Risedale Golden Retrievers - UK golden retriever breeders

<body> <p><div align="left"><p><u>A Life With Dogs</u> </p> </div> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">A time without animals is not something either of us have known and would not like to imagine.  I remember growing up with Labrador Retrievers.  As well as having them in the family I would also help with the weekly exercising of my Godmothers succession of guide dogs which, in the main, have been Labradors with the exception of one Golden Retriever.<br> <br> A few years after marrying in 1975 David and I decided that a suitable small breed of dog to own with a very young family in a town house would be a Shetland Sheepdog.  This in fact worked very well as 'shelties' become very devoted to their owners and are happiest when the family is together.  I have never known one to be aggressive towards people but they do make excellent house dogs barking whenever anyone approaches their home.  We have bred Shelties who have done very well in the show ring and sold puppies in this country and selectively abroad.<br> <br> But it is true to say that David and myself have always had a preference for the larger breed of dog and nothing could be more wonderful than owning a Golden Retriever than of course owning more than one!  Our first Golden, although warmly affectionate and soundly bred was unfortunately gun shy and for us a Gun Dog should be fit for just that purpose.  Now the hunt was on to find a breeder who had Goldens who were above all sound, in other words who had been bred from dogs with very low hip scores and eyes examined clear of progressive retinal atrophy and also with strong working lines in their background.  Added to this we also wanted the breeders dogs to have been certificated free of any of these hereditary diseases back through past generations of breeding.  But we also wanted a dog which we would be proud to own; a dog who 'looked the part' for we believe Goldens to be the most beautiful breed of dog.<br> <br> Now it used to be the crowning accolade for a gun dog to be judged both as a field trials champion and a show champion but on the whole these days, the working dogs and the show dogs seem to have gone their separate ways which we think is a great shame.  But my intended short resume seems to be growing in length so I will end by telling you about 'Pepper' known to the Kennel Club as Pollingloch Peppery at Risedale K.C. No.: X1173906X01<br> <br> Pepper has excellent show lines as well as strong working lines in her pedigree. Her breeder is currently showing Peppers' litter brother', Pollingloch Paper Boy at championship show level where he has earned a bevy of rosettes and has qualified for Cruffs these past two years.  Paper Boy and Pepper have clear eye certificates and have been x-rayed and registered with very low hip scores 5:5 and 6:4 respectively.  Pepper meanwhile has been very successfully worked at shoots.  She has the stamina and willingness to work all day and with the strong bond I have with her, delights in bringing both fur and feather straight to me without marking the game.  She has been known to 'eye wipe' two black labradors who had been sent to find a shot pheasant in wooded undergrowth and wasn't she so proud to return with the 'trophy'!  She has also achieved very good scores in scurries and so the next step for us is field trials proper.  Pepper is a wonderful companion and  shows great enjoyment in many things besides working. To access photographs of her click on 'Pepper' on our opening page and to find out about her prospective motherhood click on Pedigrees and Puppies. <br> <br> Please send us photographs and tell us about your wonderful Goldens.       </font> </p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"> From David and Julie Ann Jackson</font></p> <p></p> </body>