Ponderay Golden Retrievers

12/04/2023

Dixie and Ryett are loving the fire!

12/03/2023

I got my Koda Adventures 2024 Calendar! I love the pictures of this past puppy of ours. Charles L Renfro and Koda are an amazing couple and go on so many cool adventures together! Please support them by ordering your Calendar from Charles! Message him today.

12/02/2023

Our Fergus in our shower. He is the biggest Goff

Loved in South Dakota ♥️

12/01/2023

Working on the Christmas tree and the 3 fur kids are passed out ! They got bord watching me.

12/01/2023

Hi Kimberly! Wanted to share a couple pics of our sweet girls💓

Meena loves to do whatever Mango is doing. Mango is a great big sister!

Happily loved in Texas.

11/28/2023

Ryetts vet appt. For shots and bribing these 2 to be good girls. Lol

11/28/2023

Sunlite Golden Retrievers

A big congratulations to Ralph!

Ralph got his official Certificate for achieving his Working Certificate through the Golden Retriever Club of America. With this accomplishment it qualifies him for his Versatility Award Title.

11/27/2023

Princess Dirty Paw knows how spa day works 😂🥰

Lady is a Sage/Ralph pup and so loved in Whitefish, MT

11/26/2023

Hi Kim - I hope you are having an awesome Thanksgiving! We just wanted to give you a quick update on Goose! He just turned one (Dixie and Ralph litter), and he's definitely getting spoiled here in LA! He is as smart as smart can be and the biggest cuddle bug. Tara and I want to thank you again for everything!

11/25/2023

Miss Quinn, I got a ball and bone so I'm good momma.

11/25/2023

Beautiful Miss Quinn. She's enjoying the house.

11/24/2023

She has a new favorite Nyla bone. Fits in her mouth perfectly.
MK's Justus For All

11/24/2023

Flora wishes you a happy Thanksgiving, Kim! She’s 21 pounds now!

11/23/2023

Ryett, life is good.
Dixie/Brewer

11/22/2023

June is growing up to be the best companion. She is curious, smart, and incredibly sweet. We love our ponderay golden so very much!

Loved in Salmon River, ID
Maggie and Ralph

11/16/2023

Yes, its that time of year if you can believe it.

11/16/2023

Early morning snuggles with Ryett. She loves to snuggle.

Dixie/Brewer

11/13/2023

A quick update. Millie is growing big, strong, and confident! She's the perfect combination of gentle and courageous. She's loving the outdoors and exploring the great north west trails.

She lives and loved in BC Canada.
Justus/Brewer pup.

11/13/2023

Ketchum got his first Pass in AKC JH test today. 1 down, 3 to go.😎

He lives and loved in Ketchum, ID.
Sage/Ralph pup

11/06/2023

Contact, Grit, Grace and Golden

This little man is a road warrior, handled living in a new house with us on this trip like an old pro, and hasn’t had any potty accidents! He’s crate trained, has a great recall, environmentally stable and brave, is sweet as pie, has medium food drive, fantastic natural engagement. This puppy is a dream. Just wants to do whatever you want to do. He’s looking for his perfect 🏡.

11/04/2023

Cold rainy day, moved stuff from the shop to house all day. Fence was started today also. Now warming up in the new house and Quinn enjoying it.

11/01/2023

Wanted to share that Western Montana Retriever Club is hosting a basic judges and handler seminar in April.

10/31/2023

Twister says Happy Halloween! Thank you for such a wonderful pup! She is SO smart!

Loved in Denver!

10/31/2023

Nora wishes you a happy Halloween 👻 she is doing well and makes me laugh so much she's a good sport for our Halloween antics 🤭 love her to pieces 🥰

Loved in Colorado!

10/29/2023

Here is our 1 year old Birthday Girl Lucy! She has been a wonderful family member! She absolutely loves playing Frisbee in her free time. Thank you so much. Looking forward to her 2nd birthday 🎂 😊

10/29/2023

Fergus has been a great joy.

Loved in South Dakota ♥️

10/29/2023

Hi Kim! Just wanted to share a couple pictures of Scooby. 12 weeks old now and getting big. He starts his puppy star class in a couple weeks. He loves running, playing and wrestling with the bigger dogs. He's such a great addition to our family!

10/29/2023

ONE COOL TRICK TO HEALTHIER DOGS

While there is no scientific evidence that one brand or type of dog food is better than another, there is a LOT of evidence that serious dog illness can be reduced, and that dog lives can be extended, by proper feeding.

And this is NOT new information, nor it is closely held information.

And this ONE SIMPLE TRICK is not just true for dogs; it’s also true for humans, rats, mice, fish, monkeys, and even worms.

This ONE SIMPLE TRICK has extended the lifespan and reduced illness in EVERY ANIMAL STUDIED.

And it’s held true no matter WHAT they ate or WHERE they lived.

Are you ready for this ONE SIMPLE TRICK?

Here it is: EAT LESS.

