Engelman’s Golden Nuggets

08/11/2024

Good evening everyone!!!!
It’s been two weeks since all our puppies left and I have heard from all the families right after they left. I hope they’re all continuing to do well at their new homes. Kujo is fitting in well here and has had our grandkids to play with for the last week. Our girls are having a field day with a new puppy to pick on and wrestle with. It doesn’t matter how old our girls are, they all still act like a puppy themselves when they’re around.
I haven’t reached out to the families interested in Lokis puppies yet to send the amended contracts and collect deposits, but I promise I will this coming week! I’ve been so busy playing catch up at home and spending time with the grandkids that it slipped my mind. I haven’t forgotten about you guys. With Kilani just turning one I’ve been looking into some local shows and FastCat runs to enter her in, also spent the week grooming all the dogs. Our poor girls are looking more like skinny labs than Golden’s atm since they all decided to blow their coats at once lol. I can’t wait for my girls to have their full coats back and look like Golden’s again! We have introduced Kujo to the pool and he has done well with the few times he’s been held in the water. Kimber has been loving life and floating around on rafts when we are swimming and I do plan on getting a ramp made for all of them before the end of summer. My to do list is long, and days too short to complete it all. But am hopeful it will all get done in time.
I hope you all are well and have a wonderful weekend.

08/01/2024

I’ve been getting asked a lot how to care for your golden in the summer months when they’re at their peak shedding period. I like to cut mine down some but I never shave them! I do the regular sanitary trim, nails, grinch feet as I like to call them, but also trim the feathering on the backside quite a bit down to a couple inches at most. I leave the feathering on the lower legs and I also leave the manes intact on the females. Many people want the males manes trimmed down in summer if they’re not being shown. I also thin behind the ears and tail and brush that area often, to prevent matting. DO REMEMBER to always make sure your golden is dried off fully when bathing or swimming to prevent any ear infections or yeast growth. Golden’s tend to get ear infections and hot spots a lot and regular brushing can prevent that from getting worse because you notice it right away, and drying them fully can prevent it from happening much of the time.

This is just what I do btw. It’s completely fine to not take off any length at all on your Golden’s coat except for doing their nails and feet (grinch feet) if you choose. But unless it’s a medical necessity, it’s never ok to shave a golden! Always remember to brush your Golden’s regularly with proper grooming tools and it will help with some of the shedding. Undercoat rakes, and slicker brushes are my best friends in the summer. And despite your best efforts…Golden’s will always shed. There’s no getting past that fact. The golden glitter is worth it to me to have the love of this breed.

07/31/2024

I usually make cakes for our dogs on their first bday and some bdays after. With this many dogs it’s usually much bigger and costs less. Plus they are way yummier. Our problem is trying to feed them all at the same time lol. All obedience and house manners are out the window when cake is involved. Mr. Kujo was excited about Kilani’s outfit so we let him wear the crown for a second and he was loving it! 🥰
But I can’t let another day go by without wishing Kilani a very Happy 1st bday!!!! Her Bday was yesterday but just getting around to the pictures.

07/29/2024

This right here is why I wanted to add waterproof panels and baseboards to all the walls in the puppy building and people thought I was doing too much. Well I’m glad I did it!!! Nothing that a spin mop and Kennelsol can’t handle! We use the Wysiwash system for kennel panels, litter box, kennel floors and slides. All toys and bedding are washed with bleach and hot water. I make sure to kill anything and everything that could potentially harm the puppies and especially between litters. I tried to design a building that is similar to a tiny home/mixed with a vet exam room, so I can keep them safe and the building clean. As most all of you know they start out in our home from birth to about 5-6 weeks and then go between the puppy building and our home to ensure proper socialization, but also for us to keep our home intact lol. A large litter of puppies can do some serious damage in short amounts of time to a home and belongings inside the home. This building has proven to be just what we needed from day one and am so happy we have it. I wish it were slightly larger but it’s better than nothing.

