Deer Creek English Golden Retrievers

03/23/2022

01/01/2022

11/15/2021

Lara's puppies are all in their forever homes now and doing very well! We have loved watching them mature and so happy that they are doing well with their wonderful families! 🥰

Life update and changes:
To all of our wonderful followers on this page, in regards to our future litters, we made the very difficult decision to retire from breeding for at least the next couple years.
We have loved raising English Golden's for the past 9 years, meeting many wonderful families, and raising and socializing puppies.. however, with some future life decisions to make and life happenings now, we felt that we will not be able to give the time and attention our breeding program deserves.
We definitely LOVE to keep in touch with our puppy families and please feel free to send us any questions/updates to this phone # 319-461-4572. Otherwise, you can email our email address at: [email protected]. Thank you!

10/20/2021

The puppies are seven weeks old now and doing very well! They are busy and playful puppies.. absolutely LOVE any attention and are very smart! :) They will be leaving for their new homes next week already! 😊 So hard to believe, it is a sad but exciting time!
They did so well at their vet visit today and did amazing for the car ride. No car sickness or much crying - we had about an 1/2 hr drive both ways and they slept alot of the time. Yay! A quick tip for crate training: we have found our puppies often think they are too warm in the crate even if it's not over 72*. If you add a hard, non chewable frozen ice pack into their crate, they LOVE to sleep on it! :)

10/13/2021

Lara's puppies are six weeks old on Monday and I apologize for not posting any updated photos sooner! We are busy with puppy families picking out their puppy this week! Exciting and busy times! :) Right now we are working on crate conditioning and some early basic clicker and commands training. They are absolutely so SMART and love to be with you! We had some rain today so they were having fun playing in the puddles!

10/05/2021

Here is a video I got of them playing as well! I am sorry about the jerky parts of it .. its a little difficult keeping them on the camera ;) They are hilarious as they can play hard for awhile and then suddenly its time to sleep and they all conk out! 😴😴

10/05/2021

Lara's puppies are five weeks old! They are doing great and growing well. We have started some Puppy culture protocols and they have been doing very well. Sweet, smart and love attention!!
Here are a few pictures I got of them this afternoon .. they love playing outside and get to hear lots of new sounds, and also ride on our gator! :)

09/27/2021

Lara's puppies are four weeks old today and here are some photos I got of them playing outside for a little this afternoon! They are catching on very well to going potty in the potty box and keeping their sleeping area clean .. they are also now eating softened food and playing alot more with each other! It is so cute to watch their tails wag when they hear my voice! 😊 We will soon start some Puppy culture protocols as the puppies continue maturing. They had their second deworming today and also got their nails clipped. All puppies are reserved.

09/20/2021

Lara's puppies all tuckered out after their first bath! They did very well and are so soft and extra snuggly now 🥰
We are starting to see some tail wags, barking and some play initating between the siblings. We have also started the beginning of potty training so they can learn to keep their sleep and play area clean! They are 3 weeks old today and growing well 😊

09/13/2021

Lara's puppies are two weeks old today and are really starting to 'wake up' now and notice the big world around them! :) Their eyes are open now and they are starting to notice their siblings 🥳 They are so cute!

09/13/2021

I failed to post the puppies weights so I will do their one and two week weights below :) The puppies eyes are open now and they are just starting to get around a little bit on their feet! They are 2 weeks old today!
Their ears should open in the next week or so and then soon they will start recognizing us! 🤩

1 week:
Miss Pink - 2 lb 6 oz, 2 weeks: 3 lb 4 oz
Mr. Teal - 2 lb 0 oz, 2 weeks: 2 lb 15 oz
Mr. Green - 1 lb 11 oz, 2 weeks: 2 lb 6 oz
Mr. Tan - 1 lb 11 oz, 2 weeks: 2 lb 8 oz
Mr. Blue - 2 lb 6 oz, 2 weeks: 2 lbs 15 oz

09/08/2021

Lara's puppies are doing very well and growing so fast! They are 9 days old now and we should soon see some eyes peeping through :). Right now they pretty much just eat, sleep and get cuddles as well as ENS exercises once a day. 😊
All puppies are reserved.

