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Timberstone Retrievers

Timberstone Retrievers is a family owned breeder of European imported light Golden Retrievers located in North Georgia.
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Our Goldens come from long lines of Champions bred for health and temperament.

05/16/2024

Happiest 2nd birthday to these precious pups! 🥳
Each littler we assign a theme and this fantastic group of ten were all named after characters from the movie “Finding Nemo” . Their litter name is on each photo and I’ve added their adopted name in the description.
We couldn’t be more proud of them and how pleased we are with their families and the wonderful lives they share together. 🐾

02/14/2024

This silly smart gorgeous girl did GREAT!

Dr feels confident he was able to correct her issues but only time will tell.

She’s back home in San Antonio and will be treated like the princess she is during her recovery.

Thank you all and let’s keep praying for the surgery results to be 100% successful!

02/13/2024

Adding an update here and on its own post … surgery went great and Dr feels confident ! Only time will truly tell the level of success but for now she is back home in San Antonio recovering like the princess she is.
Thank you all for your comments and prayers .
Many of you will remember our sweet pup Prissy.
She was born with a very rare condition called “ectopic ureter syndrome”. I prayed so hard for her to have a blessed life just like all her siblings whether that meant she remained with us or somehow there might be a chance that there was a family she fit perfectly in with.
We had resolved at around 4 months of age that she would most likely remain with us. Then around Christmas we had a quick family getaway planned and booked all of our pets with their surrogate grandparents (if you will) at their favorite sleep away at Waggin' Tails Pet Lodge, Kelly and Mike love on these babies like we do. We dropped off everyone the evening before our departure and I was nervous about prissy and her condition but I had disclosed it to them completely and they still welcomed her whole heartedly. Special needs pups deserve love too! Early the next morning as we were leaving I received a text from Kelly. Her son Vincent had arrived the night before from San Antonio and was wanting information on prissy!
Not only was he immediately smitten with her but he also had a golden one month older and they were already like best friends! (And yes he was also made aware of her being “special”

I cried reading the message.

Vincent’s wife Katie is in the military and would be arriving a few days later and would meet Prissy and the rest is history.
I am giving you all this backstory because today is Prissy’s (now known as Lacey) surgery. She has traveled from San Antonio to Houston with her dad.
The Drs say this surgery is not always successful. And of course pet insurance doesn’t cover her rare condition.
Her chances of success are lower than what we had been told by specialists here in Atlanta. Please, keep Lacey in your thoughts and prayers today and pray specifically for enormous success and a smooth recovery. She could not be blessed with a more loving family who accepted her just as we did and will love her no matter what. Please feel free to add your well wishes below and if you would like to send her a special treat just message us and we will help you out with how to do that.
Go Lacey girl! You’ve got this!
💕🐾

12/27/2023

Overflowing with happy emotions right now … PRISSY GOT A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS!!! 🎄🐶💕🎄🐶💕
The story of how this came to be is nothing short of a scene from a Hallmark movie. One day I will post more details (when I can post the words more eloquently) but for now let’s just rejoice that not only does she have a family … she has a golden brother one month older with the same name as her birth mom ,”Oakley!”. They’ve already met and spent several days together and now she will soon be traveling back to her new home state of Texas!!! My heart is literally so full right now.
Y’all please wish sweet Prissy nothing but the best with her new adventure and BEST LIFE EVER !
☺️💕🐾

12/25/2023

Choosing to be present over perfect this year means relaxing and letting the dogs do what they love best on rainy days … PLAY without the pressure of a Christmas photo shoot !!! Which means here is our MERRY CHRISTMAS photo (plus our bonus baby Ms. Prissy) all wishing you the best for your holiday and the upcoming year !

12/03/2023

Casper, our youngest male and most energetic met Marigold yesterday. I was so proud of him! He was a perfect gentleman and even scored what might have been his first kiss 💋 .
Just another reason we think golden retrievers are the best dogs ever.

11/29/2023

As promised here is our little prissy update.
We felt like we needed to take some time over the Thanksgiving holiday and process what we learned and think about how we might proceed forward. Needless to say we still have not made any conclusive decisions and are open to any ideas or suggestions from you all. Prissy was born with a condition known as ectopic ureter syndrome. When we took her to the specialist for our consultation he was both shocked and somewhat impressed that we were both the breeder and current owner. He knew I had a puzzled look on my face and he told me he would explain why after our discussion.
So basically she has a issue with urine from one of her kidneys skirting around her bladder and connecting straight to her urethra. In her situation he feels like the ureter that comes from the kidney burrows into her bladder and create somewhat of its own muscle contraction in conjunction with the bladder which is why she does not constantly dribble. She does have bladder control and is able to control her urination just like other dogs but will have the trickle effect from time to time. It does seem that it is more when she is sleeping or first awakens. Treatment for this condition is only surgical. It is a operation that requires an overnight stay and a very extended and limited movement recovery. The success rate is about 85%. It is also not cheap. Only a few specialized locations perform the surgery. After absorbing all of the information he told me he then explained why he had such a look on his face at the beginning of our conversation. As mentioned before he said that this was a rare condition and there is nothing that can be done to test the parents prior to breeding to prevent this from happening so it was first and foremost not anyone’s fault that this happened.
Secondly he explained that they truly do not know how rare this condition is because in all truth he said the majority of people he sees that have pets with this condition did not realize they were adopting a pet that had ectopic ureter syndrome until once they had them home. ( I find this so tragic and heartbreaking) He said that in his experience these dogs are most often euthanized shortly after the discovery of the condition is suspected at about two weeks of age. I am not going to lie and tell you that that option was not presented to us as a possibility when we initially took her for an exam with our regular clinic when she was 2 1/2 weeks old. However we made the decision that we were responsible for bringing her into this world and we should be responsible for caring for her. Surgery is not currently planned for Prissy at this point.
Despite our efforts to not become attached to her we have, how could you not !!
She is truly an outstanding pup and I know she has an incredible future somewhere whether it is here or elsewhere.
Currently, I diaper her when she’s inside for long periods and she gets regular bird baths to keep her as clean as possible. For the time being I am doing everything as before with treating her the same as all the others receiving all the same amount of love receiving the same amount of training (despite giving her some leeway on the house training for obvious reasons) but at some point she deserves to be placed with her proper family.
We are investigating some other options for her surgery such as university vet schools but that will take some time. We aren’t rushing anything at the moment. However, if there does happen to be anyone out there who feels drawn to her and would like to be considered as her forever family please feel free to message us for a conversation. She will definitely require a home with another furry playmate as she is such a highly socialized little lady with a personality and confidence bigger than any we have seen. Thank you all for following her story. We have faith that whatever her plan is that it will work out beautifully.
Nancy

