(l-r: Lauren & Mary, Taima, Lola, Striker & Tilly)

Welcome to Goldiva Goldens! My daughter, Lauren, and I have raised Goldens competitively for AKC & CKC performance titles since 2001. Our dogs are not kennel dogs, but live indoors as personal companions with our family or in show homes or pet therapy homes. Our puppies are wonderfully socialized with my younger children and half the neighborhood since I'm one of the few mothers that work from home with visa/mc sales for merchants. My schedule is flexible for both kids & dog shows. Our pups go to their new homes around 8 weeks of age. All puppies are examined by our veterinarian, Dr. Mark Mason, complete with health records on each puppy including vaccines and de-worming given by us.

Goldiva Golden puppies are sent out with Limited Registration papers with the American Kennel Club (“AKC”) with spay/neuter contracts. All of our health clearances can be verified thru the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (“OFA”). All pedigrees are linked to k9data.com which is a website just for Golden Retrievers. Show puppies are available to experienced breeders who exhibit their dogs.

Our Puppy Contract requires you to sign up for puppy obedience classes. We keep our growing pups in obedience training the first year, then fine tuning with handling classes. We use the clicker training method and our trainers Sherry Britton at Pet Positive in Gorham, Maine or Diana Logan at Pet Connection of Maine either private lessons in your home or available thru Planet Dog in Portland. Lauren & I work and show our Goldens in Conformation, Field, Obedience and Pet Therapy.

Besides raising beautiful Goldens in North Yarmouth, Lauren worked at Maranatha Kennels with June and Stephen Cawood where she trained our dogs for field work. I work with PowerPay.biz as a Visa/MC Rep for merchant processing and work from my home in Cumberland. Prior to visa/mc sales, I used to be the Publisher for 3 magazines over 7 years until pregnant with my 4th child. Magazines published included: Central Square Times (circ. 25,000) Greater Portland's Good News Magazine focusing on Art, History & Entertainment; Family Heath (circ. 70,000 inserted into 4 newspapers for distribution and mailed to every Dr.'s office & hospital statewide) focusing on traditional & alternative medicine including practitioner profiles; and, Kid's Ink (circ. 25,000 distributed to every school & library in the State of Maine) focusing on art & literary submissions, music & drama from Junior to Senior High school including student profiles. So, the "ink" is in the blood...and we believe in educating our buyers! We're constantly learning new things thru our dogs too and like to share with others. Currently we're up to 40 articles that we give our puppy buyers before they pick up their puppy...so load your printer!

We have loved our Goldens for over 25 years. They have the best temperament for families, kids, active people or senior companions. They are easy to train and want to please their owners. Socializing them as young puppies is so important as well as introducing them to different situations and locations. Don’t create just a backyard dog. They will go with you anywhere and with proper training, they will never embarrass you. They may chew the plastic toys or the leg to the coffee table if they’re bored but they’d rather be by your side. They will be your best friend for life with unconditional love! (l-r: Sisters Blossom & Kylee, Lady/Boomer ’03)

Our Veterinarians are: Breeder Specialist Dr. Mark Mason, Portland Veterinary Specialists, Portland, ME and their 2nd location Bath Brunswick Vet Associates; Dr. Mary Wakeman, Ashford Canine Fertility Clinic, Ashford, CT; Dr. Paul Kaplan & Dr. John MacGregor (Cardiologist), Nashua, NH; Dr. Ruth Marrion (Ophthalmologist), Essex County Veterinary Specialists, North Andover, MA; Dr. Peter Davis, Pine Tree Veterinary Hospital, Augusta, ME; and, Dr. Doug Andrews, Falmouth Veterinary Hospital, Falmouth, ME.

We also have articles available from interviews in the Portland Press Herald and Community Leader. You can find our advertising in the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) for 3 of our Junior Hunters (July/August 2005, pg 42); 6 of our titled dogs in the GRCA for Brood Bitch and Stud Dogs (March/April 2006, pg 46-47); and the front cover of the GRCA for July/August 2006 Puppy Issue; and soon, Striker will be on a collectible plate & ornaments for the Danbury Mint Collectibles.

Dog Clubs we belong to: Golden Retriever Club of America, Lewiston Auburn Kennel Club (Club Secretary), Golden Retriever Rescue Life Line and Therapy Dog, Inc.

For those buyers needing to arrange for hotels, check out our Links page for Pet Friendly Hotels.

Goldiva Goldens Accepts Visa/MC for your convenience.

 

Help cure breast cancer one pink tulip at a time!

We are creating a pink tulip garden on the corner of Main Street and Tuttle Road filled with 1000 pink tulip bulbs. Help us beautify our community and raise breast cancer awareness. Your donation to our pink tulip garden will help honor friends while fighting cancer. You can make your donation in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one. Funds raised will beneifit the Women's Cancer Fund at Maine Cancer Foundation and help support cancer research and patients programs here in Maine. 100% of these funds stay in Maine. Help us beautify our community while raising awareness and funds for Women's Cancer Research.

We will be planting between October 15-26. If you would like to volunteer for planting prep please contact Mary at k9golden@maine.rr.com.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Maine Cancer Foundation

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