Our Guardian Family Program
🐾 Guardian Family Program 🐾
Give a Golden Gem a loving home and become part of our dog breeding partnership aimed at enhancing the breed. We occasionally enter into a Guardian Family Agreement for one of our exceptional English Golden Retrievers.
This Guardian Family Program allows approved families to raise and love one of our top-quality English Golden Retrievers while we retain full breeding rights for a designated period. Once the dog has completed their breeding career, ownership is officially transferred to you, making the dog your forever companion.
This unique program is perfect for families seeking a well-bred, health-tested English Golden Retriever at a reduced cost and who are eager to partner with us in improving the breed.
🌟 Why Become a Guardian Family?
- Receive a top-quality English Golden Retriever at little or no upfront cost.
- We cover all breeding-related expenses, including health testing, genetic screening, and reproductive care.
- Enjoy a family companion that lives in your home full-time.
- Get long-term support from a responsible, experienced breeder.
- Own the dog for life after retirement (typically after 3-4 litters for females or age 6-7 for males).
🐶 What We Expect from You
Guardian families agree to:
* Provide a safe, loving, and structured home environment.
* Cover standard pet expenses (food, grooming, vaccines, etc.).
* Keep the dog well-socialized and trained.
* Communicate with us about heat cycles, health, or behavioral changes.
* Make the dog available for vet visits, health testing, and breeding when needed.
* Not spay/neuter until we give the go-ahead (after breeding terms are met).
📅 How Long Is the Commitment?
Females typically retire after 3–4 litters. During pregnancy and whelping, the dog stays with us for approximately 8 weeks. Males are available for occasional breeding until around age 6–7, living full-time with you and only leaving for short periods during breeding.
❤️ A Win-Win Partnership
This program allows us to expand our breeding program while ensuring each of our dogs lives a full, happy life in a family environment. As a guardian, you gain a loving English Golden and become part of our extended breeder family.
📝 Interested in Becoming a Guardian?
If you think you’d be a great fit, please contact Malana at goldengemsnc@gmail.com to see if we are currently accepting applications for our Guardian Family Program. If we are accepting applications, please fill out the Guardian Family Application linked below and return it to us. If you are approved, we’ll be pleased to guide you through the next steps.