07/28/2024

And last but not least, we said goodbye to our gray collar male, who’s name is now Teddy 🩶 Teddy was always the biggest of the litter and such a medium dog in terms of temperament, human affection, energy, etc. but he’s so sweet, as they all are. He’s going to a wonderful family and will be well cared for and loved. His new brothers came to pick him up since his new mom and dad and traveling today from vacation and will be home to meet their new baby. It’s so hard to say goodbye to them, but usually by the time all the months of caring for them comes to an end, we are exhausted and ready for a break. So that does make it somewhat easier to do.
With this last update, this concludes this litter and I hope everyone enjoyed the daily pictures. We will update in the future on the progress of our dogs and our new addition Kujo. We do plan on having a litter with Loki and Gram and will update with future info on that. I will also be contacting families on the list for those puppies in the coming week. I would say middle of the week so we can have a few days to try and relax after this litter left, and enjoy our puppy that we are keeping. As always, have a great day and we will see you all again soon!

07/28/2024

And first we said goodbye to Ollie today. He was such a loving and snuggly boy and loved people so much. He also was our most photogenic of the puppies, hence the reason he has so many pictures. He’s going to a great family where he will be loved for life and I wish him the best always 💚

07/28/2024

I’m trying to set up an area for Kujo to be crate trained and Kilani isn’t ready to give up her kennel just yet. We crate train all our dogs at first and then allow them to be free as they mature and can be trusted. Crate training is imperative if there’s ever a need for a hospital stay, natural disaster, or showing a dog. None of our adults are staying in crates, but all did as puppies and while we were at work and sleeping. But Kilani will be 1 in just two days and I think she’s ready to graduate to freedom. We’ve been allowing her to stay out most days now while at work and at night while we are sleeping and she hasn’t caused any damage since she was about 9-10 months. So hoping for the best. It’s for their safety and our sanity. Dogs can do a lot of damage to theirselves and a home if left unattended. I would be happy to show some of the damage we’ve experienced through the years from ours lol.

07/28/2024

Huge thank you to Keylin and Amber! Both of these ladies gave me gifts and I’m so appreciative of them ❤️
Over the years I’ve received cards (including the hand made cards from children in the families the puppies are going too), flowers, portraits, now slippers, toys and treats for the parent dogs on their bdays, and even monetary tips from families that we’ve placed puppies with. It’s not the norm and it’s absolutely not expected, but it’s very thoughtful and I appreciate it more than people could ever know. I just wanted to publicly thank those families and show my gratitude. I have the best families ever that we’ve placed our puppies with and so many friends I’ve made along the way. 🥰

07/28/2024

I can’t believe I FINALLY have a natural photo taken of all four of our girls together with no leashes, or photoshopped by each after a year of trying and now we’ve added a 5th 🤦🏻‍♀️
It would also happen to be after Kimber gave birth and is bald almost and Loki and Khaleesi just blew their coats so they are not at their top appearance! Looks like I have a new task to complete for the next year haha.

Edit to add…I did add a new background with photoshop but they all were sitting (besides Khaleesi who wouldn’t follow the command). It is quite hard to command multiple dogs to sit, hold a treat, and snap a photo at the same time lol. They sit together all the time but I don’t usually attempt photos while they’re doing it.

Far left is Loki, then Kilani, then Khaleesi, and Kimber on far right.

07/27/2024

I also forgot to request that any families that have ever received a puppy from us, this litter, or previous ones, I would be more than grateful if you could leave a review of your experience. Everyone knows that business is ran off of ratings and referrals and I know we do everything that we can to raise happy and healthy puppies and make the entire process as easy as possible. I try to communicate often and in a timely manner. I also pride myself on the daily updates to include all the Puppy families in the entire process from day one, until the day they leave our home. I think you in advance for leaving a review for me and also think all the families that have already done so. I know that we have the best Puppy families ever

07/27/2024

Reminder…
If you register your puppy with the AKC and online, you will receive 30 days of pet insurance, one month free of Simparica Trio, and a complimentary vet exam! Along with the great online tips they share and access to the vet helpline. There’s no need to upgrade to get copies of pedigrees, added magazines, etc. just the basic registration includes all that I shared above. A vet visit alone is anywhere from $50-$75 and above just to walk through the door. That includes nothing else such as vaccinations, medications, testing, etc. That right there pays for itself and you get your dogs AKC registration as well. It’s a no lose situation and actually you come out ahead in costs.

