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Gridiron's Northern Embers (Emmie 5/12/2020)
Gridiron's Northern Embers (Emmie 5/12/2020)
Emmie is out of Tess's full sister "Lucy" Applegate's Turn Me Loose MX MXB MXJ MJB XF T2B ADHF and "Torch" AGCH MACH5 PACH Cashmere's Olympic Fire MXB3 PDS MJG2 PJS MXP2 MJP3 MJPB MFG TQX T2B5 WC ADHF PADHF CCA OS VC. Emmie was one of two girls in her litter and showed incredible promise from the time she was young. We loved her structure and temperament and were excited to bring her home. Emmie has proven to be biddable and intelligent and easy to train. Emmie greets everyone with something in her mouth (stick, tree bark, grass, toy, shoe, etc) and is well accustomed to children. Emmie is the only female we have ever owned that does not get super picky with her food when she is pregnant and we're super thankful for that characteristic!
Emmie is out of Tess's full sister "Lucy" Applegate's Turn Me Loose MX MXB MXJ MJB XF T2B ADHF and "Torch" AGCH MACH5 PACH Cashmere's Olympic Fire MXB3 PDS MJG2 PJS MXP2 MJP3 MJPB MFG TQX T2B5 WC ADHF PADHF CCA OS VC. Emmie was one of two girls in her litter and showed incredible promise from the time she was young. We loved her structure and temperament and were excited to bring her home. Emmie has proven to be biddable and intelligent and easy to train. Emmie greets everyone with something in her mouth (stick, tree bark, grass, toy, shoe, etc) and is well accustomed to children. Emmie is the only female we have ever owned that does not get super picky with her food when she is pregnant and we're super thankful for that characteristic!
Appelgate's Hidden Copper Treasure "Tess" (1/13/15)
Appelgate's Hidden Copper Treasure "Tess" (1/13/15)
Tess was born January 13, 2015 and is out of Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle OD (Mae) and Choctaw's Yukon Copper Penny MH MNH4 WCX** OS and we are excited to watch her grow. After extensive time spent with the puppies, testing, playing, and debating we chose to keep Tess from our most promising litter to date. She was high drive with an eagerness to please and incredibly intelligent from the first time we starting working with her. She loves water and retrieving. Her favorite thing to do is find sticks, dead things and junk to bring onto the deck and "gift" to us. We are so thankful for all her "wonderful gifts". She loves being around people and follows me everywhere whether I'm fixing fence and checking livestock or planting corn with her under my feet in the tractor. She also likes to stare in the basement windows when we are in the basement, she will go from window to window so she can always see what we are doing.
Tess was born January 13, 2015 and is out of Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle OD (Mae) and Choctaw's Yukon Copper Penny MH MNH4 WCX** OS and we are excited to watch her grow. After extensive time spent with the puppies, testing, playing, and debating we chose to keep Tess from our most promising litter to date. She was high drive with an eagerness to please and incredibly intelligent from the first time we starting working with her. She loves water and retrieving. Her favorite thing to do is find sticks, dead things and junk to bring onto the deck and "gift" to us. We are so thankful for all her "wonderful gifts". She loves being around people and follows me everywhere whether I'm fixing fence and checking livestock or planting corn with her under my feet in the tractor. She also likes to stare in the basement windows when we are in the basement, she will go from window to window so she can always see what we are doing.
Mae on the left, Tess on the right
Mae on the left, Tess on the right
At ten weeks old Tess had an accident and sheared the head off her femur (very badly broken leg). We opted to take her to Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine to have their team of orthopedic surgeons try to repair it instead of going with a femoral head amputation. (This is the same team of doctors that a few months later became only the second team of animal surgeons to put prosthetic legs on a cat. We were in good hands.) They put in some pins and Tess was confined to a very small crate for the next 8 weeks to try to get it to heal properly without affecting any of her growth plates and to allow the femoral head to reseat in the acetabulum and avoid juvenile hip dysplasia. After slow rehab and many hours of slow walking, jogging and finally running Tess was healed and we were elated. I have never felt so sick as when I knew it was my fault that my puppy was injured so badly and never been more excited when we removed her leash and she came sprinting across the yard to me.
