Sorry if this is a
duplicate I got an error on my original post and I never saw it hit the
list!
Hi to all of you!
I am going to try and introduce myself
to you.
I am Rick (better know as Bif the kennel
boy) the other half of Bif and Blondie. As you already know we have 4 goldens.
Michelob (9), Jake, Chelsea and Austin all 5. We have been struggling lately
with Michelob and his auto-immune disorder. But we seem to be heading the
right direction on that. We hope to have his latest test results back later
today.
Yanna and I met 4 years ago via another
golden retriever email list. I was doing private rescue here in AZ. And she
was contacted about 3 puppies in Oregon that needed homes. Yanna arranged to fly them to me as I
had homes waiting for puppies and one of them (our Austin) stayed on with
me.
We are very active in local and national
rescue. We both do intakes and transportation for our local rescue. I also run
an ongoing action on ebay to help a national rescue called Golden Retrievers
in Cyberspace as well as Goldentown a hospice for unwanted
goldens.
Here are the links to both as they good
references.
http://www.golden-retriever.com/
http://www.goldentown.org/
We will also be going to Goldstock http://www.goldstockonline.com/index.html
in a couple of weeks. It is at a children’s camp in northeast PA. We usually
have around 250 people and at least 300 golden retrievers at Goldstock over
the Labor day weekend. Even though most of you are on the west coast we would
encourage you to go to Goldstock. Last year we raised over $35,000 during the
weekend and all of it went to various golden retriever rescues all over the
country. There is lots to do and lots to shop for, not to mention having a
great time with 300 + Goldens!
I have known Gina for 4 years now and
must tell you all that you are very lucky to have such a caring breeder. Gina
sincerely cares about each and every one of the dogs she places. Something
that is hard to find these days! Gina also has a wealth of knowledge about
Goldens.
I will probably be a lurker on the list
for the most part. But if you have a question please feel free to ask it. I
have a fair background in dogs and especially Goldens. I don’t have all the
answers but may have run into a similar problem over the years and may be able
to point you in the right direction. Funny thing is Gina and I usually
agree!
I look forward to reading your
posts!
Rick
Rick Reid, Yanna
Jorni and The Golden Menagerie - Jake, Chelsea, Michelob and
Austin