Carolina's Cute n Cuddly Golden Retrievers

06/05/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions I see is that a dog must be “clear” for every genetic condition to be bred. That’s simply not how responsible breeding works. I think it’s a good goal to strive for.

For many recessive genetic diseases, there are three possible results:

🟢 Clear – Does not carry the gene
🔵 Carrier – Carries one copy of the gene but is not affected
🔴 Affected – Has two copies of the gene and can develop/pass on the condition

A carrier is not a “bad” dog. In fact, some exceptional dogs are carriers for certain genetic conditions. The key is understanding how genetics work and planning breedings responsibly.

As shown in the chart:

✔️ Clear × Clear = 100% Clear puppies
✔️ Clear × Carrier = No affected puppies, some carriers
✔️ Clear × Affected = No affected puppies, all carriers

The combinations breeders should avoid are those that can produce affected puppies, such as Carrier × Carrier or Carrier × Affected.

This is exactly why genetic testing matters. It allows breeders to preserve valuable traits, maintain genetic diversity, and reduce the risk of producing affected puppies.

06/04/2026

Akeyla Skye's Embark DNA results came back this afternoon. She is a carrier for GR ICH1 so she will not be able to be paired with our full European imported male, Legend, as he too carries GR ICH1. Not being able to have Akeyla x Legend puppies is really disappointing for us but we are excited to pair her with our other two males.

Though Ghostly ½ field and ½ European he displays a lot of the field characteristics but hopefully pairing him with Akeyla will bring out a lot of the European characteristics in their puppies as Akeyla Skye is coming from a full European/show bloodline.

Akeyla x Denali will hopefully bring out the same results as Ghostl, as Denali is another ½ and ½ bloodline, however he does bare the blocky head as the European/show bloodline but does express the darker golden shade versus the preferred cream shade of the European/show bloodlines.

We are excited Akeyla Skye is compatible with both Ghostly and Denali!

The Ghostly x Akeyla Skye puppies are going to have some outstanding personalities! 😁 Ghostly is one of our sires that all of his puppies families absolutely adore them and copies of his outstanding ray of sunshine and loving personality, just like their daddy! 🥰

We do anticipate the pairing between Akeyla and Ghostly to be popular as Akeyla is another one of our Golden's that have a very affectionate, desired personality, and they both steal the hearts of everyone they meet and quickly become loved family favorites! ❤🐾

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Something I want everyone to remember is not every person will agree on any one topic. This includes vets, breeders, dog trainers, etc.

Sometimes there is indeed more than one right answer, just as there is wrong. Sometimes vets, breeders, dog trainers, etc. will be adamant that a particular way another vet, breeder, dog trainer, etc. has directed you, shared with you, given you their professional advice, etc. is wrong... Sometimes it may be, sometimes it might not be!

We work with multiple dog care givers from several vets, other breeders, and have learned from different dog trainers. Every type of professional has at one point adamantly stated the other was wrong about something while the other was claiming they were right.

As breeders we have spent lots of time studying breeding, whelping, etc. and even personally have had a vet share dangerous information about the whelping process that was wrong and had we not known better could have cost the life of our momma dog and her puppies. I wish I could say these types of things didn't happen frequently, but they do...

My point to this message is to always fact check even professionals, even your vet. We have heard and experienced some pretty crazy advice and actions by other professionals, yes vets too! Many take their vets, breeders, trainers, etc. advice as law and will not hear anything else from anyone else. Yes, professionals have been educated and should be taken seriously, but they don't always know the right way or the only way.

Please always do your own research and seek out a second and even third opinion of another professional if you're unsure. Your pets depend on you to keep them safe, healthy, and do what's best for them. ❤🐾

06/02/2026

100% CLEAR DNA TESTING RESULTS!! 🎉🎉
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How extremely exciting it is to announce our Miss Bliss's Embark DNA testing results came back this afternoon and she is 100% genetically CLEAR of ALL genetic conditions! We couldn't be more happy about her results! 😁🩷

06/02/2026

The hard thing about breeding and being a responsible and ethical breeder is having to make the tough choices to ensure you're ALWAYS breeding responsibility and ethically, and ALWAYS breeding to the best of your abilities within your control!

I cannot tell you how expensive, tiring, heartbreaking, and hard this line of work can be when ensuring to do it right...

Ethical and responsible breeders are extremely undervalued because of the mass amount of backyard breeders out there doing it wrong with no care to quality breeding practices, health testing, quality of puppies produced, etc.

