Ivy League Golden Retrievers

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Ivy League Golden Retrievers

We strive to be the best in our field Ivy League Golden Retrievers is a small, family owned breeding program in Martin, TN. We have about 2-3 litters per year.
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All of our dogs live with us inside as we do not believe in the standard kennel set up some breeders use. Our dog’s health and wellbeing is our top priority overall. We are very passionate about the breed and we want to share our love of golden retrievers to great families by offering healthy, loyal, easily trainable, and well-socialized puppies. It was our passion for this breed that started our

journey in making Ivy League Golden Retrievers. We consider all our clients family and continue to offer support throughout a puppies lifetime. All of our dogs are 100% purebred Golden Retrievers. Our puppies leave for their new homes around 7-8 weeks of age. Before taking your puppy home, it will receive age appropriate dewormings, health certificates, and first set of shots by our licensed vet. We send our puppies home with a take home bag that includes the food they are currently eating, shot/vet records, treats, toys, a couple puppy pads, vitamins, supplements, and a blanket with their mother’s scent to help them better transition into their new home. Your puppy will have been socialized by children, adults, cats, large dogs, and small dogs while in our care. We also work with desentizing your puppy to news things that might typically be scary for a puppy, such as loud noises, new places, and strange smells. We also start working with your puppy's name recognition and recall before they leave our care. Crate training is started before a puppy heads to it's forever home to help with the transition a bit easier. Finally we temperament test the puppies throughout their time with us in order to better place puppies with their forever families. We keep an active waiting list at all times. This list is for all potential clients whether they are looking for a puppy right away or if they want to wait a while. A filled out Puppy Application is required to be added to the waiting list. This waiting list will be notified after a breeding has been completed, when a pregnancy is confirmed, once an x-ray is completed for an estimated headcount, and when the puppies are born. When a pregnancy is confirmed, we will begin taking non-refundable deposits/holding fees to reserve your spot for pick order for five puppies. Once the puppies are born we will take the remaining deposits, dependent on litter size. We take these payments through Zelle, Venmo, or PayPal. The remaining cost of the puppy is due at the time of pick-up. After sending your deposit, you will be invited to join an private Facebook group for all our past and present litters. We will post weekly photo and/or video updates to the group as well as milestones that the puppies have accomplished. This group will also be used for updates for you to post as your puppy grows! This group is also a place where you can ask for advice from all our pack members. Our puppy selection process goes by order of deposits received. When the puppies have been born, we will start at the top of the waiting list and move down according to how many puppies we have. For example, if someone is second on the waiting list for a male puppy, they will be the second to pick from the male puppies. If this person wishes to wait a week to pick their puppy, the next person on the list will have to wait until the second pick has been made to choose their puppy. Each puppy will wear a different colored collar so everyone can tell them apart. We will set appointments for each client so that picks are made in deposit order. Clients can choose their puppy virtually over facetime or via pictures. We do not allow visitors until puppies are ready to go home. This avoids any contamination to our set up that could cause puppies to get sick. Our puppies' health and wellbeing is our top priority over all other things. Puppies can be picked up the weekend after they turn seven weeks old. As we deliver the remaining puppies the weekend after they turn eight weeks old. We offer to meet/deliver puppies for a fee. Delivery prices can be discussed as requested. Clients are required to sign a contract agreeing that they will give the appropriate and most adequate care needed for their Golden Retriever puppy. (Or any dog/puppy for that matter.) The contract also states that the client cannot rehome their Ivy League Golden Retriever puppy without our written permission. If they have somebody responsible who can take the dog we can discuss that but we have to OK it first. This is just to make sure none of the dogs end up posted on Facebook for free or sent to a shelter. We will always have an open place for any of our puppies to return to our care. Returning a puppy due to one's own circumstances does not mean we will be issuing a refund for said puppy. We do not place our puppies in home where they are considering the future sale of said puppy for their own gain. Breeding of one of our puppies is fine as stated within our contract. However once more we do not sell our puppies to clients who only intend to sell said puppies for their own personal gain. We only wish for our puppies to be going to their forever homes and live happy lives. You may feel free to message us via text with questions as well as messaging our email or our page. As always, let us know if you have any questions! Thank you for choosing Ivy League Golden Retrievers!

