Mission Ready Retrievers, Ltd.

Mission Ready Retrievers, Ltd. Our passion is helping others through top quality service, therapy, or companion retrievers. There has never been a shortage of animals in my life. years!
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I fostered my love for working with animals early on as a “puppy raiser” for Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, Michigan. But, my passion for animals doesn’t just include dogs. Horses have been a part of my life since childhood. I currently share my home, life, and bank account with 2 pups, Stryker and Lucy, along with my horse, Calvin. I’ve also had over 25 foster dogs of all ages since the

fall of 2021. I decided to formally start my dog training endeavors after my Golden Retriever, Lucy (who suffers from too much joy) and I, began exploring the world of Nose Work! Professionally working with dogs has always been a dream, and after serving the US Army and establishing my career as a high school math teacher I am finally able to turn that dream into a reality. I am a graduate of the CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and achieved my Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) certification in 2022. Being a veteran myself, who knows the healing power of animals, my ultimate goal is to help other veterans benefit from therapy and service dogs. On my journey to this goal, I noticed a great need for healthy, well-bred dogs that have gone through the proper health and temperament testing and have been worked with since birth in a way to give them the best chance of successfully becoming service or therapy dogs. Many veterans sit on waiting lists to receive a service dog for years…. I quickly learned that training service dogs wouldn’t be enough and we also needed to contribute to the working dog candidates. That need brought us to where we are now, expecting our first litter the week of November 8th. I’m looking forward to sharing all aspects of our journey. Stay tuned!

Jo is too excited to donate blood and see her friends at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital to look at the camera 🙈
09/04/2026

Jo is too excited to donate blood and see her friends at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital to look at the camera 🙈

09/01/2026

Dolly has been a lovely house guest. She’s had ZERO accidents, sleeps in her pen or crate all night without a peep, and is slowly getting more comfortable around my dogs. If we weren’t waiting for these babies, I have no doubt she would have been adopted already. She is fabulous!

08/29/2026

Like all things in rescue, every day is an adventure. We went to the vet this morning for an x-ray only to find out she’s not nearly as pregnant as we thought. She’s maybe 4 weeks pregnant (we did an ultrasound) and they only found 1-2 babies. Even though Dolly is weighing in at 104 lbs… yes, you read that right… we can’t really blame “baby weight.” 😅
So, while we wait, we will start working on some basic manners and get her acclimated to living in a home without 55+ other dogs.

We weren’t planning on a litter this year, but then we got a call. And even though she isn’t from our breeding program, ...
08/28/2026

We weren’t planning on a litter this year, but then we got a call. And even though she isn’t from our breeding program, she and her babies still deserve the best!

Everyone, meet Dolly 🩷 She was surrendered from a hoarding situation and assumed pregnant. Dolly is weighing in at 90 lbs 😮‍💨 and we’re told she is some type of doodle, most likely a Labradoodle (don’t worry, we’ll DNA test the pups to satisfy all of our curiosity).

We aren’t sure how far along or how many babies are in tow. Our best guess is we have about 2 weeks left. Hopefully, we’ll raise a little bit of money to get an x-ray next week. That should give us more clues about how far along she is, an idea of how many little ones to expect, and help make sure they are the right size for her to deliver naturally.

So far, Dolly has been so tolerant and sweet. We are SO happy she landed softly with us.

Apparently Olive is trying on a new hairdo 🤣
07/27/2026

Apparently Olive is trying on a new hairdo 🤣

Allie’s son, Kalooki (now Blackjack), is hanging out with us for the weekend. He wanted to show all of you his beautiful...
07/23/2026

Allie’s son, Kalooki (now Blackjack), is hanging out with us for the weekend. He wanted to show all of you his beautiful teefs 🩷 And he’s only 9 months old but has been a joy to be around. How many adolescent pups can you say that about? 😅 We love our Allie babies!

07/20/2026

It wouldn’t be fair not to show how great of a foster sibling Hav is too 🩷

07/18/2026

Jo is being the best big foster sister 🩷

New Foster Alert!Everyone, meet Olive 🩷
07/17/2026

New Foster Alert!

Everyone, meet Olive 🩷

A rare sighting - 2 Goldies (willingly) laying together. And to be clear… they both happen to be laying on the same bed...
07/11/2026

A rare sighting - 2 Goldies (willingly) laying together. And to be clear… they both happen to be laying on the same bed. Havoc was there first and Lucy won’t let an “occupied” bed deter her from sleeping where she wants.

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