Moving on though...

It's with a very heavy heart we announce Pumpkin has officially retired! 💔 This was an extremely hard decision to make as Pumpkin is an amazing Golden and has produced 8 amazing puppies, but this decision is one we strongly stand behind as we always want the best for our puppies and their families as well! ❤🐾

We strive here at CCnC to be candid, honest, and maintain the utmost integrity!

So, why are we making this decision?

Our program isn't a program that sends our puppies off and doesn't stay in touch with our puppies families, instead our puppies families become an extension of our own and we become a support system for our puppies families to the best of our ability as well.

It was recently brought to our attention that one of Pumpkin's daughters has some sensitives. We immediately reached out to all of our families with Pumpkins puppies to see if anyone else was experiencing any sensitivities and discovered that even though all of our puppies are healthy we have four out of the eight with either a sensitivity or food allergies. That's half of the litter.

Though it is extremely common for Golden's to have allergies and sensitivities we feel half of the litter being effected even though some are only slightly is more than we would like to see and in the best interests of any future puppies we are going to retire Pumpkin as she's been identified as the POSSIBLE source.

Though neither parent has these concerns themselves, our investigation further into this development suggests Pumpkin may have been the possible source as this was her first litter.

Now Golden's as a whole are known for sensitivities and allergies and we cannot eliminate it completely from a whole breed, we can only do our absolute best to try and prevent these things from happening by breeding good quality and healthy bloodlines. We do strive our absolute hardest to breed the best quality bloodlines and healthiest puppies possible. And it is for this reason we have made the extremely hard decision to retire Pumpkin to prevent breeding any more puppies that may be predisposed to sensitivies and allergies in the future.

Pumpkin will not be available, we have had a couple people reach out requesting to add her to their family when they noticed she would be retiring on our website after her next planned litter, which we will now not be moving forward with as originally planned. Pumpkin will be spayed after her next heat cycle and staying here with us as she is an extremely loved family companion! 🥰 You will still be seeing her around on our socials and possibly when coming to pick up your puppy as she loves to meet new people! 😁

Our next litter with Popcorn x Ghostly will be still moving forward as planned! If you're interested in that litter which will arrive in 2027 our waiting list is open. 🐾

www.ccnc-retrievers.com

06/02/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠...
It's common for many to assume the English cream Golden Retriever is a different variation of the standard Golden Retriever.

Many Golden breeders lucky enough to breed this shade of Golden Retriever use the term as a marketing gimmick.

In fact, the shade of a Golden Retriever and their bloodline origins are two different things entirely.

In our program for example we have two cream Golden retriever males who have completely different bloodline backgrounds. One of our males is cream and is majority field bred bloodline, displaying the characteristics, temperament, and build of the field Golden. The other cream male is a Golden Retriever who indeed did originate from english bloodlines, displaying the characteristics, temperament, and build of a European Golden Retriever.

Whats the difference between the two?

Field have a sleeker build, narrower head and build, higher energy, and do best in active families, as well as for hunting.

English/European have a stalkier build, wider structure and bulkier head (on average), much calmer and less energy level for the average family, and some do well with active activities depending on how laid back they are.

These two bloodlines field and English are the SAME breed, a Golden Retriever but have been bred for very different qualities and come from different backgrounds.

Our cream male, Ghostly, who's majority field bloodline, pedigree , characteristics, and build is very different from our other male, Legend, who comes from a full English/European bloodline. One day if I can ever get Ghostly to calm down enough to sit next to Legend and Legend to unpeel himself from us long enough to take a picture together side by side you will definitely see the build difference between the two.

The bloodline and background can range in shades of Golden's. The shade of the Golden doesn't always indicate their bloodlines origins, characteristics, or traits they were bred for. We've seen males that are darker Golden with English/European bloodlines and creams with field bloodlines.

It's why we don't use the two terms interchangeably!

Our program will produce puppies that are cream and displaying BOTH field and English backgrounds, traits, and characteristics depending on their parents backgrounds giving us a larger range of personalities, traits, and characteristics in our litters.

We hate using the term English cream Golden Retriever as that is misused so often as a gimmick by other breeders. We prefer to stand firm on integrity and not mislead our families that is why we do not refer to our Golden's by this term and rather refer to them correctly by their shade and not mislead families on their bloodlines backgrounds.

For more information on our pack and program please check out our website! www.ccnc-retrievers.com

05/31/2026

Golden Retriever + water= Mud Retriever 😅😂