Windmill Farms Golden Retrievers

11/07/2025

https://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/icbworkshop_goldenretriever.html

ICB Breed Workshop: Golden Retriever

11/07/2025

BREED GENETICS WORKSHOP - GOLDEN RETRIEVER

We will specifically focus on the genetic status of the Golden Retriever, both through history and currently.

We will explore data from both pedigree and DNA studies to learn about inbreeding, relatedness and kinship, heterozygosity, genetic disorders, and variation within the breed (e.g., field vs show). We will learn to use information from the DogsArk breeder tool, which provides the most advanced and comprehensive information available today about the genetics of dog breeds.

NOTE: Students will be able to submit data for their own dogs to the analysis.

Six live 2 hour lectures on Tuesdays (5-7 pm)
Starts 18 November (meet: Nov 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, 16, 23)

Lectures will be recorded and available if you can't make the live lectures or want to review.

$199

More info at the link!

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ICB Breed Workshop: Golden Retriever

11/06/2025

This picture is pretty special, evac training, thank you Louise. Two of the three of these ski SAR goldens came from WM Farms, different litters. It's a small world.

Thanks guys for all the work you do!

11/06/2025

Our last rough draft for 2026. Boone x Eden

I've been helping a local client with their final health certs for a
Oakley x Clipper son - Boone

If all goes as planned, I really want to have a live breeding with Eden before I consider using her with Speaker in 2027. I can also see what she passes through on her pups for a year.

I met Clipper a couple years ago. Very talented and attractive. Then add Ryman, Push and our foundation female Sheila paired with some UK goldens I'm familiar with like Gael, Riley and others. I feel like this has the potential to introduce the F1 diversity plans while retaining all the performance.

All pairings are subject to change in 2026, I will put the plans on the website soon. A nice compilation of US, CAN and UK working goldens with one popular sire-less line.

https://retriever.pedigreedatabaseonline.com/en/trialmating/father=84442/mother=71405

11/06/2025

Free time on the river.

11/06/2025

Nova working her first large mallard. She really gets excited when we put the bumpers away and get the birds out.

11/06/2025

Neesa, an Ephraim daughter, working her first large mallard. She's doing great.

11/06/2025

Working Eden, one of our Scottish imports, on a mallard. She really enjoys the game.

11/06/2025

I took the young dogs through the corn this morning for a driving exercise. We started from the East worked through the West as they drove the birds out and off the edge. I want them to learn where the birds are and what we expect from them.

11/06/2025

This is one of the areas we like to use for land, water, land retrieves.

11/05/2025

It's fall, and it's hunting season. I'm starting to get those amazing reports from Windmill Farms dog owners. This is from Jimmy:

South Dakota Hunting
Been on the road hunting with Rosy in South Dakota for three weeks. She is my soul hunting partner. Little has to be said. She watches me and likewise. It’s beautiful. So Blessed to have her. Thank you

Congratulations guys, enjoy your time together!

11/04/2025

Always fun to get out with dogs and friends. It got warm fast this morning.

Dallon - 1
Jed - 0