Any future litters, with having show/champion lines and a slightly different contract, I will be registering each of the dogs myself and paying the fee. I have always left it up to each family up until now but see the majority don’t register the puppies, nor register the microchip to them either. The microchip registration is so important on every level! I used to use ones that required a $25 fee for life, but have switched a few litters ago, to ones that don’t require any costs to register for the new owners. People assume if the puppy gets lost it will trace back to me and that’s incorrect with the older microchips. Our first 5 litters won’t at all! The last two will, but I haven’t had it tested to know with 100% certainty. I didn’t microchip the first litter but have with litters 2-7. But obviously the owner of the dog should make sure it’s registered in case of it going missing and keep it updated with current address and contact info.

07/26/2024

Today we said goodbye to Diesel. He was a laid back boy and the smallest of the litter in the beginning. He soon passed the females up and became the middle of the pack in weight. He is such a sweet boy and is going to a great family with children to be loved on forever. He will be missed. My husband loved snuggling on him daily and getting kisses from him. We have two remaining boys leaving on Sunday and then after almost 10 weeks will be puppy free besides our two puppies, Kilani and Kujo from this litter. Tomorrow we will do Kujo’s update and on Sunday we will do Ollie’s and Gray collars. Have a great weekend and see you all tomorrow.

07/25/2024

Today I took a whole lot of photos of just the four boys left. We are almost to the end of updates and only have a few days left. Tomorrow will be Diesels tribute day, I’ll let Kujo have Saturday as a tribute day, and Sunday both gray and Ollie leave so both will have that day. So enjoy the pics and we will see you all tomorrow.

Edited to add, if the puppies look funny it’s because they thought getting wet from the hose would be fun while I washed off the deck to their building and filled an out door water bowl. They literally walked right under it while it was hung on the fence and loved it! They kept coming back for more. So they have wet spots all over them and gray liked it the most.

07/25/2024

Kimber’s puppies ❤️

Check out Janell’s video.

07/25/2024

Khaleesi’s puppies ❤️

Check out Janell’s video.

07/24/2024

Today’s update contains only 3 photos of all similar poses. I was gone today working this morning and then visiting my daughter in law and my husband stayed home so I could travel to get my hair done. I was looking so rough and had so much gray I was almost recognizable. So I decided to take a short break and then came home and immediately needed some puppy snuggles. They are doing great and just a few days and Diesel will be leaving us. We are down to just 4 days with them all and then we will be done with all the daily updates until next time. I will however update on Kuko, Kilani and our older girls. We will be super busy with training the two youngest ones and Kimber will be spayed as soon as the vet gives her the all clear. I still want to finish up Kimber’s FastCat title, work on therapy stuff with Loki, and work on learning better handling with Kilani. I’ll be busy and have my hands full with dogs. Just what I love the most! Well behind God and my family, that is. But have a great evening and I’ll update again tomorrow.

07/23/2024

Today I took my pictures early while I’m doing lunch right now. So I figured while they’re playing, I’ll do the update. As you can see, the remaining four are doing well. They need to stop eating potty pads and shredding them, along with grass, tiny pea pebbles, gravel, and dirt! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ they are into everything!!!! It’s like having 4 toddlers to watch after. The four big ones aren’t much better when around the puppies. They’re usually well behaved, but all training goes out the window when they regress to puppy age again haha. Hope everyone has a great afternoon and evening and we will update tomorrow.

