I'm Kristin, the breeder behind Wild Hearts Goldens. My husband and I, along with my daughter and son-in law, raise our golden retrievers in our homes from the time they are puppies through adulthood. We discovered our love for goldens several years ago when we brought home our first boy, Thor. He is by far the calmest, most laid-back dog I've ever known, and everyone loves him. When he was just a puppy, we discovered he had Ichthyosis, a skin condition that causes his skin to flake, causing dandruff. While Thor was otherwise healthy, we decided to have him neutered and planned to welcome more goldens into our home for breeding. Not only because they are the best dogs ever, but because we want to improve the genetics of goldens for many years to come, which is why we health test our dogs. All of our dogs are AKC registered, Embark DNA cleared, and OFA certified for hips, elbows, heart, and eyes. We absolutely love watching our dogs grow and hope to share our beautiful AKC puppies with lots of sweet families. Our puppies are given love and affection from the first day they’re born and receive lots of attention and socialization. We follow the Puppy Culture program and our puppies are exposed to Early Scent Introduction (ESI), and Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). For more information on each of our dogs, please refer to their bios on the "Our Dogs" page.