01/03/2025
After a long hiatus, it's time to reintroduce ourselves. We are Sweet Treat Retrievers.
As Golden Retriever enthusiasts our goals are to educate and promote ethical breeding, which includes health testing, titling, and proving dogs have breed workability. We have done thorough research in the lineage of our dogs and our lines are filled with dogs who have obtained the necessary health testing and accomplished titles/are proven hunters.
We adhere to the GRCA code of ethics and follow their guidelines for health testing. All of our dogs have a full genetic panel done (including the new ICH2 test) and OFA hips, elbows, heart, and eyes (yearly).
We train and compete in a variety of different events including but not limited to:
- Agility
- Obedience
- Rally
- Fastcat
- Dock Diving
Our dogs are avid upland hunters, along with occasionally hunting waterfowl. Each of our dogs have been on birds since puppyhood. Our younger girls have had many successful seasons between the two of them. They have done well working as a team. We still continue to be dedicated to our oldest girl's retrieval work and she is a very fierce little water dog, even after retirement. Also despite our passed dog being a golden mix, she as well was a hard worker who outran other dogs in the field. She was always one to find the lost birds and she would've hunted until she dropped if we had let her. We miss having a dog like her out in the fields and hope that all of our goldens can be just as fantastic on birds. We plan to pursue titles in hunt tests and potentially field trials in the near future with the young dogs.
All of our dogs are handled by junior handlers in a 4-H local training program. They train and compete with the youth members at both County and State level. Some of the 4-H events they compete in are Agility, Jumpers, Showmanship, Rally, Obedience, Brace, and 4-Dog Team. Our dogs have won Awards of Excellence, Reserve Champions, and Champions at the State level.
We believe that advanced training is of upmost important but we also like teaching tricks. Obtaining trick titles is fun but higher level tricks can be used for things like animal acting! One of our dogs has been in several commercials and even a movie.
However, our dogs are first and foremost treasured as pets in our home. Dogs retired from the breeding program for whatever reason continue to live with our family and enjoy the extra treats!
In order to achieve our breeding goals outlined above, we are dedicated to breeding puppies that have the ability to:
--> be confident in many high pressure environments like hunting, search and rescue, or service work
--> be calm and social enough to do therapy work or dabble in conformation
--> do fun events like sports, acting, etc.
--> be well mannered pets at home
To set them up for success, we start socialization shortly after birth through early neurological stimulation, early scent introduction, and safe exposure to other sights, sounds, textures, as well as trusted people and animals. They also learn the basic foundations for crate training and potty training.
Producing all-around dogs is a key part of our program which is why our puppies are typically only available to working, sport, or active homes. However, we may at times have a dog with other, lower energy needs. We sell our puppies on limited registration except under specific circumstances.
Every litter is carefully temperament tested and evaluated on their structure, drive, and interests. This helps us to place each puppy with the right person/family. Before choosing our puppy placements, we conduct in-depth, comprehensive interviews with any potential owners. We are invested in maintaining lifelong contact and support for every puppy we send home. In the event that one of our dogs can no longer be cared for by their owner, we will take them back at any time for any reason.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. We can be contacted by FB Messenger or by email - [email protected] during traditional business hours.
