One Golden Moment · Stacy, Minnesota

Dark red goldens,
raised on the golden road.

A small family breeder of mahogany field goldens — health-tested, home-raised, and never far from the people who love them.

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Expected litter

Bella × Angus

First litter expected late summer 2026.

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01Our story

The golden road continues.

The golden road was never a place. It's the journey — and the friend who never leaves your side.

Twenty years in, we still breed the same way — a few carefully planned litters, raised underfoot in our home, chosen for temperament and health before anything else. Every puppy leaves with a lifetime of support and a family that never really stops being ours.

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02The dogs

Three generations of heart.

Foundation dam

Tally

Tally Dega

Where the line begins. Embark clear across every testable condition.

AKC SS08722111 · CHIC 155465

Current dam

Bella

Maynard & Tally's Golden Bella of the Ball

The mother-to-daughter line — Maynard × Tally. Bred to Angus for our current litter.

AKC SS35293513 · CHIC 217074

Current sire

Angus

Thunderstruck It's a Long Way to the Top QA2 MH WCX OS

Qualified All-Age, Master Hunter, WCX, GRCA Outstanding Sire. An outside stud at Granite Rock Retrievers, St. Cloud (family).

AKC SR93800705 · CHIC 134189

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03Puppies

Born in the living room.

Our puppies are whelped and raised in the middle of everything — early neurological stimulation, household sounds, first walks on grass. By the time they go home, they've already met the world.

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04Health

Health isn't a promise.
It's paperwork.

Hips, elbows, eyes, and heart — cleared by the right specialists and recorded with OFA. Full genetic panels run clear. We publish the numbers so you never have to take our word for it.

OFA hips & elbows Cardiologist cardiac Eyes normal Embark clear

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"He arrived like he'd always lived here. Two years on, I still can't picture the house without him."

Bella's family · repeat home

Real families, names withheld for privacy — references gladly provided on request.

05Lisa & Terry

We're Lisa & Terry.

Two people, one kennel, a home full of goldens. We don't run a program at scale — we raise dogs we'd want to live with, and we stay in your corner long after your puppy comes home.

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No forms first — just a conversation. Tell us about your family and we'll tell you about ours.

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Dark red goldens,raised on the golden road.