Our Family
About Us
We’re the Meyer family – Greg, Angie, and Kristin – and our passion is providing happy and healthy lives for our beloved Golden Retrievers. Greg dedicates his time to researching ways to improve their well-being and longevity. Angie manages all communication and paperwork with our puppy families. Kristin (Greg and Angie’s daughter), a former dog trainer, keeps our social media and website up-to-date. As lifelong animal lovers, we’ve shared our home with all sorts of creatures, but we’ve truly fallen in love with the Golden Retriever breed. Our dogs are family, and we cherish them like our own children.
How our passion began and where we are today
Our passion for Golden Retrievers began with Kristin’s childhood dream of owning an “Air Bud” Golden. That dream came true when her grandparents gifted her Holly, a beautiful Golden Retriever puppy. Holly sparked a love for the breed that grew even stronger with the addition of Roxy, a Golden Doodle. Tragically, Holly passed away from osteosarcoma, but her memory inspired us to adopt Dixie and Ruger. Deeply committed to canine health, we enrolled Dixie and Ruger in the Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, a long-term research project aimed at understanding and preventing canine cancer. This important study requires annual vet visits and detailed questionnaires for its 3,000 canine participants, and we’re proud to have Dixie and Ruger contribute.
Our exploration of the Golden Retriever breed led us to discover the beautiful variety of coat colors. This inspired us to welcome Ranger, an English Cream Golden Retriever, in 2015, followed by another English Cream, Liberty, in 2016. A special surprise came in 2017 with Dixie and Ruger’s litter: Kloe, a Golden with a unique black “birthmark” caused by a rare recessive gene. This distinctive mark is purely cosmetic and makes her even more special.
Inspired by the movie “Fluke,” we also developed a love for the rich hues of Dark Red Golden Retrievers. Our search for these beautiful dogs took us to Kansas in 2018, where we welcomed Indy. Later that year, we added more “snow” to our family with Abby, and in 2019, we added to our pack another Dark Red Golden Retriever, Shelby. Since then, Kristin married Jason, who has wholeheartedly embraced our Golden-filled life, and they have two children who adore their furry siblings. Kristin also has four Golden Retrievers of her own who are integral members of our kennel and contribute to our breeding program. Our Golden Retriever family continues to grow, bringing us endless joy and reminding us of the special bond we share with these wonderful dogs.
Our dogs are cherished members of our family and are truly spoiled! They all receive training in basic verbal and nonverbal commands. Liberty has earned her AKC Star Puppy and AKC CGC certifications and many of our other dogs have completed AKC Star Puppy Program and basic training. We utilize positive reinforcement training methods, which you can learn more about on our Training page. Get to know each of our dogs better by visiting their individual pages!
Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study: https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/golden-retriever-lifetime-study