GAYLAN’S GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845)265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
Thank you for your interest in a puppy from Gaylan’s Golden Retrievers. We will get in touch
with you within a week with information about our present and upcoming puppies. Until then,
here is more information about us.
Since 1979, our goal at Gaylan has been to produce beautiful, companion hunters that are able
and willing to compete in all aspects of golden activities. We are a small kennel with a limited
but well-planned breeding program. This means that each breeding is of tremendous importance
to us and that we concentrate our efforts into caring for and socializing our pups. We have
developed a unique, state-of-the-art puppy rearing and development program that gives all of our
pups, no matter their future, the best possible start in life.
To help you with your decision concerning our pups, this letter provides information about our
breeding program. At Gaylan, our first concern is longevity; we simply do not accept that
golden retrievers should live only 10 years. For thirty years we have watched the average
lifespan of golden retrievers decline so we are doing all we can to turn the tide. After longevity,
we balance temperament, conformation, working ability and general health. We breed only
golden retrievers who are intelligent, confident, and loving. We are equally concerned about the
serious genetic problems facing golden retrievers so, at a minimum, all of our breeding dogs
must test clear for inherited orthopedic, eye, and heart diseases. We are also concerned with
allergies, cancer, breeding or whelping problems, seizures, and swallowing disorders.
In conjunction with physical and mental soundness, we seek to produce typey golden retrievers
with intelligence, drive, and birdiness. We measure achievement of these goals in the hunting
field, as well as the obedience and agility rings, tracking fields and other performance events.
Our formal goal is to produce companion hunting dogs that can be trained and handled by
experienced amateur owners but we have also proudly produced:
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American and Canadian Champions, Canadian Group placements and an American Best
in Specialty Sweepstakes winner
Qualified All-Age; Grand Master and Master Hunters; and both American and Canadian
Master National Retriever Championship qualifiers
Obedience Trial Champions; AKC National Obedience Invitational invitees; GRCA
Obedience Hall of Fame; Multiple OTCH-pointed and High in Trial-winning and 200scoring dogs; Utility Dog Excellent and numerous Utility Dogs
Master Agility Champions; GRCA Agility Hall of Fame dogs; numerous Master
Agility/Agility Excellent Dogs
Champion Trackers; AKC National Tracking Championship invitees; Tracking Dogs
Excellent and Tracking Dogs
Many other dogs titled at lower levels in all venues
Working dogs, including search & rescue, service, therapy and hunting dogs
A majority of performance dogs that are titled in more than one area of competition
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All breeding dogs have achieved Golden Retriever Club of America Outstanding Dam or
Sire honors before retirement and often quite younger
And, of course, all of our dogs are beloved family companions
Our brood bitches are our companions and train and work until just before whelping. We expect
them to be excellent mothers, free whelping medium to large litters. The pups are raised in our
home so they are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of family life. Regardless whether they are
raised by us or one of our co-owners, Gaylan’s puppies undergo a well thought-out development
program during their first nine weeks. They are handled and socialized from birth, with daily
individual attention.
Between four and seventeen days, this daily attention includes our own Early Scent Introduction
(ESI) program and the U.S. Military’s Early Neurological Stimulation exercises (see Dr. Carmen
Battaglia's article in the AKC Gazette, May 95 and Golden Retriever News). This early
neurological stimulation has been shown to: improve cardiovascular performance, strengthen
heartbeats, strengthen adrenal glands, increase stress tolerance and increase resistance to disease.
In tests of leaming, stimulated pups were found to be more active and were more exploratory
than their non-stimulated littermates over which they were dominant in competitive situations.
Secondary effects on learning have also been noted, including increased calmness, decreased
errors and reduced distress signals when stressed.
Our pups are also socialized with adults, children and other dogs. By the time they go home
between eight and nine weeks, they have been introduced to game birds, had daily walks in the
woods, started their housebreaking and simple obedience training, and been in crates and on
multiple car rides. If the weather permits, the pups will also be introduced to water.
