Gun Dog Breeder Reviews for SkyRiver Goldens: Quality Field Bred Goldens

I am so very happy with Benjamin. He is the most awesome dog. He and Henry are best buddies now, I think they like it when I go to work and leave them to play. We have been having large flocks of Canadian Geese resting in the field behind the house, so I let him go out there and sniff around when their scent is fresh. He is coming along very well with all of his training, will be a fantastic hunter, great nose for birds. Just wanted to give you an update.

Thank you so much for such a great pup!!

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she is a dandy Choral; so glad i picked her. i think she is smarter than i am! she will be taking the CGC course in the summer some time. she is so sweet--she curls up in my lap almost every evening. she has a beautiful coat with a gorgeous tail and cute little white bloomers. she sure does love to hunt--we could not have gotten a better pup.

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It was so nice to see you today and we greatly appreciate everything that you have given Clark. We can already tell what an intelligent, inquisitive little guy he is; each time that anyone moves or begins to speak he stops what he is doing to watch and listen. Updates to follow!

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My family bought the red collar pup from you and I was just sending an update on our little guy (not so little anymore). Mater has turned out to be an excellent gun dog. He has shown an incredible drive for upland game with a great nose. At five months he was finding and retrieving birds just as well as our more experienced dogs. Last week I was walking through a big field and all of a sudden Mater wasn't next to me. I called him and he came running over with a live pheasant in his mouth. We didn't shoot it. Crazy. Actually he's our hunting party's first choice for finding a down bird in thick cover that the other dogs couldn't find. On another note he's been a very happy and energetic part of the family. Best friends with our little boy that just turned one he follows him all over waiting for a dropped piece of food. He's taken really well to all the training I've provided and we couldn't be happier. Such a beautiful dog and I just wanted to say thanks again for providing the best possible fit for our family!

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Your “puppy” has delighted us as she has grown into a wonderful, loving companion. Thank you so much!

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Jaeger is doing great. He is just as bright and has all the drive we hoped for. Didn’t get to throw as many bumpers/birds as I wanted this summer but have been playing catch-up lately. He actually loves going in cover more than on open ground. He is scheduled to go to the trainers in early December so he will get a lot more work that way since we are already frozen in up here.

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Selah is doing great, I've been meaning to send you some pictures, I will do so soon! She is getting bigger everyday, although she's a petite girl, just 36lbs so far! Her temperment is fantastic, so sweet and smart. We've done a couple of sessions of training with her and the trainer said she might be smarter than us! We just got done taking her on a road trip through California, she seems to be up for whatever we are doing. Loves the water and retrieving too!

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I took Rusty to my lake in front of my house today and I closed the gate so he couldnt follow me down the dock. He walked back to the beach put his paw in a couple of times and thought about it. Then walked right in by himself and swam 20 feet to where I was. I praised him with great delight and took him ack into the house and dried him off and warmed him up. I couldn't be happier.

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Just wanted to give you an up-date. She is adjusting very well. We watched the ball game today. She is walking me to death but that's ok. She wants to run, but we are keeping her on lead. She is doing great at night. She and I have bonded very well, kind of leaves Ellie out now she wants a dog. LOL. I' ll send pics.
Thanks
Steve

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Well Bliss is doing just fine and gets along well with Jake the GSP. I was working with Jake on the table this morning with whoa and force fetch training. Later today, we can work on heel, whoa and here on a choke collar. He has a long ways to go before he trains with the e-collar. I need to be 100% that he understands all of his commands first. He is pretty much a happy idiot at this stage, but he's going to be a great bird dog when we are through in a few months. He like water, has a strong bird drive and a 12 o'clock tail. The rest will come, along with a few more grey hairs for me.

Bliss is happy just walking and running with my wife. She made certain to make the rounds last night, and shower hugs and kisses on each and every family member last night. What a politician... everyone adores her. I will work with her on quartering in a few weeks. You've done a real nice job with her. She is sleeping at my feet as I write this e-mail.

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According to your puppy pedigree records, Daz turned 2 today! We are so pleased with her and so in love with her that I just wanted to thank you again. She and I are currently doing an Animal Assisted Activity/Therapy training. Hopefully she and I will pass the Pet Partners test in November and be able to visit people in hospitals and elder care facilities soon. She has been amazing in the training sessions. You and Tiffany really trained her nicely. She responds very well to me as well as strangers and other animals-- sweet, but not overly excited. Thanks again!

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We have our beautiful little girl at home now… thank you so much!Its just me and the girls for a few days, and they are in love with her… and she seems to love them, too. It’s been a pleasure meeting you… and I’m sure we’ll see you again soon!

Once again, thank you so much for helping us find our perfect pup.

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my little Saca is now 9 months old, already!!

she is now in Adolescent II class which is more challenging, will work her brain--last week we were the only ones there (only 3 in the morning class) so we got a great private session with Nancy. we worked on Free Style moves and Saca really enjoyed it and picked the moves up quickly, except for a couple that are giving her trouble but she will get them. but she learned 9 new commands. her vocabulary has really increased, knows so many words. she's a keeper. i posted several pics from that session last week on FB.

we have been working with Freezy retrieving long-distant dummies with a launcher. last week at first we just let Saca watch but then let her go and she took off like a rocket, only she did not come back to us but went to lie in shade with her treasure!

but this weekend she did a couple of remarkable retrieves. Pat shot one out into some tall grass and she went past it but then started making short back and forth casts until she got! i have not done any casting with her so i was pretty amazed.

then Pat shot one in another direction, tall grass and forbs, but it went over the cedar fence into the front dog yard. so i walked up with her, went into the yard, lined up with the dummy and told her to fetch. at first she looked at me like "are you sure?" i said fetch again and she ran over to the fence and down the length of it. she went past the dummy by about 5' but then caught its scent and whirled around, picked it up and brought it to me. she is a natural. also a super lover.

