Mel- 2 Year old dark red Golden Retriever. Pet/ Field bred in type. Mel is quite the quirky little dog, she was our first Golden Retriever. We had hoped to add her into our breeding program someday, but unfortunately she developed an off bite (she has a very minimal underbite). Though this causes absolutely no issues for her and is purely cosmetic in her case, it has removed her from being a candidate for our program as bites are sometimes genetic and we absolutely do not want to chance passing on bad bites. I will also admit that through the 2 (almost 3) years of experience owning our first Golden that we have decided that we are not actually "Golden people" after all. She has shown us that the breed though similar to Labradors in many ways, they are definitely different! Mel is a very quirky dog, she is super "soft" and "timid" and gets her feelings hurt very easily. Thus makes training sessions with her extremely hard as she shuts down easily. Mel gets along with everyone in our pack, but we would consider her as more of a dominate/ alpha type dog in a pack setting. She has gotten better at sharing toys, but I still don't let them have them unsupervised. Same with food, we don't allow any of our dogs to have high value treats unsupervised and we only feed them in their crates to prevent any sort of resource guarding. Mel knows how to sit, is 100% crate trained and absolutely will not go in her crate unless it's an emergency situation. She takes treats nicely by hand, and will "give hugs" if you let her. She has been great with our kids, she will chase a cat if it runs, and she has a strong bird drive. She will kill chickens, and other birds if given the chance. We have been working on this, but I still wouldn't 100% trust her unsupervised. I think with a little more work she would make someone a great hunting partner! Her biggest downfall is that she hates being on a leash- this is what will need the most amount of work. A fenced in property/ yard is an absolute must for her at this moment. Even though she is in the house here, she will likely need to be trained and worked with once placed as none of our dogs have full access to our home (our daughter is ironically terrified of dogs and out of respect for her we have had to make accommodations). Instead we have a designated "dog room" in our home and spend the most time with them outside in our dog yard.

 

Mel has been spayed, she will also have a trough vet exam done before placement. She will also leave completely up to date on all vaccinations. She is also Microchipped.

 

Mel's retirement fee- $1,500