FAQ & General Info
Please read this FAQ & Guidelines page before submitting a puppy application.
We encourage all of our potential puppy buyers to read over our entire website www.arkansasrivergoldens.com thoroughly, including this page, before contacting us with questions. Most information that you want to know will be posted somewhere on this site.
This page covers most of our process, expectations, and general information. We consider this information to be like your contract guidelines, and should give you a general idea of what to expect from us and what we will expect of you in becoming the owner of one of our puppies.
Part of our goal as a breeder is to produce wonderful dogs that exemplify the breed with the assurance that the pups are healthy, well taken care of, and are treated properly before going home with their new families. We LOVE each and every one of our dogs and pups, and we work to ensure that they will be well-socialized and ready to fit right into your family.
We are continually working toward improving the lines and genetic health of the dogs we breed by bringing in various types of pedigrees to our program. Goldens are not only beautiful but are also very versatile in their abilities – they commonly do well in hunting and field trials, obedience, rally, service or therapy work, even search and rescue, just to name a few. While we look to maintain decent conformation of the AKC breed standard, we mostly hope to produce dogs with working ability, good health, and genetic diversity. Many good breeders focus heavily on a specific purpose for their breeding program, such as conformation (show), hunting, or service work, but many breeders don't purposely cross the types of pedigrees when they're hard-focused on show- or hunting-quality dogs. To achieve our goal of producing what we like to call “well-rounded” or “dual dogs”, and to achieve greater genetic diversity, we will often cross these different types of lines. In doing so, we've been very happy with the overall health, appearance, and temperaments of the pups we produce.
This page covers most of our process, expectations, and general information. We consider this information to be like your contract guidelines, and should give you a general idea of what to expect from us and what we will expect of you in becoming the owner of one of our puppies.
Part of our goal as a breeder is to produce wonderful dogs that exemplify the breed with the assurance that the pups are healthy, well taken care of, and are treated properly before going home with their new families. We LOVE each and every one of our dogs and pups, and we work to ensure that they will be well-socialized and ready to fit right into your family.
We are continually working toward improving the lines and genetic health of the dogs we breed by bringing in various types of pedigrees to our program. Goldens are not only beautiful but are also very versatile in their abilities – they commonly do well in hunting and field trials, obedience, rally, service or therapy work, even search and rescue, just to name a few. While we look to maintain decent conformation of the AKC breed standard, we mostly hope to produce dogs with working ability, good health, and genetic diversity. Many good breeders focus heavily on a specific purpose for their breeding program, such as conformation (show), hunting, or service work, but many breeders don't purposely cross the types of pedigrees when they're hard-focused on show- or hunting-quality dogs. To achieve our goal of producing what we like to call “well-rounded” or “dual dogs”, and to achieve greater genetic diversity, we will often cross these different types of lines. In doing so, we've been very happy with the overall health, appearance, and temperaments of the pups we produce.
Puppy Registration
The Adoption Process
Grooming and More
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Puppy Prices
Puppy and Parent Health
Returning a Puppy or Dog
Shipping and Delivery
Feeding
Training
Costs Involved in Owning a Golden Retriever
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