Harvestime Kennel was established in 1987.
As an Obedience instructor, I was either seeing smart, high energy goldens that weren’t all that pretty, or beautiful dogs that didn’t have a solid work ethic. My goal was to produce solid, beautiful dogs that could think but weren’t bouncing off the walls. I wanted to produce dogs well-suited for therapy or service dog work, with an energy level well-suited for an average family.
Our six children were active in caring for our dogs as the kennel grew. Three of them enjoyed competing with the dogs and now have their own satellite kennels in Lakewood WI, Apple Valley MN, and Belgrade MT. I am now blessed to watch my grandchildren training and competing with their own dogs as we go into a third generation of Harvestime Kennel.
We are a Christian family that regularly either donates dogs to Service Organizations or donate 10% of every litter to worthy causes such as Covenant House, World Vision, Heifer International, or community needs. My husband, Rick, and I are retired and enjoy being home full time to run our business. All of our dogs live in guardian homes so they get to enjoy family life, plenty of attention and retire to that home when we are done breeding. We have been blessed to have impacted so many people’s lives through our dogs! There is nothing I would rather do!
We are an AKC Breeder of Merit
AKC and State inspected- Kennel License #268158-DS with 100% compliance.
Golden Retrievers from Harvestime Kennel are bred from top show and performance lines. Our pedigrees are 75% Champion and 100% Kennel Lines. Our top-quality pups come from years of knowledgeable breeders breeding Golden Retrievers that should be bred.
We have 35+ years of breeding experience and are into our 7th generation of Golden Retrievers here at Harvestime Kennel. As responsible breeders, ALL of our TITLED adult dogs have hip, eye, heart and elbow clearances and genetic testing, as well as past generations!
Our goal is to produce healthy Golden Retrievers that are intelligent, structurally correct, beautiful and with a calm temperament well suited to families, therapy and service work.
Please explore our site and see why we earned the AKC Breeder of Merit Award!