Calorie restriction ALONE extends lifespan of a population 10 to 50 percent, depending on the animal and the amount of restriction.

This is NOT NEW INFORMATION.

More than 80 years ago, McCay, Crowell, and Maynard wrote a paper entitled “The Effect of Re****ed Growth upon the Length of Life Span and upon the Ultimate Body Size”.

The data presented showed that restricting calories without malnutrition (i.e. not absolutely starving, and keeping up vitamins and micronutrients) significantly prolonged the lifespan of rats.

In subsequent years, experiments with EVERY OTHER ANIMAL studied have shown the same results.

LESS CALORIES MEANS LONGER LIFE AND BETTER HEALTH.

So what’s the data for dogs show?

Just this: Dogs from the same litter, when fed 75% of what their siblings were given, lived 1.8 years longer. Labrador Retrievers who ate their fill every day had a medium lifespan of 11.2 years, while the median life span of dogs on the restricted diet was 13 years — over 16 percent longer.

But that’s not all.

The dogs who ate fewer calories also had fewer expensive illnesses.

At age five, over half the dogs eating a full diet had osteoarthritis in their hips compared to 13 percent of the dogs on a calorie-restricted diet.

At age eight, 77 percent of the dogs fed a full diet had osteoarthritis, while only 10% of the diet-restricted dogs did.

What about cancer? Cancer showed up in all the dogs at the same rate, but showed up two years LATER in the calorie-restricted dogs.

That’s a LOT.

To be clear, NO OTHER FOOD INTERVENTION has been shown to so dramatically increase a dog’s lifespan.

What’s that mean in terms of dog food, no matter what or how you feed?

Simple: LESS CALORIES MEANS MORE LIFE AND LESS ILLNESS.

So what are the caveats?

Just this:

▪️No matter what you feed, your dog will eventually die of something. A lot of the gains in cohort mortality are due to eliminating mortality due to obesity, not absolutely extending the life of the healthiest animals.

▪️Size matters. No matter what you feed, big dogs (as a group) tend to die sooner than smaller dogs (as a group).

▪️Right feed cannot fix wrong breed. While a calorie-restricted diet will probably help extend the life of your dog and reduce veterinary costs, it is NOT an antidote for genetic defect (often due to inbreeding within a closed registry) or morphological deformity (brachycephalia, freakishly long or sloped backs, etc.).

▪️Real world mortality gains in dogs may be less than what we see in the laboratory where the base line is often a "free feed" situation that encourages obesity. In addition, once-a-day feeding appears to extend life the most perhaps by providing a longer period of "fasting" between meals.

Links here >>

Information on working terriers, dogs, natural history, hunting, and the environment.

10/28/2023

Lol, absolutely!

10/28/2023

Ok, I guess I need to rewrite this, I need an AKC Registration name with the name Ryett in it. Like, MK's Ryett on the Mountain or MK's Bring it on Ryett etc.

Meet Ryett! She is from the Dixie/Brewer litter. I'm trying to think of a name for her. Her call name is Ryett. Give me your thoughts.

10/27/2023

Hey Kim! Just wanted to show you a 1 year old Picture of Willow. She's a ham as you can see and is the sweetest girl ever. She has completed our family. Thanks again so much for our perfect Goldie!

Loved in Wyoming!

10/25/2023

Bali received her CGC title this summer and will be entering the hunt test world in the spring of 2024. We are at the vet today for finals on our hips/elbows. Hope you guys are doing well!

Bali lives and is loved in Pennsylvania.

10/24/2023

Happy Birthday Lady! You're a beauty!!

Sooooo loved in Montana!

10/23/2023

Hi Kim!
I hope all is well. I had a fun experience this weekend that I want to share with you.

Yesterday afternoon, we were rafting and fly fishing on the Upper Colorado River when we floated close to another boat occupied by two men and a dog. I was admiring their beautiful red golden when one of the men called out, “beautiful dog”. Clearly he was admiring the beautiful red golden in my boat too. The man asked about our breeder, and when I replied “Ponderay Goldens”, he said, “I knew it!”. We chatted for a few more minutes and determined that they are both Bullet pups, but with different moms. Wish I had gotten a photo of the dogs together. I’ll attach one of Ripple from yesterday and one I took of the other boat from afar.

Ponderay Goldens are special dogs and amazing adventure companions. We’re so glad to be a part of this tribe.
We’ll be ready to add to our pack soon. Can’t wait!
Take care,
Melissa Mills McLoota
Edwards, CO
Owner of Ripple (Bailey and Bullet)

10/22/2023

Thanks so much Kim! We are loving our little Sadie and feel so thankful to have her 🤍

10/21/2023

Oh Miss Dixie, new house and my new hide that she chose to sleep on. She is the sweetest!

10/18/2023

Hi Kim!! Kiwi is doing great! We love him so much and Bondi has really warmed up to him.

You just can't have one.

Both are loved in Colorado!

10/18/2023

Bonnie loves having a dog family

She lives in Arizona and is a Dixie/Brewer pup.