At ten weeks old Tess had an accident and sheared the head off her femur (very badly broken leg). We opted to take her to Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine to have their team of orthopedic surgeons try to repair it instead of going with a femoral head amputation. (This is the same team of doctors that a few months later became only the second team of animal surgeons to put prosthetic legs on a cat. We were in good hands.) They put in some pins and Tess was confined to a very small crate for the next 8 weeks to try to get it to heal properly without affecting any of her growth plates and to allow the femoral head to reseat in the acetabulum and avoid juvenile hip dysplasia. After slow rehab and many hours of slow walking, jogging and finally running Tess was healed and we were elated. I have never felt so sick as when I knew it was my fault that my puppy was injured so badly and never been more excited when we removed her leash and she came sprinting across the yard to me.
Appelgate's Calm Molly "Molly" (9/24/2010-6/9/2023)
Appelgate's Calm Molly "Molly" (9/24/2010-6/9/2023)
Molly is out of Mae (see below) and General Bernard of Shannon. She was born September 24, 2010 and unlike her mother had no complications and was just an all around great puppy. Molly has eared the endearing title of "Water Queen," like a true golden retriever she loves water no matter whether she is chasing duck bumpers in a pond or playing in a puddle. When it is hot in the summer we fill a small wading pool with water and she will put her face under the water and scoot around the edge of the pool like she is "swimming".
Molly is out of Mae (see below) and General Bernard of Shannon. She was born September 24, 2010 and unlike her mother had no complications and was just an all around great puppy. Molly has eared the endearing title of "Water Queen," like a true golden retriever she loves water no matter whether she is chasing duck bumpers in a pond or playing in a puddle. When it is hot in the summer we fill a small wading pool with water and she will put her face under the water and scoot around the edge of the pool like she is "swimming".
Molly is registered with the American Kennel Club and has her OFA certifications for hips (good rating), elbows (normal rating), eyes (normal/no abnormalities), cardiac (normal), and is Optigen prcd-PRA test as normal/clear. Molly has a slightly heavier coat than our other dogs but still has the shorter "field coat". She is golden in color with white feathering and light skin color. She has a normal bite, good angulation and straight back with correct ear set and carries her tail correct (wagging with a slight curve like a happy golden). Molly weighs about 60 pounds when she is in good working condition.
Molly is registered with the American Kennel Club and has her OFA certifications for hips (good rating), elbows (normal rating), eyes (normal/no abnormalities), cardiac (normal), and is Optigen prcd-PRA test as normal/clear. Molly has a slightly heavier coat than our other dogs but still has the shorter "field coat". She is golden in color with white feathering and light skin color. She has a normal bite, good angulation and straight back with correct ear set and carries her tail correct (wagging with a slight curve like a happy golden). Molly weighs about 60 pounds when she is in good working condition.
- Molly's OFA certifications can be found here http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1694278#animal (as I posted this link I realized we don't have her eyes or cardiac posted yet, if they're not there we'd be happy to provide you a scanned copy)
Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle "Mae" (5/15/2008)
Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle "Mae" (5/15/2008)
Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle "Mae" is out of Rose (see below) and Rustgold's Mountaintop Ace "Ace". Born May 15, 2008 she has shown excellent characteristics of a golden retriever from field champion bloodlines. She is attentive to her handler, has a nose for birds and retrieves to hand. Mae has now been retired from being a mama and is stuck going for pickup rides, eating, sleeping and living what we would consider a pretty good life for a dog.
Appelgate's Midnight Mae Miracle "Mae" is out of Rose (see below) and Rustgold's Mountaintop Ace "Ace". Born May 15, 2008 she has shown excellent characteristics of a golden retriever from field champion bloodlines. She is attentive to her handler, has a nose for birds and retrieves to hand. Mae has now been retired from being a mama and is stuck going for pickup rides, eating, sleeping and living what we would consider a pretty good life for a dog.
