Garay's Goldens

05/05/2024

Too cute to not share!

02/25/2024

6 weeks old and my favorite! They are so playful. We had a busy week of playing hard!

02/21/2024

We like to eat and wear our food and make as big of a mess as possible 🤪. Good thing we are cute!

02/18/2024

5 weeks old. We had a busy week with lots of puppy visits and lots of loving on these little puppies.

02/12/2024

This looks like a comfy way to sleep!

02/11/2024

The boys💙 4 weeks old and finally got to play outside!

02/11/2024

The girls❤️ 4 weeks old and they got to finally play outside!

02/07/2024

Growing so fast

02/04/2024

The girls!!!

02/04/2024

The boys! 3 weeks old.

02/02/2024

01/27/2024

2 weeks old. Eyes are almost all the way open and growing so fast!

01/13/2024

Molly, Gunner, and Dakota. Life is rough at our house!!

12/30/2023

Why are you eating without me?

11/09/2023

09/26/2023

Please give me some chicken. Can’t you tell I haven’t eaten in like 30 minutes. I’m starving!!

09/16/2023

POTENTIAL OWNER: How much is the puppy?

BREEDER: $2500 dollars.

POTENTIAL OWNER: What?? It's way too expensive!!

BREEDER: What do you think would be a good price?

POTENTIAL OWNER: No more than $1200. You reputable breeders are so over priced.

BREEDER: I am sorry you see it this way, why don't you try it yourself?

POTENTIAL OWNER: But I've never done it!

BREEDER: For FREE I can teach you how to do it, and in addition you will have the knowledge to do it again.

POTENTIAL OWNER: Perfect, thank you!

BREEDER: To start you will need a Female (average cost $4000 and up) and a Male (average cost $4000 and up) or Semen (average $4000 and up). You will need to do Genetic & Health Testing on them, averages about $1500+ per Dog. Lets not forget Progesterone Testings at $88 each, 4-5 needed, C-Section, starting at $1300 if planned, and $3300 at the emergency room, Inseminations at $375, Ultrasounds at $123, X-rays $130, Semen Collections $275, Storage of semen $120/year, Semen Analysis $75, potentially Semen overnight shipping and so on ($4500+). 10+ Hours of traveling to/from a reputable Repro vet $400 per visit, dog sitter while you’re gone $50-75 a day, and provide Daily Care, Feeding of high quality food & suppliments, & Grooming for 2 years of the potential Stud/Dam, (minimal $350 per month) Oh, don’t forget Monthly Prevention, Annual Vet Visits and any other additional Vet Visits.
On top of this if you Show - Entries, Equipment, Travel, hotels, food, certificates, etc. Easily $3-4000/year

POTENTIAL OWNER: But I don't have that much money...

BREEDER: For $10,000 you can raise a litter and then keep one of the puppies. Obviously, you will pay the cost of whelping & care.

POTENTIAL OWNER: I can do that.

BREEDER: OK so I have a female due to whelp in 2 weeks. You will need to be available 24/7 around the clock for at least 3 weeks to help with delivery, care ( a million loads of laundry) plus weeks afterwards to monitor mum and puppies. You will need to hire a helper so you can catch 4 hours of sleep a night & a puppy walker to exercise your adult dogs.

POTENTIAL OWNER: Five+ weeks?? it's way too much time for me! I have to work.

BREEDER: Plus You will need to be available for puppy families to call you 24/7 with a worry or concern no matter the age. You MUST also be ready to take back the puppy/dog at any age if the family has a unforseen emergency.

BREEDER: You will also need the reproductive vet to do progesterone testing($88/test ) & C-section($1300-$3300) and initial vet care on pups until old enough to be placed ($800+).
Have on hand a scale, thermometer, latex gloves, puppy pads, incubator, heating lamp, whelping box, puppy pen, blankets, toys, bowls, cleaning supplies, appropriate food with supplements for mothers, formula, medications & hand/tube feeding supplies in case of emergency....

POTENTIAL OWNER: But I don't have all these things!

BREEDER: For $5000+ you can buy them.

POTENTIAL OWNER: Ummm .... You know, I think it might be better if I just buy a Puppy.

BREEDER: Wise decision.
For us, there are No Vacations or Holidays, while you go to visit with family & friends we are home at our dogs side caring for them. It is a no breaks commitment.

THIS IS THE REALITY
When you choose a Reputable Person/Breeder, you aren’t only purchasing the Puppy but also: Knowledge, Support , Experience, Love, Time, Sacrifices, etc...

**Plus the cost of Life Time Support to the Puppy Owners…

These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg (best case scenario!!!) as a Reputable Breeder who takes on this journey full time!

Very well said…
*Copied from another Breeder*

07/27/2023

Puppy life is tough! 🤣

07/11/2023

The last female!

06/29/2023

7 weeks old! Best Golden retrievers in Houston. I’m still biased! 🤣❤️. Vet visit today!

06/22/2023

6 weeks old already! Best Golden Retriever in all of Houston. 😉. I’m not biased at all! 💕

06/18/2023

5 weeks old is my favorite stage. They start exploring so much and they are playful!

06/07/2023

Just another week of the world loving on us! 💕

06/03/2023

They change so much week to week. ❤️

05/31/2023

Every morning we never know what kind of a mess we will wake up too! So don’t look at the mess 😝. They were playing so good I had to get a video first!!

05/27/2023

We have been slow to post individual pictures! But don’t worry there is no shortage of snuggling these babies 🥰They are tough to get good pictures until now. They are walking slightly and eyes are open.

05/22/2023

Lots of puppy loving going on this week. Puppies should have eye open soon.

05/15/2023

Just watching TV with a puppy ❤️