Our goal is to carefully place each pup with a well-suited family, ideally in a competition,
hunting and/or working home. We make every effort to match each owner or family with the
pup that suits him or her. To do this, we gather information from prospective owners about their
life style, experience in dogs, and expectation for this pup. We also keep careful records of each
pup's reactions and personality to assist in placement. During their eighth week, we evaluate the
puppies' temperaments, using the Avidog Puppy Evaluation Test (APET), a test that we have
developed. This test enables us to make the best match between puppies and owners, as well as
helping new owners develop a training plan for their pup’s first year. In addition, we do hunting,
structural and conformation assessments.
We have a long-term commitment to all of the puppies we breed. We expect to remain in
contact with our puppy owners throughout the dog's life (and often beyond). We provide
information on the successes and health of each pup's parents and relatives, as well as
suggestions on training, showing, and, if appropriate, breeding. Most recently, this has involved
an e-mail listserve where owners of our dogs can meet on line, discuss training and other issues,
and brag about their pup.
Our commitment to producing healthy, stable pups demands that we collect genetic and
temperament information from all dogs of our breeding, not just breeding stock. For this reason,
we require that all of our pups be screened for genetic diseases at 24 months of age at the owner's
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
expense. This screening provides important health information to owners and includes OFA hip
and elbow x-rays, an eye exam by a certified veterinary ophthalmologist and a heart exam by a
board certified cardiologist. In addition, due to the presence of pigmentary uveitis, Gaylan’s
owners must commit to annual eye exams for the life of their dog.
We also ask that our owners complete the Canine Behavior Assessment and Research
Questionnaire (C-BARQ) a few times during their dog’s lifetime. The C-BARQ
(http://vetapps.vet.upenn.edu/cbarq/) was developed and is administered by the University of
Pennsylvania. We are the first golden retriever breeder to ever be allowed to use this tool in our
breeding program. This questionnaire enables us to assess and follow over time the
temperaments of the dogs we are producing to ensure they are meeting our goals and
expectations, as well as that of their owners.
Our puppies typically cost $2500, although that might fluctuate based on the specific breeding.
Breeding-quality pups are sold to experienced competitors on either breeder’s contracts or, under
rare circumstances, co-ownerships. Since these bloodlines are important to our future as well,
we ask for (but do not require) the option to access these genes again in the future. Performance
puppies are sold to both experienced and novice owners that will regularly engage in one or more
activities with their dog. Those activities might include hunting, hunt tests, field trials, search
and rescue, nosework, tracking, obedience, rally, and agility. Many of our dogs are excellent
pet-assisted therapy dogs but this works best as an additional activity rather than the dog’s only
job. . Some performance puppies are sold on non-breeding contracts with AKC Limited
Registrations, meaning their offspring cannot be registered by the AKC.
One or two pups from each litter are most appropriate for pet homes. These are pups that are not
structurally or temperamentally suited for breeding, work or sport. After evaluation, we believe
these pups will be most happy in active pet homes. Active pet homes are those where the owners
are hikers, campers, kayakers, canoers, joggers or sportspeople whose life allows their dog to
participate in most of their family activities. All pet puppies are sold on non-breeding contracts
with AKC Limited Registrations, meaning their offspring cannot be registered by the AKC.
We carefully screen all breeding stock but the ambiguity surrounding the environmental and
hereditary causes of hip and elbow dysplasia, cataracts, subarterial aortic stenosis (SAS),
epilepsy, thyroid, von Willebrand diseses (vWD), pigmentary uveitis, some cancers, progressive
retinal atrophy and other genetic diseases make a guarantee impossible. We closely monitor the
health of ALL dogs from our breeding program, pet and competition alike, and as of today, well
over 90% of our dogs pass hip, elbow and heart clearances and over 85% pass lifetime eye
clearances. However, there are no lines of golden retrievers that do not have health risks,
including ours. In particular, our dogs’ pedigrees carry the risk of pigmentary uveitis. We select
breeding mates with this in mind but since the gene is very widespread in American golden
retrievers, we cannot avoid it completely. Gaylan’s owners must educate themselves about the
health risks present in golden retrievers and be willing to accept some risk that these diseases
may show up in their dog.