06/10/2024

Another Fast CAT in the books! So proud of these girls🐾❤️

05/28/2024

On this Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten. Thank you for your service.🇺🇸

05/02/2024

There is just something about a Golden Retriever ☀️✨

04/23/2024

Our golden rays of sunshine ☀️💛

04/09/2024

Finally posting all the fun that was had Easter weekend!🐇🐰🐣💕

03/19/2024

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03/12/2024

☀️Soaking up the golden sunshine☀️

03/11/2024

Fun in the sun with the cutest golden puppies around!☀️💛

We have one sweet puppy in search of a new family again due to no fault of its own. Message us for more details!

02/03/2024

💛Happy National Golden Retriever Day💛

We love our golden girls and golden boy around here. Nothing but golden glitter around our house!✨

Enjoy these fun facts about Golden Retrievers:

•Golden retrievers have webbed toes and are excellent swimmers. This is one of the qualities that makes them great hunting dogs.

•They have a double coat to keep them warm in the winter (which explains why they shed a lot).

•A golden retriever’s double coat has a naturally water-repelling effect.

•They are naturally mouthy dogs, and like to carry items in their mouth. With a golden you have to be careful what you leave out.

•One of the reasons they were bred to retrieve game animals is because they have soft mouths. Goldens can retrieve animals like ducks without damaging them.

•The average male golden retriever height is 23-24 inches and the average female golden retriever height is 21.5-22.5 inches.

•The average male golden retriever weight is 65-75 lbs and the average female golden retriever weight is 55-65 lbs.

•Golden retrievers are great with kids and other pets. The golden retriever temperament is sweet, loving and friendly. They are considered smart dogs which are eager to please.

•Because of their temperament, golden retrievers make a great choice for service dogs. They are often trained as seeing eye dogs, therapy dogs and search and rescue dogs.

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02/03/2024

✨3 WEEKS✨

Announcing our most recent litter on Nation Golden Retriever sounds pretty good to me! We have a healthy bunch of puppies in our house and we couldn’t be any happier. These spunky girls sure have stolen our hearts.💕

Message us about availability or our waitlist for future litters!

01/19/2024

Snow days with the golden crew💕

12/14/2023

Spa day for the girls✨💕

11/05/2023

Happy Fall Yall🍁🧡👻

10/29/2023

Rainy Days & Ribbons🌧️✨

The girls loved running Fast CAT, even the rain couldn’t slow them down. Fingers crossed the girls will have their BCAT title very soon. Now to spend the rest of the day cuddled up on the couch.💕

(Yes, we made a little fort to keep out of the rain!😂)

10/22/2023

All the colors of fall🍂🍁

10/08/2023

Our girl did it again this weekend at the TENNESSEE RIVER HUNTING RETRIEVER CLUB!! Not only did she pass her test, she titled today. We are so unbelievably proud of Ash. She has come such a long way and such a short amount of time.

We wouldn’t have been able to accomplish what we have without so many amazing people helping us along the way. Their mentorship and support throughout this journey means more to us than we could ever express in words. We look forward to many more years with this amazing community. 🧡🤍🧡

10/01/2023

Ash made us proud this weekend by earning more points, and of course ribbons towards her started title. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for our girl as she continues to learn and grow.

Deer River HRC put on an amazing hunt test this weekend! Next stop is TENNESSEE RIVER HUNTING RETRIEVER CLUB next weekend!!

07/09/2023

Yesterday Ash ran as a test dog for the TENNESSEE RIVER HUNTING RETRIEVER CLUB started test. Today she turned around and ran her first real hunt test! She PASSED and received her first ribbon!! (Hopefully of many more to come!)To say we are proud would be an understatement!

