Golden Sunrise Retrievers

DEPOSITS

A deposit to hold a puppy is $300. Deposits can be sent through Paypal (fee added) or mailed in the form of a check or money order. All deposits go towards the total price of the puppy and are NON-REFUNDABLE unless we do not have a puppy for you. Balance is to be paid in full at the time you pick up your puppy - CASH or PAYPAL ONLY.

SHIPPING

Shipping is available via Continental Airlines or American Airlines after the puppy is 8 weeks of age. Shipping cost is $380 additional. Price includes plane fare, crate and health certificate.

WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR PUPPY

ALL puppies come with the following:

*Lifetime Support

*First Vaccine

*Two-Three De-wormings

*Microchip

*Puppy Care Package

*Contract and Health Guarantee

*Puppy Registration Papers if applicable (AKC, UKC etc.)

*Copy of Parents Pedigrees

*Copy of Parents OFA, CERF and/or CHIC Certificates

*Copy of Parents Titles, Awards and/or Therapy Dog Certifications

Genetic testing does not guarantee that every puppy in the litter will be 100% free of genetic problems. Two parents with hip, elbow, heart, eyes or thyroid clearances, CAN still produce a puppy with those issues. It considerably lessens the chances of those probelms occuring if both parents are tested free of problems, that is why health clearances are SO important when selecting a breeder.

OFA Hip Information

The evaluation of hips done by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals falls into seven different categories. Those categories are Normal (Excellent, Good, Fair), Borderline, and Dysplastic (Mild, Moderate, Severe). Once each of the radiologists classifies the hip into one of the 7 categories above, the final hip grade is decided by a consensus of the 3 independent outside evaluations. The hip grades of excellent, good and fair are within normal limits and are given OFA numbers.

OFA Elbow Information

For elbow evaluations, there are no grades for a radiographically normal elbow. The only grades involved are for abnormal elbows with radiographic changes associated with secondary degenerative joint disease. Like the hip certification, the OFA will not certify a normal elbow until the dog is 2 years of age. The OFA also accepts preliminary elbow radiographs. To date, there are no long term studies for preliminary elbow examinations like there are for hips, however, preliminary screening for elbows along with hips can also provide valuable information to the breeder.

OFA Cardiac Information

The purpose of the OFA Cardiac Database is to gather data regarding congenital heart diseases in dogs and to identify dogs which are phenotypically normal prior to use in a breeding program. For the purposes of the database, a phenotypically normal dog is defined as: One without a cardiac murmur -or- One with an innocent heart murmur that is found to be otherwise normal by virtue of an echocardiographic examination which includes Doppler echocardiography.

OFA Thyroid Information

Autoimmune thyroiditis is the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism in dogs. The registry data can be used by breeders in determining which dogs are best for their breeding program. Knowing the status of the dog and the status of the dogs lineage, breeders and genetic counselors can decide which matings are most appropriate for reducing the incidence of autoimmune thyroiditis in the offspring.

CERF Eye Information

The Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) is an organization that was founded by a group of concerned, purebred owner/breeders who recognized that the quality of their dog's lives were being affected by heritable eye disease. The CERF Registry not only registers those dog's certified free of heritable eye disease by members of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (A.C.V.O. ), but also collects data on all dogs examined by A.C.V.O. Diplomates. This data is used to form the CERF data base which is useful in researching trends in eye disease and breed susceptibility. Not only is this data useful to clinicians and students of ophthalmology, but to interested breed clubs and individual breeders and owners of specific breeds.