Despite our best efforts, we acknowledge that dog breeders are creating living beings and there is
no way to produce perfect dogs. Even from the most conscientious breeders, health issues and
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
physical flaws must be expected by breeders and buyers alike. As a breeder, we feel our
requirement is to take responsibility for the dogs we have produced. We do so by warranting our
dogs against genetic defect, offering a refund of half the purchase price for any dog debilitated
by one of these diseases. Similarly, if any puppy purchased specifically for breeding has a
disqualifying fault under AKC standards, we will reimburse the owner half the purchase price or
offer a pup from a future breeding at half price. We do require that all of these affected dogs be
neutered prior to sending the refund but they do not need to be returned to us. However, we will
always take any dogs of our breeding back at any time for any reason.
If you would like more details on about our upcoming breedings, past litters and how we raise
our pups, including videos of our puppy raising process, please visit our website at
www.gaylans.com. Specific pages to visit include:
Upcoming breedings — www.gaylans.com/puppies.html
Past litters – www.gaylans.com/litters.html
How we raise our puppies -- http://www.gaylans.com/raising.html
Expectations: Yours and Ours -- http://www.gaylans.com/expectations.html
Thank you again for your interest in our breeding program. Once you have submitted an
application to us, we are happy to discuss our breeding program with you in greater detail. Since
we offer only a limited number of puppies each year, we do recommend reserving a puppy in
advance of the actual whelping. If you are still interested in a Gaylan’s puppy, please let us
know—email is preferred (puppies@gaylans.com) but you can also leave a phone message at
(845)265-2045.
Gayle Watkins & Andy Chmar
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
CHAMPION GAYLAN'S DOGS
Can Ch Gaylan's Winter Promise UD SH NA WCX CGC Can CD (Watkins and Chmar)
German Search and Rescue Dog
Sanctioned Derby Winner
Dog World Award Winner
GRCA National and other specialty placements
Multiple Canadian HITs
Therapy Dog
Ch Gaylan’s West Point Guidon CDX SH NA WC VCX CGC (Thompson)
Dog World Award
Multiple Best of Breed awards
High Scoring Champion at 2005 GR National Specialty
GRCA Versatility Excellent Certificate
Ch Gaylan's Zetland Warrior CD WC (Shields)
Specialty Best in Sweepstakes
NORCAL GRC Show Dog of the Year
Can Ch. Gaylan’s Hole in One CD MH MX MXJ NF WCX OD VCX CCA TT (Watkins)
GRCA Outstanding Dam; dam of QAA, MH, OTCH kids and more
Finished Canadian championship in four shows with a Sporting Group 2
GRCA Versatility Excellent Certificate
MACH; Can Ch. Gaylan’s Born to Fly CD SH MX MXJ CCA WCX OS VCX ADHF (Pratt)
GRCA Outstanding Sire
GRCA Agility Dog Hall of Fame
GRCA Versatility Excellent Certificate
Finished Canadian championship in three weekends
Gaylan’s Gamblers Choice CDX MH WCX TT*** (Higdon and Watkins)
Master Hunter at 2 ½ years
2008 Master National Qualifier
Won her first Qualifying Stake
UD legs
Can GMH GMOTCH Gaylan’s High Roller Am UD MH WCX CCA; Can TD WCX OBHF
(Martin)
2008, 2009 Canadian Master National Qualifier
Youngest golden Grand Master Hunter
Only Canadian dog ever with GMH and GMOTCH titles
Canadian Obedience Hall of Fame
OTCH MACH Gaylan’s Tradewind o'erthDoone UDX4 OM2 XF ODHF CCA (Washburn)
