It is always fun to bring the puppies to the Nursing Home. A lot of the
residents there are my friends and love the puppies so much!

This is Abby, a sweet little girl that comes out to the farm and helps us
with whatever we are doing.  (Abby is our daughter Kelly’s sister in law)
When she is here, her arms are never empty! She is always holding a puppy.
It is so fun for me when Abby comes because she knows just what the puppies
need, when they need to go out, so it is like a mini vacation for me! I will
be posting a photo each day this week of Delilah’s litter, as they go out
and about in the big world!

Changes are taking place here at Rolling Oaks Goldens. We are making a training DVD that will document each developmental stage a puppy goes through from seven weeks to four months. It will be a great help for clients to see what stage their puppy is at, and compare it to the DVD. We are also offering a one on one training session/consultation where we meet with our clients when their puppy is about 4 months old. At the consultation, we will give tips on training and observe owner and puppy to see how they are doing. The DVD, training collar, leash and consultation session are included with the purchase price effective June 10, 2010. If you are interested in any of these services, please email for pricing and scheduling.

Hey Barb!
Our whole family is loving having two dogs! They are getting along great and love to wrestle and play tug-a-war. Scout is from Ivy/Banner ’03 and Bailey is from Emmy/Captain ’10. Both dogs go to all of our sports events with our family. They are always swamped by kids and parents the second we get there, wanting to pet them. Everyone loves them! We have made sure that Scout has been getting as much attention as Bailey. Both dogs are so much alike. They both love people, toys, food and the dishwasher. Thanks so much for giving us so much happiness and two gorgeous dogs.
-Meghan (13)

Hi, Barb!

Just had to send you these 2 pictures. One is Mackenzie at 2 months old, the other of her at 2 years + 2 months old. My same shoes, same pose. She has always loved to lay on shoes….so cute!
Rachel

Hi Barb,

I thought you would like to know that Riley (Banner and Brandy 01/2002) just completed the training and testing to become a therapy dog. Never too old! Due to a couple of relatives being in nursing homes we had already visited many times (not all nursing homes require dogs to be registered therapy dogs). Since we went so often we got to meet many of the other residents. Riley has brought many smiles to many faces and we hope to continue that now. There are many opportunities for therapy dogs working with children, physical therapy and visiting with patients in hospitals. We will probably continue to visit nursing homes but would also like to work with children in some capacity. Riley is 8 years old and is starting to slow down a bit, just like his owner. Over the years we have had so much fun running/walking/swimming together, trying agility we which we had to quit because I kept getting injured (too clutsy) and now our new adventure becoming a registered therapy dog. I am so glad we talked to you at the state fair 8 years ago!!!!!!!!

My theory is all goldens think we were put on this earth to pet them and they are just trying real hard to help us out. I don’t know what I would have done with out his help!

Marilyn

Daniel is home from college for the summer, working a construction job. He has had horses since he was 11 years old, but being he had to leave, he sold them. Anna has always dreamed of having a horse, but Daniel’s horses had a lot of energy, and she wasn’t sure about handling them. Yesterday they went to a friend of ours who has a lot of horses, with the intention of bringing one home for Anna to ride over the summer. It is a good exchange, the horse eats our pasture, we get to ride it! Well, they came home with TWO horses! They are both old, but the one is very, very old, and needed a home for the summer. I laughed when I saw the trailer pull up, as these two kids were smiling from ear to ear. It always feels good to do something nice for someone else! They knew it was the right thing to do for the horse. I was proud of them. It was so fun to watch Daniel teach Anna what he knows, and observe her drinking in all the instruction. As she came trotting up the driveway on her sweet, old horse, we were filled with joy to see her dream come true!