Little Platte Goldens

We began breeding Goldens because we were concerned about the quality of the Goldens that we were seeing.  Many of these dogs were the products of “breeders” who were more concerned with making a dollar rather than improving the breed.

Our initial breeding was undertaken with a lot of soul searching and research.  It’s a big responsibility.  We believe that you don’t breed a dog just for the sake of producing puppies.  You also don’t breed just any dog.  We believe that your breeding stock has to be healthy, representative of the breed, and must possess qualities worthy of being passed on.  To that end, we partnered with Karin Klouman and Wally Barr from Kyon Kennels (www.kyonkennels.com) in Shelbourne , Ontario .  Kyon has produced top quality Goldens for over thirty years and their assistance, experience and mentoring has been invaluable.  Our first breeding was between our Cassie (UCh Little Platte Golden Girl) and Kyon’s outstanding Swedish import, Can. Ch Dewmist Davenport. 

From this breeding we retained one puppy, Lily, UCh Little Platte Morning Dew.  Lily has proven to be everything that we had hoped for; outstanding disposition, great conformation and a joy to have around.  Lily has been shown in UKC and CKC conformation events, achieving the title of Show Champion from UKC.

From Cassie's second litter (3/26/2003), sired by Can. Ch. Kyon's Hot Bugsey, we kept a boy, Can. Ch./UCh Little Platte Semper Fi, Gunner.  Gunner is an outstanding looking boy, great topline and front assembly with lots of bone.  Gunner has a wonderful Golden disposition.  Gunner earned his United Kennel Club championship at the age of 8 1/2 months.  On July 4,2005 Gunner was named Best of Winners at the Sarnia Kennel Club show in Mooretown , Ontario , completing his Canadian show championship.  Gunner is available for stud.

From Cassie's third and last litter (12/17/2004), also sired by Bugsey, we kept a very nice looking girl, Little Platte I'm A Hottie.  We call her Starr and she will most definitely be one.  In her first outing on September 25, 2005, she was named Best of Winners at the FKCA show in Ionia , MI . 

In July 2005 we purchased, Chrys-haefen She's A Lady (Mackenzie) from Jennifer McAuley of Chrys-haefen Kennels , Scotland , Ontario .  This young lady is rapidly becoming a favorite.  She is a true cream in color and quite the looker.

In September 2006 we added another boy from Chrys-haefen Kennels, Chrys-haefen Rocket Man, aka Rock.  Rock brings some excellent lines to our program and should complement our girls very well in the future.

Although our numbers are growing, our commitment to providing quality, healthy Goldens has not wavered.  Gunner, Lily, and Cassie have OFA hip, elbow and cardiac certifications as well as CERF eye certifications.  Starr has her OFA cardiac and CERF eye clearances.  Although no breeder can guarantee that their puppies won’t have hereditary defects , careful breeding and screening can certainly reduce the chances of that happening.  We also require that dogs we use for breeding possess the appropriate OFA and CERF clearances as well.

In May 2005 we moved to a new home situated on ten wooded acres for the dogs to enjoy.  In addition to the new kennels there is an acre and a half fenced in for the dogs to explore and enjoy.  We are now located at:    4415 S. Hilton Park Road , Fruitport , MI   49415 .  Below are some pictures of our new facilities.

Feel free to contact us with your questions by email at ron_schuitema@yahoo.com or by phone at (231) 788-2951.