| We are a small breeder of 100% imported European Golden Retrievers in central Florida. Up until a few years ago we had never heard of the English type Golden Retriever. Then, we met Sasha. We knew Sasha was sick before we picked her up to bring her home, but we could not walk away to let her be put down. Sasha was a little polar bear of fluff and so full of life and energy. Sasha shared her joy with us for a little under a year and a half before she left us. After meeting Sasha and sharing our lives with her, we knew that we wanted another English Golden Retriever. After speaking with breeders here in the US, we decided on importing our new Golden. We researched breeders in Europe and contacted only the most reputable. We brought home our first pup, Rufus and after that, we knew that we could not stop at just one! In some cases, we waited for years before the breeder trusted us enough to send us a puppy. Along with health screening and other things, we primarily looked at breeders for a common ideal of what breeding should be, and wanted each of our pups to come from homes where yes, their parents were champions, but that’s not why they existed. They existed as pets, part of the family, who liked going to shows where they happened to be champions. At Hidden Meadow, we feel that it is important that you know the breeder of your new pup and what they feel is an ideal breeder. We love our dogs as part of our family. We raise all of our dogs in the house and they live in the house with us as part of the family. We do not have a kennel or outside dogs, we have family members that walk on all fours. When we built our house we knew that our kids would be inside with us so we put down hardwood floors so that carpets would not get soiled and dust/hair bunnies could not hide! We air conditioned our garage and use that as our crate room, and our dogs eat and sleep at night in their crates because, 7 dogs can get into a lot of mischief while mommy sleeps! The fenced yard is a little under an acre with lots of shade trees and toys. We let our dogs be dogs! They get to take mud baths (see pictures under grooming!), chew on sticks, de-fluff toys, run and play. Since our dogs are part of our family, we can tell you about each one like a parent can tell you about their child. Each of our dogs has their own distinct, unique personality, but one thing remains constant; they are the biggest lovers! From Rufus who loves to carry around a toy or lay on the ground belly up with one in his mouth, to Rider who can barely contain his excitement long enough to let you sit down before he jumps in your lap. Then there is Prudence who loves to get moss out of the trees and, like her brother, covets toys! Fancy loves to help in the kitchen and won’t leave my side for a minute if I am cooking. Layla who rules the roost, will join you in the shower or tub without any hesitation! Annabelle, who acts shy to get the best toys and loves the cat like a long lost sister and plays with butterflies. Di who’s heart is bigger than she is, will join you in the bathroom every time to make sure you don’t fall in or get lost coming out! We don’t have our dogs because we breed, we have our dogs because we love them! We breed imported English Golden Retrievers for obedience, agility, field but most importantly; home. We believe that temperament is the most important thing, that is why we breed English Golden Retrievers as opposed to their American counterpart. What is the difference between American and English Goldens? *Most noticeable is coloring. English Goldens run very light, from light blonde to a creamy white while American Goldens run blonde to red. *Second English Goldens tend to be more compact and stocky whereas American Goldens can be leggy and slight. *Most importantly is temperament, English Goldens are very laid back, easy going and eager to please while stereotypically American Goldens are slightly hyper and more energetic. We breed only 100% imported English Golden Retrievers in order to maintain the European breed standard and OFA hips to insure only quality breeding and puppies. Please contact for more information on adding a English Golden to your home. |
| Email us at: HMGoldens@aol.com |