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame
Multiple High in Trial and High Combined winner
National Obedience Invitational invitation
OTCH Gaylan’s Catch a Rising Star UDX2 OM4 AX AXJ NF OBHF CCA (Washburn)
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame 200 score
Multiple High in Trial and High Combined winner
Top 25 AKC Obedience Dogs
National Obedience Invitational invitation
OTCH Gaylan’s Fire in the Sky UDX2 OM3 OBHF CCA (D’Elia)
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame 200 score
2010 Open winner, All Star Obedience Tournament
OTCH Gaylan's Lady Omar Khayyam UDX10 OGM RAE TD MXB MJB MFB T2B CAA ADHF
CC; ASCA CD (Runnels)
2012 & 2013 National Obedience Invitational invitation
OTCH MACH Gaylan's Thaleia UDX3 OM5 RAE TDX JH WCX OBHF VCX CCA (Chaney)
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame
GRCA Versatility Excellent Certificate
OTCH Gaylan's Fire When Ready UDX3 OM5 RN TD JH MX MXJ XF WCX OBHF VCX CCA
(Kavanagh)
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame
2012 & 2013 National Obedience Invitational invitation
GRCA Versatility Certificate Excellent
OTCH Gaylan's S.P.arkler of Gold UDX2 OM4 OBHF CGC TDI (Leafstedt)
Golden Retriever Club of America Obedience Dog Hall of Fame
2013 National Obedience Invitational invitation
CT Gaylan’s Lucky Four Leaf Clover CDX RE MH MX MXJ MXF WCX ADHF VCX CCA
Master National Qualifier
Golden Retriever Club of America Agility Dog Hall of Fame
CT Gaylan's Wild Goose Chase RN JH AX AXJ NF WC (Abbott)
TD and TDX at 8 months
Champion Tracker and VST at 19 months on first attempt
National Tracking Invitational invitation
CT; U-CD Gaylan's Dirty Dancing Oreo CDX RE TDX MX MXJ MXF CCA Can CD
Champion Tracker and VST pass on first attempt National Tracking Invitational invitation
CT Gaylan's I'll Steel This Dance VCD1 RA SH MX MXJ OF (Abbott)
GRCA Versatility Certificate Excellent
CT Gaylan’s Dancing in the Wind JH MX MXJ VCX CCA (Stepczuk and Wisniewski)
GRCA Versatility Certificate Excellent
MACH4 PACH Gaylan's Wind Off the Water CDX RN TD TQX CGC TDI (Kraeuter)
Golden Retriever Club of America Agility Dog Hall of Fame
AKC National Agility Championship Qualifier 2008- 2013
MACH3 Gaylan's Gypsy Pirate ADHF AD (Fernandezlopez)
Third youngest MACH golden in breed history
Golden Retriever Club of America Agility Dog Hall of Fame
MACH3 Gaylan’s Brigantine TD SH XF AXP OJP WC CCA ADHF (Orcutt)
Golden Retriever Club of America Agility Dog Hall of Fame
AKC National Agility Championship Qualifier 2005- 2011
MACH3 V-NATCH Gaylan's Gallopin' Jet Pilot CDX JH MXS2 MJC FTC1 TQX T2B WC
VCX ADHF CCA (Schmitter)
Golden Retriever Club of America Agility Dog Hall of Fame
AKC National Agility Championship Qualifier 2008-2011
MACH3 Gaylan’s Fireside Affair JH WCX VC CCA (Marinelli)
MACH3 Gaylan's Rainbow Promise Parfait (Bourassa)
MACH2 Gaylan's Ji:Hah Fire Keeper CD RA MXS MJG NJP MXF T2B (McNamara)
MACH2 Gaylan’s Jamaican Me Crazy JH VC ADHF CCA (Foster)
MACH2 Gaylan's Gracie's Fancy Free CDX TD MXF RAE WC VCX CCA Triathalon Award
Winner (Palius)
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
MACH Gaylan’s Bet On It For Terrevern JH MX MXJ XF WC VC CCA (Teramoto)
MACH Gaylan’s Party of One CD SH MX MXJ WCX OD VXC CCA (Burke)
MACH; UH HR Gaylan’s One Step Atta Time UD SH RE MX MXJ WCX ADHF; AHD
(McKinney)
MACH Gaylan’s Water Dancer of Emeline UD RN MH WCX VCX CCA***
And many other hunting, competition and family companions...