07/22/2024

The boys had a blast today taking over the big house during lunch and play time and did great while I was at work for my normal hours this morning. They’re getting ready to enjoy their dinner soon and we’ve heard from all the puppies now that have left and all have seemed to have settled well with their first day(s) at home. It’s also a lot easier for me to now get some more one on one snuggle time with each of them since there’s only 4 of them. We have until Sunday with these boys and Friday with Diesel and then we will be starting our training with Kujo until we decide if he’s going to remain with us forever or not. But have a great night and see you all tomorrow.

07/21/2024

3rd year in a row with the AKC National Champion Obedience winner!
Golden’s are amazing to say the least! They can do it all. ❤️

HISTORY 👏 HAS 👏 BEEN 👏 MADE.

A HUGE congratulations to Kori Bevis & Baker your 2024 AKC National Obedience Champions for the THIRD YEAR in row! This is the first time EVER that a handler has achieved this feat with the same dog.

We're wishing you a very happy retirement, Baker! 💙

07/21/2024

Today we said goodbye to Archie! Aka blue collar. He was the first one to make his appearance into the world this litter and obviously the oldest. He is an energetic boy (as they all are at this age) that plays hard and loves attention. He’s found a wonderful family that has so much time to offer him and so much love to give. I wish them the best always. We are now down to 4 and we won’t have anymore leave until Friday. So the next 4 nights will be regular updates. Until tomorrow 💙

07/21/2024

Just a quick update on a possible reunion/get together for puppy families of ours. I know I had mentioned doing something this summer, and am still looking into it for sure. The place we rented last time will not be available due to changes in policies and new ownership now but I am considering it at our home since we have a large space to have that many dogs. I was going to plan it for the end of July-first part of August but that will be prolonged now because I’m possibly keeping a puppy from this litter and safety reasons. We also will need a short break once all the puppies leave for ourselves, and quite a few family events to host and attend, as well as some time to do things around the house we haven’t been able to tend to with puppies here all summer.
But with all that being said, I’m looking into the first half of September to host something if anyone is interested. I’m not sure what weekend or day yet, but will get it figured out and share with everyone once I know. I will send private invites out to all our families that have puppies from us at that time. This gathering will be for our puppies only and their families. I’m trying to keep the numbers somewhat limited since we have produced a lot of puppies now lol. I also ask that no one attend if vaccines aren’t up to date or if your dog isn’t used to being around a large group of dogs and people. I know Golden’s are sweet dogs, but I have seen Golden’s that aren’t great around animals and people if they’re scared or not socialized regularly. I’ve actually seen it quite often believe it or not!
This will also allow our puppies from this litter to attend if someone feels brave enough to come lol with how small they will be at that time. They should all be around 14-16 weeks and just receiving their last puppy vaccines. The pool will also be open for any people and dogs that want to swim as well, or for anyone that wants to see if they can get their dogs to swim. I’m going to be working on a new ramp soon after the puppies leave for our girls and an easier way for them to enter the pool. We just upgraded our insurance policy on the pool, outbuildings, and land surrounding our home to be covered if we host an event or huge gathering. I also would love to see all the puppies we’ve had and them all grown up. I know it’s been 2-3 years since our first and last reunion but we had to take time out for Kimber to have her puppies and this is a great break before Loki starts having hers. We won’t be able to do it every year, but figured now is the perfect time to squeeze it in. More updates in the near future will follow.

07/20/2024

And now we have 5! Mr Winton has a long journey home with his brave mama. He’s going home to meet his big/little human brother and also his real brother from another Mother, Kai. I know they’ll be best of friends in time as well. He’s going to br just as spoiled as Kai I know ❤️ I’m wishing him and his mom the best of luck in their long travels today and tonight and a safe arrival home. Tomorrow we say goodbye to Archie and then there will be 4 for another week until anymore leave. Have a great evening and see you all tomorrow.

