Faraway Goldens

Finnegan has sired 10 litters as of October 2009, some of them for service dog organizations.

Five of his offspring — Keara, Kaelen, Kaylee, Larissa and Lamara — have been selected as breeders by Canine Companions for Independence and Guide Dogs for the Blind, an honor indeed as these esteemed organizations only select the best of the best in health and temperament. Lavette and Lakota are now a working Guide Dogs, and other Finn pups are close to graduation, in advanced training, or with puppy raisers.

Many of his other pups are currently training in the field, obedience, flyball, and agility — among other fun activities!

Finn is reproducing his sound, balanced structure; substantial bone; correct coat; unfading pigment; lovely head; strong breed type; athleticism and enthusiasm; trainability and problem-solving skills; excellent nose; good drive and natural retrieve instinct; cheerful confidence; and extremely affectionate nature.

Contact Suzanne at farawaygold@sbcglobal.net for more info on planned breedings (click names for pedigrees).

Current Breeding: Scurry, Sandpoint Coast Two Coast NA NAJ FDCH-G came back to us for a repeat breeding in August. We love having her visit (especially Finn)! Her singleton Fling!, born in 2008, is a well-balanced, agile, dynamic, promising girl, and we hope for more pups just like her. Scurry has a lovely structure and an endearing temperament, both of which she passed on to her daughter. She is a Master Flyball dog and is  up for any activity! The breeder will be looking for excellent performance, show, and companion homes.

UPDATE: Scurry had 4 pups on Oct. 13 delivered via C section– 3 males and 1 female. We evaluated conformation, temperament- and bird-tested the pups in early December, and all pups have found great homes!

Click on their collage to go to their page:

Scurry, after her visit with us (and a bath).

Recent Litter: Finn x Merry. Finn bred OTCH Northwood Merry Moonsprite UDX2 OM1 RE TDX ASCA-TD(2) in early July, and on September 13, 2009 Merry whelped 7 pups, 5F & 2Ms. Here is the litter pedigree. Merry is a second generation Obedience Trial Champion with amazing focus. We expected and got good-looking, compact, agile, athletic puppies with strong pigment, correct coats, good balance and toplines — extremely trainable in multiple venues. They should also have strong field potential with Bart as their grandfather. And with Merry and Finnegan both being TDX dogs, Merry’s dam Sprite a CT and Finn’s sire Yogi just earning his Champion Tracker at age 11 (both on first attempts)  – these pups should be excellent trackers. One thing is for certain: they are sure to be “cuddle bugs” like their parents!

Click on their photo to go to their own puppy page.

Merry and Finnegan, August 2009.

Recent Litter: Finn  x Bella. Finnegan bred Flaxen Fields Bella the first week of May 2009. Bella is a lovely Tyler daughter with lots of bone, beautiful head, correct lush coat, and a substantial, balanced structure. She also has an ideal golden temperament with a great sense of humor! On July 7th, Bella whelped 4 healthy and beautiful puppies — 1 female and 3 males. Dam and pups are all doing well! All the pups have now gone to excellent show/working (given priority) and companion homes.

Click the photo below to go to their own puppy page.

Bella & Finnegan, April 29, 2009

Bella's tail is always wagging!

Here is a short video of Finn and Bella “courting” - March 2009.

Past Breeding: Finn x Cara. C-Vu’s Caravelle SH WC CCA was bred to Finn in the last week in May 2009. We hope for lovely, talented, substantial pups with lush correctly textured coats, excellent bone, and sweet, biddable temperaments — enthusiastic retrievers! — some destined for working/show homes, particularly dual purpose.

JUNE UPDATE: We are sorry to report that Cara is not pregnant. Maybe next year?

BELOW ARE SOME FINN PUPS FROM PREVIOUS LITTERS….

Ticket and Finnegan

a magnificent seven, shortly after whelping!

Finn x Scurry

Finnegan x Scurry pup "Fling!"

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