09/02/2021

Lara's puppies are 3 days old and growing well! Here are a few photos I got of them this afternoon. Their dark black pigment is starting to come in now and they are a very active litter :). Lara is doing such a super job and we just started ENS exercises today! 😊

08/30/2021

We are so happy and thankful to let everyone know that Lara's puppies are here and were born early this morning!! 🥳 There are five beautiful puppies; four males and one female!
We are so thankful that they are very healthy and active as well as Lara had an easy and fast labor!
Lara is loving being a mom again and she did such a great job! Male collar colors are Teal, Blue, Tan and Green. The female will be Ms. Pink. Congratulations to all the puppy families! All the puppies are reserved.

08/25/2021

Lara is doing very well, here are a few photos I got of her this morning! We have been busy preparing for the puppies and can't wait to meet them! 🥳🥳
We gave her a bath yesterday and she loves getting blow dried :). She has a nice size belly now as you can see on the photos! Her due date is approximate but most likely puppies will be here in a couple days or so. 🤩

08/11/2021

Just a quick photo and update on our happy girl, Lara! She is doing very well and pregnancy is not slowing her down much :) She is about 45 days pregnant now and starting to get a bit larger.
We are expecting a fairly small litter but its hard to say for sure.
I am guessing she will have around 3-5 puppies but we will see in just a few weeks! 🤩
Reservation list is closed.

08/11/2021

Swanavly Shimmer'n Spark AKA 'Dani' is our handsome new boy from Serbia and is the sire to Lara's litter due the end of this month! We finally got some updated photos of him and thought we would share them with you all as well as some more info about him! :)
We are grateful to Silvana Vuckovic from Swanavly Goldens for allowing us to acquire this handsome boy from her breeding.
Dani is very sweet, moderate energy and playful. He is my shadow and loves to sit by my side for some attention. He is very food motivated and gets all excited at the prospect of going on a walk! 🥳 He has a regal look about him with a very thick coat and nice dark pigment. We are excited to see his first puppies born the end of this month with our lovely female, Lara!
Dani's pedigree: https://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=1010804

07/31/2021

Lara has been confirmed pregnant via ultrasound! Yay! We are hopeful for a smaller to medium size litter the end of August! Congrats to all those on her waiting list - we are excited to meet the puppies! Reservation list is closed.

07/23/2021

Update:
Our reservation list is closed at this time for our future litters. If you are interested in a puppy, please contact us later this year and we may possibly have an opening available once we confirm which dog we will be breeding.
Please understand that we have many inquiries and while we would love to provide a puppy for the wonderful families that are interested, we do only breed a limited amount of litters per year.

Sadly, Indy is not pregnant this time around unless she surprises us. We hope to go in next week for an ultrasound on Lara 😊
Have a great weekend everyone!

06/29/2021

Happy Summer to everyone! It has been a busy last month or so and we are happy to let everyone know that we are expecting two litters in August! Sangel x Indy's litter is due August 12th and Dani x Lara's litter is due August 28th.

We hope to confirm their pregnancies in the next 4 weeks or so. We will keep everyone posted! Have a great evening!

02/26/2021

Update from one of Sailor x Stella's puppies - Griffin. Thank you Michelle for the update! We are so glad he is doing well for you!

"Hi Emily,
I thought I'd send you a new pic of Griffin, taken this morning. He's going to be a monster dog! LOL I think he favors Sailor, but we shall see as he gets older.

We took him to visit family last weekend, and he was so good! Met lots of new people, including several of my grandchildren and my daughter's two pomeranians. They got along great! He also rode for six hours round trip in the car and did very well. The best part was he had no accidents at my mom's house. 😀 He's doing very well with potty training -- very few accidents and starting to let us know when he has to go out most of the time.

He's become my office buddy since I'm currently working remotely, and usually deposits himself right on my feet under my desk first thing in the morning.

He has an appointment with the vet on Monday for his first boosters, and they adore him there.

He's a good one, for sure! 😀"

02/26/2021

Update from one of Sailor x Stella's puppies .. Mr. Tan now named Griffin - thank you Michelle for the update! We are so glad he is doing well for you!

02/04/2021

We are having snow and rain today but the pups are having fun playing inside! They also got to be outside for alittle and they loved it! 🥳

01/31/2021

Some random photos I got of the puppies today! Stella's puppies are 6 weeks 5 days old and Lara's puppy will be six weeks old tomorrow!
We have had a busy weekend with families picking out their puppy - congrats to all the puppy families!
The puppies are doing well and keeping things busy around here ;) We have had a little milder weather so they have fun playing in the snow then!

01/27/2021

An update on our future litters: we are planning for two Summer 2021 litters but our waiting list is full at this point.
Once our Fall/Winter 2021 litter details are finalized we will open up the waiting list. Thank you!