Root River Retrievers & Training

22/08/2024

Our favorite way to cool off! Bonnie is such a cool dawg! Gotta love her goofy sweetness so much! And hard work ethic!

11/07/2024

So thankful for the wonderful puppy families we have had the opportunity to work with!
All pups have found great homes and we couldn't be happier for these families! As a breeder, there's almost nothing that compares to the excitement the new owners show on pickup day and knowing "this family is the right fit for our pup".
Feeling blessed!
(There are a few families missing from the photo collage, still rounding up photos! )

04/07/2024

02/07/2024

Water fun, back yard jungle obstacle course and random shenanigans with the pups this morning. Credit to Bonnie for always being a good helper!

02/07/2024

It flooded again last night! Our splash pad has filled back up again, giving the pups another great opportunity for water fun!
Georgie+C**t pups photo bombs just because...

02/07/2024

**Meet Neon girl! A Georgie+C**t pup.**
She loves being held and loved on by her humans! She's friendly, outgoing, personable and adventurous, a little into trouble all the time. She has high prey drive and uses her nose a lot! She can be sensitive and does take a minute to warm up. She's easily redirected and should be very biddable!

02/07/2024

Meet Miss Purple! A Georgie+C**t girl!
This girl has a medium prey drive with an outstanding grip on the wing. She has a great sense of smell! She loves being held and petted. She can be a bit more sensitive until she warms up to you (could be just a "this week" thing) but she loves belly rubs and lounging as we as playing.

02/07/2024

Meet Orange, a Georgie+C**t girl!
This girl is outgoing, friendly, curious about everything, explores by using her great sense of smell. She has High prey drive and loves carrying her toys around. She is easily redirected and will be a biddable pup!

02/07/2024

Meet Red! A Georgie+C**t girl!
She has medium to high prey drive, very playful, friendly and outgoing. She loves attention and being close to her people. She is a great versatile pup!

02/07/2024

Meet Pink! A Georgie + C**t girl.
This girl has very high prey drive! She hangs onto her prize even when picked up, she didn't want to give back the pheasant feathers! She has a very keen sense of smell and is already using both sight and smell to find the tossed object!
She loves pets, is friendly and outgoing, loves working and stays busy. She's easily redirected and seems highly biddable.

27/06/2024

Pickles(aka Miss Purple from Flynn&Nimmy's) day of fun! This girl, like all the pups, is taking everything in stride!
**To all of our wonderful puppy families** the first 12 weeks is crucial for proper introduction into their new lives!
Take them on car rides often, let them get their feet wet, introduce them early to the things you want them to do as a confident adult! But mainly, get out there and have fun with your new pup!
Get on the ground and play with them - play time is bonding time! It's a great cross mammal way of communicating and it is important for that bond to form!

25/06/2024

Early exposure is so important!
I know a lot of people highly frown upon raising litters anywhere but their living rooms, tucked quietly in where no harm can befall a pup..but we do not believe that that is in the best interest of our pups mental well-being - not nearly enough exposure to real life sounds and smells like the outdoor(attached to a safe indoor space) set up can and does provide.
We expose the pups to as many new experiences as we can in the short time they are here with us! adult dogs, new smells and textures, sounds and sights,...etc. Our hope is to provide our puppies with the ability to take things in stride, to be more fearless and curious about the world and have a love for learning
Genetics does play a big role in this too, but we can help develop and foster this with the right exposure and learning tools!
Cheers to these pups!!

25/06/2024

Georgia + C**t pups!
We're growing fast and can't wait to see our new family!! All pups in this litter have found wonderful families to call their own! This litter is so sweet!

22/06/2024

We took full advantage of the rain fall! All the pups ,(both Georgia and Nimmy's ) got to get their feet truly wet for the first time! Most jumped right in like lil' pros!!

14/06/2024

Dark Green boy's first evaluation:
This guy really stands out to me! He has what I like to think of as "soul-filled" eyes. He is highly inquisitive and a little sensitive. He is a good mix of calm and outgoing with a touch of trouble and a load of sweetness! He really seems to think about things! He is more toy motivated than food with a medium to high prey drive.
He should be able to go in any direction!
Flynn+Nimmy boy.