We wouldn’t have been able to get this far with out the help and support of some many amazing people. Those that have welcomed us to this sport with open arms and tons of knowledge to share. Leland Davis introduced me to this sport by taking me out to watch himself and several amazing trainers work their dogs. He introduced me to all the people that have helped make this day happen, a lot sooner than we thought it would might I add. Tombstone Retrieves have been absolutely amazing, taking Ash and helping to unlock her potential. Without their help we would definitely have had a while to go before achieving this accomplishment.

We cannot wait to continue to learn more and progress within this sport. We look forward to continuing to meet all the amazing people within the sport as well!

05/27/2023

Ash starts the next step in her training by going off to Tombstone Retrievers. We can’t wait to watch her progress as we prepare for hunt tests! Time will fly and she’ll be back with us soon.

05/24/2023

Training days are our favorite around here!

05/03/2023

Prim is feeling good after receiving her OFA evaluations back today! Can’t wait to see what the future has in store for her, but tonight she gets an extra treat. 🥰❤️

Hips: Good
Elbows: Normal

04/22/2023

Our girls look good in their Fi Collars!

04/21/2023

Sending all our puppies home microchipped is a must for us as breeders. It ensures our puppies safety for life. The microchip ensures a permanent form of identification for each of our puppies. In the event that the unexpected happens, there is a safe guard in place to help return our puppies home.

We are so proud to be apart of breeder program such as this one! Even more thankful for Fi Nano’s generosity in sending us a Fi Collar for our dogs!

04/12/2023

Happy National Pet Day from our pack to yours! Hope all your pets get an extra treat or some loving today!

04/11/2023

Yesterday Primrose had her OFA radiographs (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) done and sent off for evaluation! Also received a glowing bill of health from some of the best veterinarians in west Tennessee! Such a wonderful, caring, and helpful staff to work with. We wouldn’t trust anyone else to take care of our little pack!

03/13/2023

This weekend we were excited to join the Tennessee River Hunting Retriever Club. Going out to their training day this weekend was nothing short of amazing!

So many amazing, helpful people to be around and learn from between their helpful advice and generosity of donating some ducks to us. We feel like we have found an amazing community of people!

We look forward to the future opportunities being a part of this club will offer us!

03/06/2023

Three weeks ago all of our personally bred, puppies went to their forever homes and we welcomed, Ivy League’s Woodfired Ash to our home!

She comes from an amazing line of well titled and well bred golden retrievers that excel in field work. Most notably GRHRCH(6) Runs Creek's
Be Ready for Yeti MH MNR QAA HTHF HOF & HRCH Porjay's She's No Debutante MH OD. Not excluding other titles held by other dogs within her lineage (only including her parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.) Carrying titles such as HRCH x2, UH, OD x2, AFC, OS, FDHF, SH x2, MH x3, and WCX x2.

We are thrilled at how eager she is to work. She is currently working on her ground training and basics. Which includes sit, down, heel, stay, and of course recall. She has a natural drive for retrieving that we hope to build upon. We cannot wait to see all of her potential blossoms with us!

03/01/2023

Spent this past weekend making some new dog beds for our spoiled pack! They LOVE them💕

02/01/2023

💕8 WEEKS OLD💕

This week’s update looks very different from the previous updates because all of the puppies but two have gone to their furever homes! Fenway (Light Blue Female) and Harley (Purple Female) are flying home to Maryland within this next week!❤️ We already miss all the puppies so much!

They had a blast munching on all the ice outside if it wasn’t obvious enough by the pictures. This litter has been on if the easiest litters we have ever had. These puppies are definitely very smart and cute to match!

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https://www.ivyleaguegoldens.com/

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A typical night at our house right now! Filled with rambunctious puppies!😍🥰 (Please ignore my voice..)

These chunky little puppies are stealing our hearts more everyday💕

This Thanksgiving we are extremely thankful to announce that Delilah is confirmed bred to Maximus! Delilah is due December 7th which will put the puppies go home date roughly February 1st 2023. The go home date is dependent on that actual date which the puppies are born. Enjoy this amazing video we got during Delilah’s ultrasound!💕