Arkansas River Golden Retrievers
  • Sires & Dams
    • Huck (sire)
    • Maverick (future sire)
    • Rip (sire)
    • Savvy (dam)
    • Siri (dam)
    • Flare (dam)
    • Roux (future dam)
    • Nova (dam)
    • Maple (future dam)
    • Ember (retired dam)
    • Fluff (deceased dam)
    • Willow (retired dam)
    • Banner
    • Wilder (honorary sire)
  • Puppy Info
    • FAQ & Guidelines
    • Puppy Application / Contact
  • The Breed
  • Miscellaneous
  • About Us

Puppy Information


See below for litter information.

​We contact people on the waiting list at the time of breeding to notify them of upcoming litters.
​We normally do not accept deposits on puppies until after a litter is bred or born.


​Please read over our website thoroughly, particularly the FAQ page, before contacting us with questions.
We've tried to answer all frequently asked questions on the FAQ page and throughout our website.

If you are interested in a puppy from current or future litters, please visit the Contact Us page and fill out an ​application to be added to our waiting list. ​You will need to read the FAQ page before starting an application. Note that our waiting list is almost always long, but it's very common for people near the bottom of our list to be able to get a puppy from any given litter. That said, we cannot accurately predict when a puppy or dog will be available for any given person on our list until a litter arrives and we work through the interested parties on our waiting list when puppies are available.

PRICING ON LITTERS VARIES
Considerations for pricing on litters includes pedigrees, health clearances, coverage of extra costs such as for c-sections or stud services, microchipping, training programs, puppy vet and nutrition expenses, etc. Typically the price may range between $1,800 - $3,000. Discounted options may be available for foster or co-ownership agreements. Otherwise, once litter price is determined, it is non-negotiable unless a pup has a health-related issue.

Planned & Available Litters:

Picture
"Rip" Smashing Rip Wheeler

Rip x Flare

This is the very first litter produced by both of these dogs and we're excited to see how pups turn out! Flare is out of a full hunting/working pedigree from our own Huck and Ember. Rip is a very handsome boy out of Savvy, and is of a mixed pedigree that is heavy in hunting but also show and other performance areas. They should be some very fun pups that love to learn and explore and should have a lot of potential for various things. They are both athletic, but also both very sweet and loving dogs. Both parent dogs have full OFA health clearances.

Some titles in the first 5 generations of these pups' pedigrees include: CH (show champion), SHR (senior hunter), JH (junior hunter), MH (master hunter), SDHF (show dog hall of fame), TD (tracking dog), TKN (trick dog novice), FC (field champion), HRCH (hunting retriever champion), UH (upland hunter), AFC (amateur field champion), HR (hunting retriever)
​
This litter will be located with the Perkins family in Northwest Arkansas.
Puppies due ~ January 6th, 2026
Ready for homes ~ March 3rd, 2026

PRICE PER PUPPY IS $2250

Puppies will come with a puppy kit with the food they're eating, blanket that smells like the litter, toys, AKC form, and vet record.

They will be wormed, have first veterinary exams, first vaccines, and they will likely be microchipped.
Picture
"Flare" Arriver Blazing Light


Picture
"Rooster" Arkansas River Rooster Cogburn

Rooster x Savvy

This litter is highly anticipated because it brings the lines of our almost-14-year-old cornerstone dog, Oakley, back into our pedigrees. It is also Savvy's last planned litter before she retires and Rooster's first ever litter (that we are aware of) at age 8. Savvy is a super sweet, ball-crazy, show/hunting mixed pedigreed, beautiful girl. Rooster is a son of our own sweet Ember, who is from a hunting pedigree, and Oakley. Both of these dogs have never really shown any aggression at all to our knowledge and are very even-tempered. Rooster has had a successful career as a hunting retriever, and I'm very pleased that he also scored Excellent on his hip clearances. For more photos of him, check out @jake_orlich on Instagram and check out https://roostermedia.co to see his owner's work, including more photos of Rooster himself!

Some titles in the first 5 generations of these pups' pedigrees include: GCH (show grand champion), CanCH (Canadian show champion), SHR (senior hunter), JH (junior hunter), MH (master hunter), FC (field champion), HRCH (hunting retriever champion), UH (upland hunter), AFC (amateur field champion), HR (hunting retriever), FDHF (field dog hall of fame)
​
This litter will be located with the Perkins family in Northwest Arkansas.
Puppies due ~ January 17th, 2026
Ready for homes ~ March 14th, 2026

PRICE PER PUPPY IS $2000

Puppies will come with a puppy kit with the food they're eating, blanket that smells like the litter, toys, AKC form, and vet record.

They will be wormed, have first veterinary exams, first vaccines, and they will likely be microchipped.
Picture
"Savvy" Arkansas River A Pirate's Life for Me


Picture
"Blue" Haven's Once in a Blue Moon

Blue x Siri

As of 11/16/2025, Siri is spending time with the stud owner for attempted natural breeding. If breeding is successful, we expect some stocky, heavy-coated show-lineage pups out of these parents. Depending on the number of pups in the litter and genders, the stud owner will get pick of the litter and we will possibly pick 1-2 pups to keep for our program. These pups won't likely make good working dogs in the field, but might have potential for therapy work. Both dogs have full OFA health clearances.

The titles in the first 5 generations of these pups' pedigrees are mainly heavy in show championships and some canine good citizen titles.
​
This litter will be located with the Perkins family in Northwest Arkansas.
Puppies due ~ January 17th, 2026
Ready for homes ~ March 14th, 2026

PRICE PER PUPPY IS $2500

Puppies will come with a puppy kit with the food they're eating, blanket that smells like the litter, toys, AKC form, and vet record.

They will be wormed, have first veterinary exams, first vaccines, and they will likely be microchipped.
Picture
"Siri" Colebrook's Siriusly Striking


Available Adult Dogs

Occasionally we have an older pup returned to us to be rehomed or come across someone with an older golden that they need to place in a different home. Sometimes we may also have adult dogs of our own that we think will be happier placed in a new home. If you're interested in an older dog, please fill out the puppy application and answer the questions appropriately.
​

​Stud Services

Our stud dogs may be available at stud to approved females.
We DO NOT offer our dogs as studs for poodles, doodles, or other breeds that are not AKC golden retrievers.
The female dog must be an AKC registered golden retriever, must have passed all necessary OFA health clearances, have a negative brucellosis test within 14 days of breeding, be of proper age and health, etc.
Please contact us via email inquire.

Home | Our Dogs | Puppies | Contact Us / Application | FAQ 
Copyright © 2014-2025 | Ashley Perkins | All rights reserved.
  • Sires & Dams
    • Huck (sire)
    • Maverick (future sire)
    • Rip (sire)
    • Savvy (dam)
    • Siri (dam)
    • Flare (dam)
    • Roux (future dam)
    • Nova (dam)
    • Maple (future dam)
    • Ember (retired dam)
    • Fluff (deceased dam)
    • Willow (retired dam)
    • Banner
    • Wilder (honorary sire)
  • Puppy Info
    • FAQ & Guidelines
    • Puppy Application / Contact
  • The Breed
  • Miscellaneous
  • About Us