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Riley LOVES the water and being in the boat!
She's smart and obedient, easy to train - does well with "clicker training". She's very confident and social - goes to doggie daycare 2-3 times a week.

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Dusty is the best dog in the world!

Dusty is incredibly smart, he learned to sit, shake hands, lay down, stay, and fetch with ease. I found out on accident that he's not afraid of guns, I shot a coyote with a rifle not realizing that he was standing near me, it didn't bother him at all.

Dusty loves the water, he has his own little swimming pool on our deck. Him and I have spent several days swimming at the lake this summer, he will run and jump off the end of the dock to go swimming with you and/or retrieve a water toy. He loves to ride in the cab of the truck with me, he still sits on the arm rest in the middle so he can see everything, although it won't be long before his head hits the roof.

Dusty has all of his puppy shots and will be getting neutered sometime this Winter. Our Veterinarian loves Dusty and has offered to take care of him if we need to go out of town, although I would probably never leave him with anyone but family.

As you probably already know... I make it sound like Dusty is "my dog", I'm only kidding myself, he became the entire families dog the minute I brought him home. He is well loved and stays very active.

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Jaeger made the trip in great form. There was little or no whining – he slept most of the way on the flight. He appears to be adjusting well here – already out for his second potty break after having food and water.

We really enjoyed meeting you and we were both extremely impressed with your operation. The care and attention to detail with the pups will make a big difference in their future. I hope everyone else is as excited with their puppy as we are with Jaeger.

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Magnet is going great he has doubled in size, Big Guy may fit him. He has not been tied up or on a leash. He comes at full speed when you call him its a game to him. He's a great pup, can't wait for hunting season.

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Risky is doing great!.

Risky loves being outside. Indoors we call her the "stuffed" dog as she just lays around (not an exaggeration). No chewing, jumping, destructive behavior etc.. We puppy proofed the house but there apperantly was no need. If it doesn't involve birds or retrieving life, according to Risky, is just not worth living. throw a wing clipped pigeon and its a totally different dog.

She goes to daycare three to four days a week and has several good friends including Clover, a Black Russian terrier and Susie, a Chesapeake. All three puppies were born within 10 days of each other. Risky is clearly the smallest of the three by about half but she puts up a good fight an is the scrappiest of the three. So at daycare she is much more active.

She has been field training with us in the evenings. Her longest mark has be about 25 yards. Go out and getting it has been excellent... bringing it back is more than weak. She is now on a long check chord. If she is on the chord she knows that she can not run off so she is compliant and clearly quite bright to be leash wise already.

I will say her dog skills are incredible. Since she was so good when she came home about not nipping or jumping she fit right in with our dog pack and everyone accepted her right away.

She is a great addition to our family!

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Sonny has made himself at home. There must be some lingering scents from my
old dog because Sonny has latched on to all of Buddy's favorite spots
straight away.

It's unbelievable how birdie he is. I couldn't figure it out at first, but
he kept going into my living room and over to one chair in particular over
and over again nudging the cushion with his nose and sniffing all around the
chair. I had to go see what he was so interested in. It turns out that the
throw cushion on the chair is filled with "Goose Down", as soon as I moved
it he lost interest in the chair.

He's great pup! Well done.

Many Thanks,

Steve and Sonny

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We wanted to give you a little update with Riley! First we want to thank you for adding to our new family! Riley brings us so many smiles, laughs, and of course new challenges. She is doing so good.... possibly to smart for her own good. She sleeps through the night in her kennel and has never gone to the bathroom in it, she is learning how to bark by the door when she has to go out, she can sit, and loves to play catch. We are working on the leave it and not eating our leather couches. But she got her shots, heart worm meds, and safe guard. The Vet said everything looks great! Puppy school starts this Saturday, which is nice she will be 11 weeks and the both of us will be able to be there so we can learn together and stay on the same page.
We drove up to Mt. Baker yesterday. She loves being in the car..... such a princess. We made a towel bed on the center council and she sits between us, loves to look out the window, and of course snuggles. Baker had about 2 feet of snow and she LOVES playing in it!!! So funny watching her hop like a bunny. Riley also made friends with some neighbor girls. There are 4 girls between the ages of 6-10 that love playing with her. So now we get knocks on the door "Can Riley come out and play" My Chicago friends love making fun of me for being the neighborhood mom with a white picket fence..... their jealous.

Anyways, hope everything is going well with the rest of the pups. I can't believe how nice fall is and probably nicer in your area. Have a great Halloween! Riley is going to be a Bumble Bee and go trick or treating with the neighbor girls.

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Just thought I'd give you the first day update on Ranger. He's doing great!

He has slept without problems in his crate. I got him up to go outside every 3 hours just in case. No accidents or problems of any kind. He only whines for a couple of minutes on going into crate time, and then settles down. He's mellow. Of course, he gets worn out every 3 hours by the kids and needs a rest (no lack of love or play here!).

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