11/29/2023

Fell a little behind in posting pupdates we’ve received over the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you have all enjoyed time with your loved ones both human and furry !
Many of you have asked about Prissy our pup from the last litter and we will be giving you a full update on her possibly by tomorrow. We appreciate you all thinking and asking about her 💕🐶

11/25/2023

Oh yes, a few days ago we added this little bobtail cutie ! She was initially planned to be our tame barn cat (we only see the feral one on our cameras from time to time ) and hang out with Marigold but she’s just toooo tiny for that job currently !!!!
She was abandoned by her cat mom and bottle raised and the most affectionate kitten we’ve ever seen. She quickly became Josh’s second favorite next to Bruno and he was given the honor of naming her.

Say hello to BONNIE! 🐱

She will see the barn eventually but not until she does quite a bit more growing 🤣

11/24/2023

I mean … 💕 🐮 🌲

Also, today is our “tree acquisition day” at Bottoms Christmas Tree Farm and has been our families tradition for some time .. of course we will have a pair of our Timberstone Retrievers with us as part of that tradition and I’m so excited I could just squeal! Come on Shelby Cook!!!

WE READY 🐶🐶 🚗🚙 🌲🎄

11/23/2023

Everyone out there posting their Turkey pics so here’s mine 🦃🦃

(My 3rd Turkey “Baby”, didn’t want to pose this morning )
Happy thanksgiving everyone!

11/13/2023

Sweet Prissy goes today for her first specialist appointment regarding her possible ectopic ureter. Please send her all the best wishes!!
She is an absolutely outstanding little girl.

11/10/2023

Did I somehow buy ”Sid the sloth”
from the mooooovie Ice Age ?

Hey, we all know all our pics can’t be glamour shots right?
Shelby Cook
Lisa Stokes Roland

11/10/2023

For those of you who don’t follow my personal page I wanted to you introduce you to our newest addition.
This is Marigold, our full Jersey calf. We are slowly introducing her to her new “herd”, so far StoneyJack, prissy, and Bruno are smitten (StoneyJack is just TOO big and tooooo smitten) to have total access but as you can see Bruno feels like she is perfect and the play time they shared this morning after her bottle was something magical. Now they are sharing a nap together and let’s just say I’m glad I have that dog blower to get those shavings out of his coat when the time comes! Also, prissy has her specialist appointment next week and we will be updating you more on that and her plan for availability to follow!

11/05/2023

11/02/2023

No, she’s doesn’t “need” the jacket, but she KNOWS how cute she was in it and that’s that !

10/29/2023

A day in the life of Prissy.
Sunday edition.

10/26/2023

One more for today because she is just so dang cute and why not !!

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Adding an update here and on its own post … surgery went great and Dr feels confident ! Only time will truly tell the level of success but for now she is back home in San Antonio recovering like the princess she is. Thank you all for your comments and prayers . Many of you will remember our sweet pup Prissy. She was born with a very rare condition called “ectopic ureter syndrome”. I prayed so hard for her to have a blessed life just like all her siblings whether that meant she remained with us or somehow there might be a chance that there was a family she fit perfectly in with. We had resolved at around 4 months of age that she would most likely remain with us. Then around Christmas we had a quick family getaway planned and booked all of our pets with their surrogate grandparents (if you will) at their favorite sleep away at Waggin' Tails Pet Lodge, . Kelly and Mike love on these babies like we do. We dropped off everyone the evening before our departure and I was nervous about prissy and her condition but I had disclosed it to them completely and they still welcomed her whole heartedly. Special needs pups deserve love too! Early the next morning as we were leaving I received a text from Kelly. Her son Vincent had arrived the night before from San Antonio and was wanting information on prissy! Not only was he immediately smitten with her but he also had a golden one month older and they were already like best friends! (And yes he was also made aware of her being “special” I cried reading the message. Vincent’s wife Katie is in the military and would be arriving a few days later and would meet Prissy and the rest is history. I am giving you all this backstory because today is Prissy’s (now known as Lacey) surgery. She has traveled from San Antonio to Houston with her dad. The Drs say this surgery is not always successful. And of course pet insurance doesn’t cover her rare condition. Her chances of success are lower than what we had been t

How’s your Saturday night ? When I neglect to give StoneyJack enough attention or exercise in a day he is sure to let me know. Just so you know he restarted his squeaking and it continues literally as I am posting this. #thistoywillbetoastby9pm #itsonly838pm #hestartedat8 #hardestchewer #notoyhasyettosurvive #839pmandsqueakerissquashed #needindestructabletoys #TimberStone