Ivory & Pine Goldens

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Ivory & Pine Goldens We’re a small Indiana-based, English Cream Golden Retriever breeder raising dogs that feel like family from day one.

Our Goldens bring grace, loyalty, and love that make a house feel like home. We don’t just place puppies; we create lasting connections.

Nova would like everyone to know that Tuesdays are, in fact, optional. 😂She has officially declined to participate in to...
09/29/2026

Nova would like everyone to know that Tuesdays are, in fact, optional. 😂

She has officially declined to participate in today’s activities and would prefer to spend the day doing absolutely nothing… preferably somewhere comfy, with snacks nearby.

Honestly, we respect the boundaries. 🐾🤍

Happy Tuesday from the girl who has chosen peace. 😂

09/24/2026

Rolling into the weekend like 🤭🐾

Nash: "Wow, this giant, luxurious cloud bed you got just for me is incredible! I love it here!"Lizzie: "I would like to ...
09/16/2026

Nash: "Wow, this giant, luxurious cloud bed you got just for me is incredible! I love it here!"
Lizzie: "I would like to speak to management."
Nash has clearly made himself right at home, and Lizzie is currently questioning all of her families life choices. 😂🐾👑

Who else has a sibling that can relate to this?

Most families try to skip straight to closing the crate door. That's exactly why the first night goes badly.Crate traini...
09/15/2026

Most families try to skip straight to closing the crate door. That's exactly why the first night goes badly.

Crate training works when you follow it in order. Skip step one, and step three becomes almost impossible.

Step 1: Make the crate earn its keep.
Feed every meal inside for the first few days, with the bowl at the back so your puppy walks all the way in. Open the door the moment they finish. You're teaching one simple thing: good things happen here.

Step 2: Build time in small doses.
After meals, leave your puppy in with a favorite chew. Start by letting them out almost immediately, then add about five minutes each day. Keep post-meal sessions under 30 minutes so a potty break comes before a mistake does. The pattern you're building is quiet and steady: I always come back, and calm time in here is normal.

Step 3: Let them choose it.
Once your puppy is comfortable, stop luring them in. Stand near the open crate and wait. Reward one paw across the threshold, then raise the bar until they walk all the way in and look back at you. When a puppy chooses the crate on their own, the work is done.

A puppy who trusts the crate sleeps better, settles faster, and handles the whole first year with less stress for everyone at home. 🏡

Nash has 5 lbs on Isla now! He weighed in at 16 lbs at the vet today 🥰🐾
09/12/2026

Nash has 5 lbs on Isla now! He weighed in at 16 lbs at the vet today 🥰🐾

09/12/2026

Playtime with mama 🐾🥰

09/12/2026

Saturday morning pupcup!

The first sixteen days happen before a puppy can see, hear, or walk.Those days still shape everything.Long before a pupp...
09/11/2026

The first sixteen days happen before a puppy can see, hear, or walk.

Those days still shape everything.

Long before a puppy meets the world, the world is quietly meeting them. Gentle handling. Small, measured challenges. The steady presence of people who show up every morning, before they even know what people are.

None of it looks like much from the outside. A swaddled newborn, eyes closed, utterly dependent. But this is where temperament begins to settle. Where resilience gets its first, invisible layer.

The quiet work happens first. It's the part no family ever sees, and the part that matters most. 🤍

Nobody tells you how tired those first few weeks really are.The 2am wake-ups. The middle-of-the-night potty trips in the...
09/11/2026

Nobody tells you how tired those first few weeks really are.

The 2am wake-ups. The middle-of-the-night potty trips in the cold. The stretch where you're pretty sure you haven't slept more than three hours straight since your puppy came home.

It's real, and it's hard. We won't pretend otherwise.

But here's what we've watched happen with every family who sticks with it: the sleep comes back. Around those first several weeks, a puppy's bladder catches up, their body clock settles, and the nights that felt endless start stretching longer and quieter on their own.

The exhaustion is temporary. What you're building in those blurry early weeks, the trust, the routine, the steady sense that you always come back, that part stays.

Hang in there. It gets so much easier, and this little one is so worth it. 🤍🐾

We visited two breeders before we understood what "home-raised" actually meant. What stood out wasn't the price or the p...
09/10/2026

We visited two breeders before we understood what "home-raised" actually meant. What stood out wasn't the price or the photos. It was what the puppies did when a door slammed.

At the first place, they startled hard. At the second, a few ears perked, and then nothing. Same sound. Two very different beginnings.

If you're in the research stage right now, here are three quiet signs that a puppy has actually grown up inside a family home:

They don't flinch at noise. A puppy who has heard a hundred door knocks, dropped spoons, and vacuum runs by eight weeks has already done the hardest part of learning that the world is safe.

They let you touch their paws. Feet, ears, mouth: a puppy who sits still for that has been handled gently, every single day, since around week three. It takes practice.

They already know what a lap is for. Puppies raised in the middle of daily family life, near kids, on laps, underfoot in the kitchen, settle into a stranger's lap within minutes. A puppy raised in a kennel run doesn't know what a lap is.

This is the part of raising a litter that doesn't photograph well, and it's the part that follows a puppy for life. It's the reason our puppies grow up alongside children, laughter, soft music, and the ordinary noise of a household, with hands on them from week three onward.

A puppy raised in a real home arrives already knowing the world is a safe place. That head start is worth everything. 🤍

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