MAY 21, 2022 UPDATE: Scarlett, our caramel color female, was due to have a litter of puppies towards the end of May 2022. As of May 20, 2022, we have confirmed that she did not conceive during her March/April heat cycle of 2022. It brings sadness to our hearts to tell all of those who have been patiently waiting for good news that there will be no Caramel Color Litter for this summer. We had Scarlett examined by our Vet and she is perfectly healthy. We are planning to breed her again in the Fall of this year and expect her next litter to be born in the November/December time frame. She is such a good momma but we think this is probably a good thing for her to have this break until the Fall.

For those who have placed a deposit on a male or female pup from Scarlett’s litter (1st or 2nd Priority), you have a several options to consider:
 

1. You can request a refund of your Priority puppy deposit. This will be your only chance to request a refund between now and July 2nd, 2022. If you do not request a refund before this date, your deposit becomes non-refundable after July 2nd, 2022 and will be rolled over automatically to the next Caramel color puppy litter due 6 to 7 months from now. You will keep your same place in line for the Fall litter of 2022. If you choose this option, you can no longer request a refund of your deposit under any circumstance after July 2nd, 2022. When you choose to roll your deposit over to a future litter of the same color, your deposit can be applied towards the purchase of a puppy from one of the next three litters in that color. This protects you from losing your deposit for about 18-20 months.
2. You can move your Priority puppy deposit over to another color of one of our upcoming puppy litters due in the late summer or early Fall of 2022. If you choose this option, you will be placed behind others who are already in line for that litter color and gender, but you will still be able to request a refund if you don't get get a puppy from another color of one of our upcoming litters.
3. If you put more than one deposit down and are already in line for any of our other upcoming litter colors, we can move your Caramel puppy deposit to your other reservation and all your deposits will go towards the purchase of that puppy.
    

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN MIND WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION: All puppies from our upcoming litters that are taken home or delivered in 2023 will have a price increase of $400 due to the rising costs of our expenses. With our nation's new administration, we have experienced rising gasoline prices, Vet costs, dog food prices, vaccines, utilities, and many other cost increases in our breeding program. That being said, we know that we will still be at least 35% to 50% lower in our prices than other breeders and pet stores across the U.S. The average price for a pure bred, AKC Golden Retriever puppy is currently between $3000 and $5000 (but don't take our word for it, we encourage you to talk to other breeders and shop around). We have been around half that price in 2022, and with our price increase in 2023, we will still be 35% to 50% lower in our prices than other breeders and pet stores across the U.S.

If you would like to receive a refund of your May 2022 Caramel litter puppy deposit rather than roll it over to the next Caramel litter OR, if you want to move your deposit to another puppy color reservation, please call us to make this request, then text or email us to confirm what you want to do in writing. If you simply want to roll your deposit over to the next Caramel litter in the Fall, you do not need to do anything, we will update your reservation automatically.

If you were on our Standby waiting list for a male or female pup from Scarlett’s May 2022 litter, we will move you to the Standby list for her next litter due in the Fall of 2022.

We would like to extend a very heart-felt apology  for this news about Scarlett’s litter due in May, and even though we tried our best as breeders, some things are just beyond our control. We wish we had a better means to foretell the future so that we could offer a bit more certainty to our customers, but we just haven’t been able to find a reliable crystal ball to accomplish this. Emery-n-Denise’s Golden Puppies wishes to thank everyone for their patience with both us and Scarlett, and thank you for considering Emery-n-Denise's Golden Puppies!