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[Jim O]

Never one to have a dull moment, I am getting a new puppy. Actually this has been in the works for a couple of months, since I reserved him before the litter was even whelped.

He is an "English Cream Golden Retriever". These are more typical European style Goldens with bigger bone structure and big block-heads. They are often extremely light to white, hence the "cream" reference. They are truly just standard Goldens, but they are often frowned upon here in the US where the color can be a disqualification. Nevertheless, I think they are quite beautiful.

He hails from a Russian pairing. His mother is from Russian and other eastern European champion lines, and his father is Dutch owned, but hails from German, Dutch, French, and English lines. Both are shown in, and champions in, Russia. Well, the mother is now owned by a breeder in California.

We're going to tentatively name him Maxim, a popular Russian boy's name, and we'll probably call him Max. He's a bit over six weeks, and will ship to us when he's eight weeks. I'm stoked. I do plan to show him, and perhaps breed him if the demand is there.

These photos were taken by the breeder:

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[Jim O]

The mother, Zhenya:

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[Jim O]

The father, Oliver:

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[Hagen]

He's a fine looking fella Jim! Congratulations!

[bishop]

Oliver looks happier He looks the poor thing, like he needs a good run around and a play and a bone from loving new owners. Which he will undoubtedly get in a couple of weeks. What a beauty. They grow into very proud looking retrievers. Congratulations Jim

[Panzercommander]

Nice, well done.



Panzer C

[Jim O]

Thanks guys. He should arrive in the next 10 days or so. He turns eight weeks on the 26th.

It's hard to predict what he'll look like as an adult, but the breeder believes he will be a real stunner. I was lucky enough to get the male pick of this litter since I reserved first. The breeder is keeping the female pick and most of the other seven (nine total, three females and six males) are spoken for.

You can see the pedigree of the father at http://www.k9data.co...e.asp?ID=408358 and that of the mother at http://www.k9data.co...e.asp?ID=327076. You can see that there are loads of champions in the lineage on both sides.

I've had dogs forever but have never shown or bred one. I'm hoping to do both with this guy if possible.