Answers to the questions families most often ask about our health-tested Golden Retriever puppies in Boring, Oregon. Don’t see yours? Contact us — we’re happy to help. New to the breed? Start with our buyer’s guide for Oregon families.
Where are you located?
We’re a small family breeder in Boring, Oregon, just southeast of Portland — convenient to Gresham, Happy Valley, Sandy, and the greater Portland metro and Clackamas County.
Can we visit before we decide?
Yes, by appointment. You are welcome to meet our dogs before you commit to anything. Call (971) 370-3063 to arrange a visit.
Are your Golden Retrievers health tested?
Yes. Every parent dog is health-tested before breeding — hips and elbows (OFA), cardiac, annual eye clearance, and a genetic DNA panel. Learn what each test means.
How do I check your OFA results myself?
Search our dam Rosie’s AKC number, SS30078605, at ofa.org. Her OFA hip (Fair, a passing grade), elbow (Normal) and CAER eye (Normal) results are there under the certificate numbers we publish on our health testing page.
How much do your puppies cost?
Our Golden Retriever puppies are placed at $3,500, the same price for every puppy in a litter regardless of sex, colour or pick order. A $500 deposit holds your place and comes off that price. For comparison, health-tested Goldens in Oregon generally run about $2,500 to $3,800. Here’s what drives the cost, and you can join our waitlist for current pricing and availability.
How quickly will you get back to me?
Within one business day, every time. While you are waiting for a litter we send a note each month, and once puppies arrive you get photos and a short video every week until go-home day.
How does your waitlist work?
You apply, we connect to make sure it’s a good fit, a deposit reserves your place in line, and waitlist families choose their puppy in order as litters arrive. See the full process here.
When can a puppy come home?
Puppies go home at about eight weeks old, vet-examined, first-vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped, and with their health records and a written health guarantee.
Are your Goldens good with children and therapy work?
Yes — we breed specifically for the calm, gentle, people-focused temperament that makes Goldens wonderful family companions and therapy or emotional-support partners. More on Goldens as therapy dogs.
Do you offer a health guarantee?
Yes. Every puppy goes home with a written health guarantee backed by our parent health testing, along with complete vet and vaccination records.
Are your dogs English Cream or American Golden Retrievers?
We raise health-tested purebred Golden Retrievers bred for temperament and soundness. Coat color aside, what matters most is health testing and rearing — here’s an honest comparison.
Can you deliver a puppy, or do we pick up?
Most families come to us, and we would always rather meet you in person. Pick-up at our home near Boring, Oregon is free. Ground delivery beyond half an hour from us is $1.00 per mile round trip, a meet at Portland International (PDX) is $100, and a flight nanny, with your puppy in the cabin, is $600 plus the airline’s fare and fees. If your puppy is ready before you are, the first three days of boarding are on us; after that it is $35 a day.
Do puppies come with full AKC registration?
Puppies are placed on AKC limited registration. Full registration is available to approved homes for an additional $1,500, released once hip, elbow, heart and eye clearances are complete at two years.
Can our puppy stay with you longer for a head start?
Yes, for one family per litter. The Nextgen Jumpstart keeps raising your puppy in our home for four, eight, twelve or sixteen more weeks, working on the crate, sleep, a potty routine, handling and leash introduction, with video twice a week and a weekly report card. The place goes to the first family whose program deposit is received.
How do I reserve a puppy?
The best first step is to join our waitlist — it carries no obligation and puts you first in line as litters are planned.
Join the waitlist here
The same short form as our waitlist page. We answer within one business day, or call (971) 370-3063.