Ireigold Golden Retrievers

12/21/2020

Happy 14th Birthday and Congratulations to Ireigold Summit (vest) and Ireigold My Funny Valentine ( front ) and their families

10/22/2020

Piper and Cersei LOVE their new backyard!
https://www.facebook.com/yimels/videos/10222649570084723/

10/21/2020

This is a true story from a dear friend who owns Violet, a littermate to our Freddie, Ravenswind Ireigold Crazy Little Bling Called Love. “ So we’ve all heard of “the dog ate my homework”… well, my dog just ate my ballot! On the table next to the door, all ready to be taken to … Continue...

09/23/2020

Announcing the new look on my golden retriever breeder website! I've also reactivated my blog where you will find information about current issues - Identification and prevention of Hemangiosarcoma, a study seeking to explore health in cancer free goldens over the age of 12 years ( my Moët is participating), Diversity - as well as Thoughts about wellness as promoted by interaction with your furry friend, ideas for and places to safely enjoy canine activities during the pandemic, and plenty of beautiful photos to inspire laughter and joy. Visit at http://ireigold.com/thoughts/ and link to the page!

09/22/2020

Pick your favorite Maine photo submitted by Down East readers.

09/22/2020

09/22/2020

Happy 7th Ireigold Birthday Photos (continued)

09/22/2020

Happy 7th Birthday Maggie, Milo, Murphy, Sage, Starlight, Pumpkin, Truman, Zoë!!

07/14/2020

Golden Oldie Study

Our Moët will be participating in this study.

July 1, 2020 – The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study team is looking for golden retrievers over 12 years of age that have never been diagnosed with cancer to participate as control subjects in a cancer research project.
Dr. Erin Hales, postdoctoral fellow with the Study, is studying genetic changes that may contribute to cancer in golden retrievers. Older dogs (older than dogs enrolled in the Study) are needed as controls. These are dogs that have lived well into old age and successfully avoided the cancers that take the lives of so many younger golden retrievers. To fill this need, the Golden Oldies project was born.
To participate, dogs must be purebred golden retrievers, preferably registered with the AKC. Owners will complete a brief survey to sign up and then, if selected, fill out a short questionnaire. Each dog will have a blood sample drawn by their family veterinarian for DNA extraction. This DNA will be compared to DNA from Study dogs diagnosed with cancer to look for differences that could be a clue to why some dogs get cancer and others don’t.
By establishing a control group, Dr. Hales can start analyzing Study cancer samples now, meaning faster results to share with veterinarians, dog owners and researchers.
We’ll be sending out more specific information as soon as we have a target date for project launch. Who knows – maybe your dog could be a Golden Oldie! If you have questions in the meantime, you can reach us at [email protected] [email protected]

06/20/2020

Happy 4th Birthday Tuukka and littermates Coda, Bailey, Orla, Cersei, Henry, Skylar, Hudson, Toby, Sammy, Dazzle, Abel 🎉🐾

03/02/2020

Happy 12th Birthday to Moët, Ireigold Champagne at Midnight MXP, AJP, RA, TKI, therapy dog extraordinaire and esteemed colleague, greatly loved best buddy. Moet is still actively running in agility! Many thanks for all the well wishes from friends and owners of Moët pups.