Is a Guardianship Opportunity right for you?

Here at Red Valley Retrievers we strive to provide only the best for our breeding dogs who serve as loving members of our family. To ensure we are able to give our dogs the best possible home life while being able to expand our breeding program and produce the best possible puppies, we like to limit the number of dogs we have living in our home. We are now offering a Guardian Program where qualified families will receive a beautiful health tested puppy / dog at no cost while we retain ownership & breeding rights until retirement.

We provide all (done with our vet) annual veterinary exams, vitamins & supplements, & reproductive related medical care including Health Testing, OFA xrays and evaluation, CARE eye exams, genetic testing and all breeding related vet care.

Guardian Family is responsible for food (approved by us), all toys & supplies, routine grooming as needed (shaving down any golden retriever in our program is not permitted unless medically necessary), and any additional non breeding related medical costs (with our vet) as well as monthly flea / tick treatment as needed.

We require you to sign up with TruPanion Pet Insurance so that our puppy/dog is financially protected in an unforeseen medical event. 

How it works:

Dogs may be available to Guardian Families at any age from 8 weeks to 4 years old.

• When females are ready for a litter, she will return to us for 7-14 days to be bred. She will need to return in her 8th week of pregnancy and stay for the duration of whelping, raising and weening her litter (approx 6-7 weeks). Guardians must be able to detect a heat cycle and keep her away from any intact male dogs during all heat cycles. Females retire between the ages of 4-6 years old. At that time, she will be spayed by our vet and continue to live the remainder of her life with her Guardian Family under their ownership.

Other requirements:

• You must own your home with no plans of moving out of the area for 5 years. If you are currently renting, we will need to speak in depth about your renting guidelines regarding a dog. 
• Female dogs must live within 50 miles of zip code 92040. You must be willing to pick up / drop off when need be in Lakeside, CA during the crucial time of the dog’s heat cycle. 
• Regular grooming which consists of bathing when needed, brushing out their coat, and checking for matting (especially during the time their coat is blowing out from season changes or post partum) is required to maintain a healthy coat.
• We require all guardian dogs use our vet clinic, ECLAP for all vet care. You must be willing to drive to El Cajon, Ca for all vet related needs. 
• We ask that you allow us to make arrangements to pick up the puppy/dog throughout various stages in its life to get photos taken to display on our website/social media channels & take them to breeding related vet appointments.
• You will need to sign our Guardian Contract that includes our terms for our Guardian Program. 

If this still seems like it would be a good fit for your family, please fill out our puppy application so that we can have all information in our records through the button link provided below.