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Ivy
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✨ EXTREMELY rare opportunity! ✨
One of the standout puppies from our highly sought-after Lucy × Wrigley January 12, 2026 litter is now available — and she has already successfully completed professional training through Barkley & Co.’s Puppy Training Camp.
Meet Ivy — one of our exceptional Family Loved Golden Retriever puppies, lovingly raised with an intentional focus on health, temperament, confidence, socialization, and early training to help create the very best lifelong companion.
This beautiful Golden Retriever puppy has completed 6 weeks of professional training through Barkley & Co.’s 5 Week Puppy Training Camp, giving her an incredible head start in manners, obedience, confidence, and everyday life skills. Opportunities like this are incredibly uncommon, especially from this pairing and with such an advanced foundation already in place.
If you’ve been searching for a well-started Golden Retriever puppy with therapy potential, strong genetics, extensive socialization, and professional training already completed, Ivy is truly a special opportunity. 🐾
Throughout training, Ivy has been exposed to a variety of real-world environments, structured routines, socialization opportunities, confidence-building exercises, and positive reinforcement methods designed to help her grow into a calm, well-rounded companion. Great care has been taken to develop household manners, engagement with people, and the ability to settle appropriately in different settings.
Her training includes:
• Potty & Crate Training
• Handling Exercises & Holds
• Confidence Building, Independence & Socialization
• House & Yard Manners
• Heel (walking politely without pulling)
• Sit
• Down
• Place / Go to Bed
• Stay
• Come / Recall
• Leave-It
• Off
• Quiet
• Free (release command)
Additional training and exposure includes:
• Appropriate play and engagement
• Waiting politely at doors and gates
• Improved leash manners and focus around distractions
• Exposure to different sounds, surfaces, people, and environments
• Settling calmly inside the home and during downtime
• Grooming and handling confidence exercises
• Positive reinforcement methods designed to build trust and engagement
Program inclusions also feature:
• Maintenance of age-appropriate puppy vaccines
• Weekly updates and photos/videos during training
• Detailed go-home notes and training guidance
• A personalized go-home lesson for local families
• Continued support after your puppy returns home
While no puppy is considered fully trained at this young age, this program establishes an exceptional foundation and gives families a tremendous head start.
Ivy comes from carefully selected parents known for their outstanding temperaments, intelligence, loving personalities, and extensive health testing.
❤️ Our Favorite Redhead Lucy “Lucy”
Lucy is one of the sweetest, most affectionate girls we have ever owned. Athletic by nature yet incredibly calm and nurturing, Lucy thrives being close to her people and has a naturally intuitive personality that makes her especially wonderful with families. She has completed extensive health testing including DNA screening, OFA Cardiac, OFA Hips & Elbows, and OFA Eyes — all clear. Her puppies are known for being calm, submissive, affectionate, and highly adaptable, with several currently in therapy dog and service dog training.
❤️ Family Loved’s Wrigley Field “Wrigley”
Wrigley is our handsome stud from Utah with a beautiful blend of American and European/domestic lines. He is mellow, intelligent, eager to please, and incredibly loving. Wrigley has completed all recommended OFA testing including hips, elbows, heart, eyes, and DNA. His puppies are known for being highly trainable, calm, affectionate, and deeply bonded to their families. Many of his offspring are currently training as therapy and service dogs.
Both parents have completed health testing with clearances that can be verified through K9data:
Lucy: Verify at https://k9-data.org/dog/detail/500005022
Wrigley: Verify at https://k9-data.org/dog/detail/500005014
At Family Loved Golden Retrievers, our puppies are raised inside our home with love, structure, enrichment, and extensive socialization from day one. We are passionate about producing healthy, loving Golden Retrievers with stable temperaments that excel as family companions, therapy dogs, service prospects, and lifelong best friends.
Ivy is well on her way to becoming a confident, affectionate, beautifully mannered companion ready to thrive in her forever home.
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Red
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Golden Retriever
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What is a Golden Retriever like?
Golden Retrievers embody the idea man’s best friend. They are friendly, happy-go-lucky dogs who love their people. They always have a happy, excited look on their face and are never at a loss for energy. Golden Retrievers are one of the most popular dogs ever for good reason. Full-grown, they typically weigh 55-75 pounds and stand 21-24 inches tall.
Will a Golden Retriever get along with my other pets?
Golden Retrievers are generally excellent with children of all ages. They don’t usually do very well with being outdoor dogs and may misbehave if they are kept apart from their favorite human companions for too long. Golden Retrievers usually get along alright with other pets, especially if they are raised with them from the beginning. They're relatively quiet and don't bark much.
What's the best way to exercise a Golden Retriever?
Are you active? Golden Retrievers sure are! A happy Golden Retriever gets at least an hour of exercise every day. Overall, their exercise needs are very high.
How much grooming does a Golden Retriever need?
Golden Retrievers have long hair that does require regular brushing, which will help control the amount of hair you find around your house. Even with regular brushing, you should know that Golden Retrievers do shed quite a bit. Other than brushing, it’s pretty simple : Give you Golden Retriever a bath after they play in the mud, in salt water, or in a pool, and you won’t have a smelly dog on your hands. Grooming-wise, this breed is low-maintenance.
How much space does a Golden Retriever need?
Golden Retrievers are best suited for a home with a yard, though they can adapt to apartment life with enough exercise. In fact, they love them so much that it’s important that they live inside with you. They don’t usually do very well with being outdoor dogs and may misbehave if they are kept apart from their favorite human companions for too long. They are highly trainable and eager to learn.
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