O'Grady Goldens

02/03/2026

Happy Golden Retriever Day!!! Lemme see those Golden babies!

01/31/2026

When ur trying to figure out how to fit into the snuggle pile on mom! They will all lay up here on me when I am on the couch haha!

01/24/2026

01/14/2026

Update on the puppy family I posted about last week.
She is doing great and is back at home with her family. The family would like to share their experience for people to learn and be aware of dangers in our homes. Their experience is below. We would like to express our thanks to everyone who kept this family in their thoughts and prayers!

PSA for Puppy Owners (please read & share)

I’m sharing this in hopes it keeps another family from going through what we did.

On Thursday morning, our 10-week-old golden retriever, Millie, was electrocuted after biting a surge protector cord. It happened in our family room when she managed to get past a baby gate for just a moment and reached a power strip plugged in behind a bench.

We suddenly heard a horrible sound and saw her run past. When we checked on her, her mouth was stuck in an open position, there was foaming, and her breathing was clearly distressed. We rushed her to the vet, where they found burns inside her mouth. X-rays showed pulmonary edema (fluid in her lungs) caused by the electrical shock.

Millie spent the next five days fighting for her life in an oxygen cage, transferring between hospitals for continued care. We are incredibly grateful that she is finally back home and recovering.

I did not realize how dangerous exposed cords and surge protectors could be to puppies—especially curious, teething ones. This happened fast and in what we thought was a puppy-safe space.
Please take a moment to:
• Keep cords, power strips, and surge protectors completely out of reach
• Don’t rely on baby gates alone
• Use cord covers or unplug when possible
• Assume if a puppy can reach it, they will

We believe God’s hand was on Millie, guiding us to act quickly and providing her with the right care. We are trusting Him with her continued recovery and are so thankful for every answered prayer so far.🩷

01/11/2026

Good morning families! Tell me something you wish you had more information on before bringing your first puppy home? I would love for my veteran families out there to share their experience after having multiple puppies, all puppies are different! This can be Golden specific or any puppy. Many of us have other breeds, I myself have a mix breed that is pretty much the opposite of a Golden! Anything that could be helpful to someone getting a new puppy. I have owned dogs all my life and I learn new things everyday, I am hoping to learn some things from your experience as well! However, don't be afraid to put a question here as well.

1. Safe Treats and chews! With so many things out there it is hard to know what is safe for some of our families.
2. What are your go to puppy essentials?
3. How did you puppy proof your home? This is a big topic that I think many people forget, my house currently looks like. run a daycare center with all my baby gates.
4. Crate training tips! How to make it a safe space that your puppy enjoys.
5. How do you introduce your puppy to the senior dog already in your home? or a cat?

01/10/2026

Asking for positive thoughts and prayers for a puppy who had a very unfortunate accident recently and is in critical condition, we are in desperate need of prayers. The family has given me permission to share the photo, but Please don’t ask me which one or for details. I won’t share due to the families privacy. Due to the ongoing problems with this pup it is a very emotional time for them and they are doing everything they can for her.

12/31/2025

I’m sorry we do not have any puppies available currently. We are so thankful for all of the wonderful praises and referrals we receive from our families and we appreciate each and every one of you. We are taking reservations for our next litter please reach out for more info and to get your name on the waitlist for your new best friend. Orange collar has found a home it won’t let me edit the original post now for some reason, maybe because I had to correct my spelling so many times haha.

12/28/2025

Long post warning- Sharing some personal stuff today now that all the puppies have gone home. If you have never experienced a medical emergency with your dog, please know it can go from bad to worse really fast.

Know your dog! Know what is normal behavior for them, what their normal bathroom routines are, note how much they eat each feeding this is another reason I don’t free feed my dogs. I want to know who is eating, how much they are eating and when. So I can see if someone stops eating that is the first sign of a problem and the only sign my daughter got for a life threatening emergency that almost shattered her Christmas. Know what treats and toys are safe for their play style. Teach them recall for when u go out that is not just about them listening that is safety for them. Kennels are also for safety I will argue with anyone who says they are mean! Use them right and they aren’t mean, my dogs use them as puppies and once they are able to be left safely out without getting into stuff then they get free roam of my house.

This is my granddog Ripple, he is 2.5 years old. This beautiful boy is from my bloodline and he owns my heart, not just because he is one of mine but because he is also a big part of my life, I see him all the time even though he doesn’t live with me he comes to visit regularly with my daughter. Like a lot of Goldens he can be naughty at times and enjoys chewing on things he probably shouldn’t. He had a bowel obstruction recently and was rushed to Kstate emergency vet hospital. (They are amazing by the way) It had already perforated and he was septic. This is a very expensive procedure with about a 50 percent chance of survival once they have become septic. The longer you wait the chances of survival decrease.

Sometimes preparing your house for a golden is like baby proofing. Only for a 75lb baby that can get to almost anything. Despite your best efforts sometimes it will happen anyway. Ripple had the tiniest piece of a brush that the vet said should have passed through no problem. He didn’t pick it up off the floor, it didn’t get left out for him to get… nope he chewed a piece of the vacuum! Nothing small laying around so he decided the vacuum would do! He got the tiniest little piece off.

He spent days at kstate and trust me when I say u don’t want to know the cost of that. Once he was discharged he was still having some struggles with nausea, so he wouldn’t eat or take meds. When he did, sometimes he would get sick. So my daughter did what any worried mama would do. She took him to her mama rofl. Ripple has been at grandmas for a couple days enjoying grandmas cooking (I cook special food for my dogs not seasoned) over some canned royal canine food (nutritionally complete is important)and is eating well and holding it down now. Even takes his pills with grandmas special treats willingly now. Taking the pills willingly with special treats is much better than meeting the nurse side of grandma she isn’t as nice as normal grandma when it comes to taking ur meds! Now that he is starting to feel better he is grandmas shadow and keeps coming up to give me love every chance he gets!

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

12/24/2025

Pro snuggler today! She is practicing for going home tomorrow morning to be with her family.

12/20/2025

Orange collar went to Lowe’s today and got to take a ride in Santa’s sleigh! He has such a beautiful face I am so surprised he is the last one left, but so excited to watch him grow for a while! Ready 12/24.