Red-Dawn Golden Retrievers

Red-Dawn Golden Retrievers ‪Red-Dawn Goldens, 1 hour north of DALLAS Texas, is an AKC Kennel of Merit since 2003. Hunting and show lines.

I'm Alicia and I've been breeding, training, and showing dogs
since 1985. I've been training dogs and their people as a
full-time profession since 1996. My parents got me started
breeding and showing Golden Retrievers in Conformation and Obedience. Over the past 20+ years, my dogs and I have enjoyed participating
in agility, performance, obedience, and conformation. My dogs
have been featured in T

V commercials (Go-Go My Walkin' Pup, Ford Trucks),
television shows (David Letterman, Pet Star, Incredible Dog Challenge),
and in various magazines. Many have won National championships
and/or been ranked top ten in Agility, Obedience, Conformation,
and Performance events.

Pickles & Chase have BOYS!New pictures and videos posted to the album. Link for litter in comments.
06/22/2026

Pickles & Chase have BOYS!
New pictures and videos posted to the album. Link for litter in comments.

Which logo do you prefer? Please help us decide! Giddy up!
06/20/2026

Which logo do you prefer?

Please help us decide!

Giddy up!

06/18/2026

Teach a puppy “No Bite!”

06/17/2026

Reign + Dublin’s 3 girls playing

My thought of the day:What a judge thinks of the dog’s structure is last place in the line up of “reasons to breed”. And...
06/12/2026

My thought of the day:

What a judge thinks of the dog’s structure is last place in the line up of “reasons to breed”. And no, a championship of conformation should not be on the list of reasons that qualify or disqualify a dog as a good breeding candidate.

Should a dog have functional structure to qualify to reproduce? Yes!
But “type” does not equal sound structure.

My feild Goldens are not up to the “type” that wins in the breed ring. That does not mean they have poor structure to be an athletic long lived healthy body. They do in fact have ideal structure for good swimming and long lived athletic lifestyle. My hunting dogs are of the old school traditional “type” and are functionally sound in body. That is a priority, to remain functional for life.

In order of priority to reproduce, a dog should be of quality in these areas:
Health
Temperament
Working ability for the breed
Functional Structure
Breed type *last place of priority*

Should an “ugly” Golden who is from a lovely family of wonderful temperaments and sound health be disqualified from reproducing because his body type is not ideal?
That choice is up to the breeder.
What does that breeder and those puppy buyers want in a dog?

It is not up to an outsider to say a dog is of quality based on a pretty face or a fluffy coat.

We need to keep diversity in Goldens for long term sustainability of the breed. Diversity is a positive.

06/12/2026

How we name puppies based on their crate training reactions

06/10/2026

SHR RED-DAWN RESOLUTE REIGN WC CCA playing with her offspring!!

Two lil girls looking for their future adventure partners.

Giddy UP!

Today is Volhard temperament testing day by the famous Adam Gibson. He is back again to pick another service dog for his...
06/08/2026

Today is Volhard temperament testing day by the famous Adam Gibson. He is back again to pick another service dog for his organization. For those of you not in the service dog loop? Adam Gibson is the main mentor for dog trainers who do Diabetic Service Dogs. He hosts train-the-trainers workshops where trainers from all over the world stay with him to learn DAD training. He’s also one of the biggest names in the IACP.

Today he is choosing a Nala & Gryffin puppy for his program. Adam has been Volhard testing our litters for over a decade and has been choosing service dog puppies out of those litters.

Both Adam & me, Alicia, originally worked for/with Brent Brooks to get our start in Diabetic Alert Dogs. We go way back in our history of DAD dogs. I no longer train service dogs, but Adam has become the top name in that space.

If you need a DAD dog or want to train DAD dogs, contact Adam Gibson at Top Dog in Burleson Texas.

These puppies are always wet 😂They live IN the water bowl.The baby pool is a fan favorite. Golden puppies need to only d...
06/05/2026

These puppies are always wet 😂
They live IN the water bowl.
The baby pool is a fan favorite.

Golden puppies need to only drink water OUTSIDE or your house, or it will be a slip & slide inside.

We feed our dogs and puppies a fresh food diet. We highly suggest you do the same.
06/05/2026

We feed our dogs and puppies a fresh food diet. We highly suggest you do the same.

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McKinney, TX
75071

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