About Us
We are located in the community of McCandless; a northern suburb of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Goldens have always been a part of our lives, bringing joy, unconditional love, and patience. Casey was Melissa's first golden and started the love-affair with the breed. Since then, Melissa's family went on to rescue two more goldens, Laura & Bea.
Gibbs was our first show dog and he was a dream come true. Beautiful movement & structure allowed Melissa to handle him completely owner-handled to his AKC Championship. Conformation has quickly become our hobby & passion. His son Jasper has been a fun and easy boy to show with his structure and movement and willing to please attitude. We strive to produce sound dogs in their chosen venue from conformation, field, performance, to beloved family companions.
We are members of the Golden Retriever Club of America where Melissa works with the National Specialty Ways & Means & Nominating Committees. The two of us also belong to the Greater Pittsburgh Golden Retriever Club where Melissa serves as Vice President. We follow the GRCA's Code of Ethics and our breeding dogs have Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) hip & elbow clearances, a cardiologist administered ECHO heart clearance, and yearly eye exams by a board-certified ophthalmologist which are verifiable on the OFA database.
Gibbs was our first show dog and he was a dream come true. Beautiful movement & structure allowed Melissa to handle him completely owner-handled to his AKC Championship. Conformation has quickly become our hobby & passion. His son Jasper has been a fun and easy boy to show with his structure and movement and willing to please attitude. We strive to produce sound dogs in their chosen venue from conformation, field, performance, to beloved family companions.
We are members of the Golden Retriever Club of America where Melissa works with the National Specialty Ways & Means & Nominating Committees. The two of us also belong to the Greater Pittsburgh Golden Retriever Club where Melissa serves as Vice President. We follow the GRCA's Code of Ethics and our breeding dogs have Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) hip & elbow clearances, a cardiologist administered ECHO heart clearance, and yearly eye exams by a board-certified ophthalmologist which are verifiable on the OFA database.
