as atrioventricular...

Grain-free dog foods have become more and more popular here in the U.S. for the past 4 decades. In its early days, the philosophy behind grain-free dog food resulted in a cost that was three to five times higher than most of the popular consumer brands. The reason for the...