We're a small family farm - Here's Our Story
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We all take part in enjoying Hope and Destiny, our family. Courtney, my daughter, is also a part of our Hope Farm family. She is the owner of Hank, our English springer spaniel. Our goal is to raise perfectly happy puppies on our farm. As we are family, our dogs are family. We are devoted to our puppies and socialize daily by playing and running. Branson, our grandson, age four, plays a huge role in the socialization, as I'm sure you can guess. As we enjoy gifts, we reward our puppies with treats for their good behavior! Our first litter was paper trained at 4 1/2 weeks and doggie door/ramp trained at 6 weeks.
The puppy breeds that are part of our Hope Farm family are Spangold Retrievers and Springer Doodles. You may ask why this hybrid combination. First, I have been a groomer for most of my life. As I have seen many retrievers and golden doodles, the required maintenance that comes with both of these dogs is sometimes overwhelming to owners. The golden retriever is a wonderful pet, but the dense shedding has always presented problems. Destiny, our retriever, is a small retriever with very little shedding, and Hank, Courtney's English springer spaniel, is also a small size with little shedding. Combining both parents' qualities has given us the sweet nature from both the retriever and the springer, and it has also allowed us the opportunity to enjoy both breeds in a lesser maintenance F1 puppy. On the other hand, Hope, our standard poodle, is hypoallergenic with no shedding and paired with Hank's coat allows us to achieve the softness of the spaniel but retain a better situation for grooming. Our goal is that when you leave our home, you will have a healthy, happy puppy to add to your family! |
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What is an F1 puppy?
We raise only F1 puppies. This is a case where one parent is a purebreed golden retriever and the other parent is a purebreed standard poodle or a purebreed English springer spaniel. In the first generation, the puppies will have more variation with coloration, coat type, etc, It's well known that every purebred dog breed is troubled by at least one (and usually many more), genetic or hereditary illnesses or problems. This is due to the level of inbreeding that takes place in order to keep a breed 'pure'. Available research shows that designer dog breeds, and mixed breeds, are less likely to suffer from genetic weaknesses and are generally healthier, overall, than their purebred cousins. For those people wishing to know what their puppy will turn out to be like, the most consistency comes from an F1,
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Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them. - Thom Jones
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Watch for 2020 puppies. There will only be one litter. We are beginning a wait list now. Contact us for more information.
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