Gaylan’s Rimfire MH WC CCA (winner Novice Dog class, 2008 National Specialty)
Gaylan’s Drummer Boy MH MX MXJ WCX VCX CCA (2010-2013 Master National
Qualifier)
UH Gaylan’s One With the Wind UD MH OA NAJ WCX VCX CCA
Gaylan’s Firefly’s Golden Glo CDX MH WCX VC CCA
Gaylan’s Winning Colors MH WCX
Gaylan’s Royal Flush MH WCX**
Gaylan’s Firefly’s Moondance CD MH WCX VC CCA
Gaylan's Chaddsford Sunset MH MX MXJ XF WCX
Gaylan’s Old St Nick, Naughty or Nice MH WCX
U-CDX Gaylan’s West Point Cadet UDX SH WCX CCA (UD with three first places with blind
handler)
U-CD LornaDoone Encore! Encore! UD SH MX MXJ NF WCX OD VCX CCA TT
Gaylan's Sundowners Aurora UD JH WCX OD VC (Certified Search and Rescue dog)
Gaylan's Chase the Winter UD JH WCX TT
Gaylan's Winter Gadabout UD JH WCX
Gaylan’s Twentyonegun Salute CDX TDX AX MXJ JH OAP OJP WC FDCh (UD leg)
Gaylan’s West Point Whistler UD JH RAE WC FMX (multiple High in Trial awards)
Westwin's Early Riser UD WCX (multiple High in Trial awards)
Gaylan’s Lunar Mission UD MX MXJ JH CCA WC VCX ASCA CD (multiple High in
Trial awards)
Gaylan’s Bingville Bugle UDX JH OA AXJ NJP NF VCX CCA
U-CDX Gaylan’s Stony Lonesome UD CGC (multiple HITs)
Gaylan’s Juice Harp SH MX MXJ MXF WCX
ARCH Gaylan's Ace in the Hole UD JH MX MXJ MXF RE VCX CCA
Gaylan's Belle of the Ball SH
Gaylan's Safari Traxx SH AX MXJ XF VC CCA
U-CH C-ATCH U-CD Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CD RA JH MX MXJ WC OD VC CCA
Gaylan’s Into the Wind CD AX MXJ WC OD CGC
Trumpet’s Gaylan's Butterfly CD JH AX AXJ WCX OD VC CCA (Dog World Award)
Gaylan’s Reveille at Fernside CDX TDX NAP NJP
Gaylan’s First Sgt Cricket JH WCX OD
Gaylan’s Fly Like the Wind JH MX MXJ WC OD VC CCA
Gaylan’s Earth, Wind and Fire UD JH WCX (multiple High in Trial awards)
Gaylan’s P'Nut Butter Cup Sundae CDX TD JH WCX CCA (1st pl, 2010 Nov All Star
Obedience Tourn)
Aurora's Dream of Garzas Canyon Am-Can CD WCX OD (HIT winner)
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com
SHR Gaylan’s Sail of the Century CD JH WC (Major pointed)
Gaylan's Sundowners Musician CD WC (Dog World Award, High in Trial)
Gaylan’s Symphony (hunting companion)
Gaylan’s Miss Raspberry Mistral (hunting companion)
Gaylan’s First Harvest (hunting companion)
GAYLAN’S Golden Retrievers
P.O. Box 29 ~ Cold Spring, NY 10516 ~ (845) 265-2045 ~ puppies@gaylans.com ~ www.gaylans.com