07/20/2024

We get asked a lot of times which s*x of dog is better to get when having multiple dogs in the house? I honestly believe that a group of males are better than males and females, and all females. That is not saying that they can’t get along together because many do but I have just noticed that homes full of boys are typically better than homes full of all girls. Females tend to be a little on the moody side, especially during any hormonal changes, they can be really moody.
Boys in the same household tend to do very well unless you have unaltered females in the house as well or a bunch of unneutered males. Then people can tender run into some aggression and dominance issues. As I’ve said before, and I will say it again, females are much easier to train early on, but are a lot more needy with their people. The males tend to be a little bit trickier to train early on, but seem to be more loving and affectionate than the females and not as needy. Goldens typically get along very well with other animals with people and with small children, but if a golden is not trained and socialized properly, they can have behavioral issues just like any other breed of dog. A lot of people have been given misinformation, thinking that goldens cannot have any problems when they absolutely can. They are laid-back very nice very easy to train. But if they’re not properly trained and socialized, they can develop anxiety, destructive behavior, and even aggression. So regardless of how many dogs or cats you have in a house they all require work and proper training.

07/19/2024

Here’s our 6 remaining boys. It seems so weird now with only 6 and that’s still a lot to most lol. Tomorrow Mr. Winton (pink) will be leaving us and then there will be 5. The energy of 8, going on 9 week old puppies is insane as we’d never had this many left at this age. They move fast haha. But they’re having a blast and loving life. We will update tomorrow with Wintons tribute and hope you all have a great weekend.

07/18/2024

And finally this evening we say goodbye to Tater aka brown collar. He was one spunky and hilarious boy and will be so missed. He’s going to a home with his half brother from another mother and I know him and Murphy will be the best of buds in time. I wish Tater and his new family the bestest and I know he’s in amazing hands. Until tomorrow when we return to our normal updates. Have a great evening and enjoy Taters pics 🤎

07/18/2024

We just said goodbye to Willow, our remaining female. She’s a sweet and spunky girl and is going to an amazing couple that has had a wonderful golden they loved dearly in the past. They’ve waited and decided to open their hearts to another and I know they’ll have tons of love to offer a new puppy 💛 we now have a ton of testosterone left here (7 boys) and Mr. Tate will be leaving very soon. But I want to wish Willow and her family the best always and send her tribute out before we do another. Here’s her time with us through pictures. Enjoy the pics and see you all in another hour or two.

07/18/2024

Make sure to follow us On Tik Tok so you don’t miss out on any videos of our puppies! I love sharing them with the world in a safe way ❤️
Because let’s be honest…who doesn’t love a daily dose of cute, cuddly puppies🐶, and especially Golden’s! 🦮🥰😍

Check out Janell’s video.

07/18/2024

Today my good friend and fellow breeder came to visit the babies and brought her kids since we don’t have small kids ourselves and the puppies had a blast! The energy levels grow daily as these guys are so ready for their new families and official training and some socialization. Obviously I can’t take this many puppies out of our home area to start socializing but I can safely bring in some kids and new people to get them used to something outside the norm. And especially people that know the rules of safety with puppies this age. They are all over the place and I’m unable to wrangle them up back in their home, or our home, or any enclosure now lol. Good thing my husband has perfected the art of that! Haha. Tomorrow we will be saying goodbye to Willow (yellow collar) and Tate aka Tater aka brown collar as well. They will be missed a lot! Between Tate, Willow, and Winton I’m not sure who’s going to make us crack up laugh. Those three are tied for being hilarious and very curious. They don’t get in trouble of course, but they all are brave and will lead the others into some shenanigans. Winton will be the next to leave on Saturday and on Sunday Archie leaves. Then we will have 4 remaining until the 26th and 3 until the 28th and then two leave and we will be left with just black aka Kujo. Just a reminder Kujo is dependent on looks and or genetic test on whether we will be keeping him. It is possible that we may have another from this litter still in search of his home if he doesn’t work out with us. We will know within the month if he’s staying or not. But have a great evening and enjoy the nicer weather.