PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE ANY ANIMALS FROM THIS IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDER!!!
This business is owned by Barbara Stubbs. She breeds Golden Retrievers irresponsibly, by in-breeding, and not taking the proper precautions to keep the life-threatening illnesses caused by in-breeding out of the gene-pool.
We had a beloved family pet that was born at Barbara Stubbs' Golden Arrow Kennels in Eagle Point in Oct. 2005. She sold the litter to an irresponsible broker in California by the name of Joe Chisholm. (If you Google his name, you'll see the heartbreak he is responsible for too.)
Breeding and selling dogs this way is heartless and irresponsible. She has no business doing this, it is cruel to the dogs who eventually become sick and to the families that love them.
I actually called Barbara recently to explain the many illnesses our dog had suffered with: (Osteosarcoma of the jaw; kidney disease; severe hip dysplasia and arhthritis in the spine), and that the vets and scientists at one of the leading Vet hospitals in the country said these were part and parcel products of in-breeding by irresponsible breeders.) I was very polite with her and asked her what can be done to prevent this from happening in dogs being bred in the future, to which she replied "I don't know, how do you do that in humans?" She is either very ignorant, or has been called to task for this in the past and does not want to admit knowing that what she does is wrong. Either way, she should not be in the business.
We loved our dog dearly and went to great lengths to give her the treatment and medical care she needed to have as good a life as possible until her body wouldn't let her keep going. (Also, Barbara said that the sire to our dog ended up having Lupus.) Please don't let this happen to you, and most importantly to the animals. Until no one will purchase dogs from her, she will keep on in the same irresponsible way.
The little money you save now by not purchasing an animal from an irresponsible breeder like this is nothing compared to what you will have to pay for in vet bills and heartache later.
If you want the names of responsible breeders, you can check the No. Calif. Golden Retriever Club and similar places in your area, they keep lists of good, responsible breeders.
Or better yet, save a dog from the animal shelter that needs a home and loving family. They are less likely to have the illnesses and physical problems that purebred dogs have. read more