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                              Golden Retriever Imports to USA/ Canada Between 1999 To Present
   I would like to comprise a list of any and all male Golden imports which have been used at stud or might be available at stud. If the gene pool is to be expanded for European and Australian imports it will be most helpful for breeders to share their dogs and info about them with other reputable breeders.
   If you wish to have your imports listed please send me the essential information about them. Date of birth, sire and dam, country of origin and kennel name of breeder. Please identify any health clearances as well. Include e-mail contact information if you wish, as this would be helpful.
   If you have done import x import  breedings, such dogs can be listed as well. There will be no charge for this but it will allow you to brag a bit about your dog and let others know that there is a significant number of males which might be available for use in their own breeding programs.
   The list(s) will include only recent imports and their offspring. And, those who wish to offer a stud for use in a traditional American Golden breeding program are more than free to do so. In no way does EGRITS wish to limit possibilities.
   You may send your dog's info to the owner of this website at curtisaurgwyn@hotmail.com-- that would be Bill Droll of Crystal River, Florida.
   Imports from Europe and the rest of the world have been important to the maintenance and fostering of the European-type Golden in both the United States and Canada. Let's do what we can to continue this tradition.

HALF A Loaf?

                                                         Is HALF A Loaf Truly Better Than None?
   Years ago the woman who had so much to do with the development of our breed stated that one should be wary of assuming that a champion dog bred to a champion bitch will produce a litter of champions.
   Mrs. Charlesworth believed that too many breeders fell into that trap.
   Nowadays, there seems to be a similar situation in the Golden Retriever community. Folks want a pup sired by this or that Dog of the Month, of the Year, of the Millennium. But if the buyer fails to consider the quality of the bitch in a pairing, he or she is actually buying "half a loaf" or rather "half a Golden." Unless BOTH parents are outstanding in all ways which determine a Golden representative of the breed, there is no guarantee that any pups sired by the male will ever meet or surpass his quality. It could take generations of breeding to accomplish that-- if ever.
   So do your homework. Spend your money wisely-- even if it means spending more than you had expected. It is not the number of dogs sired by a particular stud dog but rather the quality of that which he produces. And remember, as well, that a dog will not necessarily produce just as his littermates do-- this is rarely the case.
   It is true that both Shardanell Castaspell and Shardanell Talk O' The Town.have both sired some remarkable dogs. So too have the siblings Erinderry Gaelic Minstrel and Erinderry Gaelic Gold. Not to mention the brothers from Ronjalee-- Rag Trade and Ragamuffin at Motlaisa.
   But there are other examples which have not fared nearly as well-- though they shall be nameless.
   Nor can one assume that puppies from a repeat breeding will be of the same quality as those who came before. There is a good possibility of this being true but there is no absolute guarantee.
  
  
 

                                      For My Scandinavian Friends-- Some Birthdays, Too
   Here's a partial list of noteworthy studs:
      Cheer's Way Of The World 5/10/93
      Rossmix Rugger 7/20/95
      Inassicas Song Of Songs 4/21/97
      Rossmix No Regrets 9/2/99
      Tottelina Observer 11/7/99
     
      Jazzman's Da Capo7/26/2001
      Inassicas Coriander 1/12/2002
      Dewmist Silkventure 9/20/2002
      Jako's Nordic Charm 4/11/2004
      Dewmist Servantes/ D Serrano 10/2/2005
      Majik Truth Or Dare 3/18/2009

   And I apologize in advance to all of you out there who claim I am ignoring the distaff side. Just as behind every good man there is a good woman, it may be said that behind every good Golden male there is a good bitch. (Somehow that seems not to have come out quite right.)
   Gatchells Royal Orchid; Dewmist Shaquille ;and Samsara, Ossien and Prime Time of Glen Sheallag immediately come to mind. As do others  such as Styal Silksilla, Dasty Golden Daffodil, Ritzilyn Stage Door Jenny, Erinderry Firebird, Stanroph So Be It, Pearlbarn Periwinkle For Ritzilyn, Eplepai av Vervik and three Zampanzar girls-- First Time, Cold Play and Sky At Night. And of course Mieke's girls at van de Beerse Hoeve.
   Send me your suggestions and I will be happy to compile a list as I have for the males. 

                                   BRITISH BIRTHDAY BOYS-- A Guide To The Past
   The following list may be of some help to fanciers of the breed. It is not intended to suggest that these are or were the only dogs of importance in breed history; but I feel it offers a useful chronology of sorts.
   Stanroph Sailor Boy 7/19/90
   Ritzilyn Cockney Robin 5/15/91
   Perrimay Hugo Of Fenwood 11/21/91
   Elswood The Highlander 5/14/93
   Gunhills Blue River 2/18/94
   Erinderry Diamond Edge Of Glenavis 11/6/94
   Garbank Lislone Jackpot 10/27/96
   Paudell Pure Passion 7/18/97
   Lindjan Xylonite 10/18/97
   Gunmarsh Zachary 12/3/97
   Golmas Governor 4/13/98
   Xanthos Black Thorn 5/5/98
   Jackralee Integrity 10/28/98
   Erinderry Gaelic Minstrel/E Gaelic Gold 10/31/99

   Xanthos Apple Jack 1/12/2000
   Stanroph So It Had To Be 6/25/2000
   Ritzilyn Brandon 6/30/2000
   Ronjalee Ragamuffin At Motlaisa/ Ronjalee Rag Trade 11/16/2000
   Telkaro Diamond Dust 1/30/2001
   Gatchells Man Of Honour 6/3/2002
   Erinderry Just The Ticket From Bluewaters 12/6/2002
   Shardanell Talk O' The Town At Ipcress/ S Castaspell 2/1/2003
   Ritzilyn Male Order 4/9/2005
   Ritzilyn Rick O' Shay 4/15/06
  
   In their lifetimes, some proved to be prolific breeders. X Black Thorn sired perhaps 74 litters, R Cockney Robin in his day perhaps 10 less than that. P Pure Passion is credited with no less than 57. Both R Brandon and E Just The Ticket From Bluewaters each have numbers in the mid-sixties. So it is clear that these Goldens have made significant contributions to the breed.

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