Mae is registered with the American Kennel Club, has elbows certified as normal and hips as good from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), and has her eyes CERF certified as normal. Mae has a working length golden coat with minimal white feathering. Her angulations are good and has an excellent bite. She is an exceptional dog with a real personality that loves to please her handler. Mae is an athletic built golden weighing in at 60 pounds and measuring withing the AKC standards for correct golden retriever structure size.
Mae is registered with the American Kennel Club, has elbows certified as normal and hips as good from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), and has her eyes CERF certified as normal. Mae has a working length golden coat with minimal white feathering. Her angulations are good and has an excellent bite. She is an exceptional dog with a real personality that loves to please her handler. Mae is an athletic built golden weighing in at 60 pounds and measuring withing the AKC standards for correct golden retriever structure size.
I am often asked about the origin of Mae's name...Rose's last litter was born on a brisk 35 degree night on the fifteenth of May (hence the her call name "Mae"). Rose being an ornery female mama decided to wiggle her way out of her kennel and have her puppies in a mud hole under the deck. My little sister decided to get up every couple hours during the night to check on Rose and found her under the deck at 3:15 am with one puppy covered in mud and so cold she was almost dead...then she came and woke me. I pulled the side off the deck, picked Rose up and hauled her back to the heated kennel where she had the rest of the pups. My sister and I spent the next two hours gradually warming the puppy in cold, warm, and then hot water before checking all her sense receptors to make sure she was going to be okay. After she had nursed the next morning she was still lethargic so we spent extended periods of time holding her in hot rags and rubbing her to try to get her blood moving normally. At six weeks Mae was a spunky and playful pup, running around just like all her siblings. We got attached to her and with Rose getting too old to have pups...Mae stuck around as the next addition to the lines at Appelgate Goldens. Our Midnight Mae Miracle has been an awesome addition to the family.
I am often asked about the origin of Mae's name...Rose's last litter was born on a brisk 35 degree night on the fifteenth of May (hence the her call name "Mae"). Rose being an ornery female mama decided to wiggle her way out of her kennel and have her puppies in a mud hole under the deck. My little sister decided to get up every couple hours during the night to check on Rose and found her under the deck at 3:15 am with one puppy covered in mud and so cold she was almost dead...then she came and woke me. I pulled the side off the deck, picked Rose up and hauled her back to the heated kennel where she had the rest of the pups. My sister and I spent the next two hours gradually warming the puppy in cold, warm, and then hot water before checking all her sense receptors to make sure she was going to be okay. After she had nursed the next morning she was still lethargic so we spent extended periods of time holding her in hot rags and rubbing her to try to get her blood moving normally. At six weeks Mae was a spunky and playful pup, running around just like all her siblings. We got attached to her and with Rose getting too old to have pups...Mae stuck around as the next addition to the lines at Appelgate Goldens. Our Midnight Mae Miracle has been an awesome addition to the family.
Ronakers Rose of Topbrass "Rose" (2/4/2002-8/25/2012)
Ronakers Rose of Topbrass "Rose" (2/4/2002-8/25/2012)
Ronakers Rose of Topbrass "Rose" was the cornerstone of our breeding program and the reason that we exist today. After a long fight with mammory cancer she breathed her last. We miss her character and her personality and are thankful for the pups she gave us!
Ronakers Rose of Topbrass "Rose" was the cornerstone of our breeding program and the reason that we exist today. After a long fight with mammory cancer she breathed her last. We miss her character and her personality and are thankful for the pups she gave us!
The professionals aside Rose will got along with anyone, young or old. An elderly couple with one of Rose's puppies "Ginger" say she is the best purchase they have made in a long time. A carpenter who worked on our house said, "I sure do wish I had a dog that would stick by me like Rose does.
The professionals aside Rose will got along with anyone, young or old. An elderly couple with one of Rose's puppies "Ginger" say she is the best purchase they have made in a long time. A carpenter who worked on our house said, "I sure do wish I had a dog that would stick by me like Rose does.
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