Daytona Goldens

05/05/2025

Here is Scooby from our 2022 litter. He's a huge dog...almost 120 lbs, but a real teddy bear.

05/05/2025

Greetings to all our past customers. We are still out of the puppy business after losing Ivy, but enjoying our big boy Scooby from our last litter. I get asked about puppies fairly often and wanted to share an option for anyone looking for a new pup.

My brother in NW Minnesota now has ten golden retriever puppies that will be available July 6th. They will be AKC registered and share the same stud we used for our breeding. Very light in color... almost platinum. They were just born yesterday so no cute pictures yet. Eight males and two females in this litter.

Check out Kangas Family Kennel on FB for more info.

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05/12/2024

My brother in NW Minnesota has six female golden retriever puppies available the 1st of June. AKC registered. Very light in color...almost platinum. Check out Kangas Family Kennel on FB for more info.

02/29/2024

Our first Daytona Golden litter turns one today! OK ... actually four years old because they were Leap Year babies! We would love to see pictures of them now. We hope you're all doing well!

12/01/2023

I'm very sad to let our friends & followers know that Ivy, the mother to all our puppies, passed away unexpectedly last night.

We were hunting pheasants in North Dakota and she apparently suffered a twisted stomach (aka GDT) that is often fatal if not treated surgically within 2-3 hours. By the time I knew what might be wrong, the ER Vet said too long had passed for any realistic chance to survive. We were also at least an hour from the nearest treatment option.

I'm posting this to honor Ivy's too short legacy AND to make you aware of this potential injury so you can look up symptoms and educate yourself on what to watch for. I'm not aware of any genetic concerns and it would be far more likely in a hunting dog exerting itself in the field. Even though I had heard of this injury, I thought I had taken precautions to minimize the likelihood it would happen (e.g. don't feed heavily mornings of hunting days and excessive watering). I didn't recognize something was wrong soon enough and lost my friend last night.

We loved sharing Ivy's 33 different puppies with all of you and we'll miss her terribly. She was the reason we started Daytona Goldens. I had hoped additional litters might be possible as she wasn't even six years old. It's too raw to ponder the future.

Give your pups a hug and cherish the time you have with them!

03/28/2023

My brother breeds golden retrievers in NW Minnesota and they just announced a litter of eight puppies! These dogs will be lighter colored and likely smaller than the Daytona Goldens past litters. Max was the same stud we used. Their FB page is linked below.

https://www.facebook.com/kangasfamilykennel?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Adorable pure-bred AKC registered Golden Retriever puppies. Great Pedigrees, health guarantees. Family socialized.

01/04/2023

Happy New Year from Daytona Goldens! Ivy (back) and Scooby (front - we kept one male from our 2022 litter) are taking a break from playing in the deep, fresh snow! No pups are planned for us in 2023, but we'll post updates when another litter might be coming.

06/02/2022

Our last two puppies were reserved yesterday. We look forward to raising them over the next two weeks and then sending them to their forever homes starting Father's Day weekend. Thanks to everyone who shared our Daytona Goldens site and pictures. We have met lots of nice people over the last three years and enjoy seeing photos of the dogs as they grow. We aren't planning a litter for spring 2023 as our son will be graduating HS.

06/01/2022

Fences are my only defense against the puppies getting into my perennial gardens! They love to chew on the plants and will lay right in the middle of a hosta.

They are now five weeks old and roaming a bit more when we let them out. Two of these gorgeous little faces are still available. Can you guess which ones?

05/28/2022

We're down to the last two girl pups after getting two deposits yesterday! They are enjoying the outdoor kennel and roaming the yard a bit. My plants will suffer!

05/27/2022

The pups are spending their first night in the outside kennel after moving to solid food today. They love to interact with humans and get visitors nearly every day. Still have four girls left. Please share this post.

05/23/2022

We want out now!!!! Pick me!