AKC/OFA Central Minnesota Goldens OMG Puppies “Oh My Goldens”
Located 5 miles north of Sartell MN, 10 miles north of St. Cloud, MN
Welcome to our website. We are Carl & Janet Halverson from Rice, MN. We have been married since 1984!! As a family, we have enjoyed having pets as family members as we raised our six children, which includes 5 sons: Jake, Zach, Ty, Nate & Alex and 1 daughter: Courtney. We now have 2 beautiful granddaughters as well, Aurora and Emmy. Carl taught school for 39 years at Royalton High School and just retired in May of 2020. Janet was a stay at home mom as we raised our family and was formerly a Closing Manager for a local realtor in St Cloud until recently.
We have been breeding quality golden retrievers since 2015. We fell in love with the breed with our first golden Sadie and our 2nd golden Bailey was the start of Oh My Goldens. It has been so rewarding to share our love of goldens with so many wonderful families over the past 10 years. We consider it an honor, a big responsibility and more importantly a blessing that we don't take lightly. As mentioned on our home page our girls are family first, breeding dogs/program 2nd! They are loved and a cherrished part of our family and we do not find them different homes once they are done having puppies and in retirement.
Our goal is to give others the opportunity to own a quality pet that excels in obedience and that has a temperament you would be proud of. Whether you need a hunting companion, a buddy for your small children to play with, a trained therapy dog, or just a cherished member of your family, we hope to deliver just that! Our goal is always to make the breed better. We dedicate ourselves to producing healthy, smart and proven bloodlines!
Our puppies get a lot of time invested in them several times a day from birth on. During the first weeks of life beginning on the 3rd day ,we perform 5 exercises for early neurological stimulation on each pup once a day. There is some great research on the benefits of this Bio Sensor or sometimes referred to as the Super Dog Program! They also get beginning training and are very much socialized!! We expose them to many scents as well as a large variety of common sounds. They are also exposed to children, people, toys and other dogs on a regular basis. At 3-4 weeks they move from their whelping boxes to larger playpen areas. They get exposure to crates, many toys as well as other types of stimulation. The pups have amazed us just how fast they are able to begin to understand the concept of litterbox training. At just 4 weeks old we have seen almost no accidents anywhere but in the litter tray on the side of the pen away from their eating and sleeping areas. A favorite memory over the years was throwing a bird wing and watching a group of 4 puppies as they retrieved it together! During times when the weather is too cold for them to be outside our heated garage and entry/mud rooms become their home. We also have a huge outdoor playpen area for our summer litters to play in daily. We show many pics and videos as the litters are growing beginning from birth in their whelping box until they are ready for their new families. We have had families mention they are learly of breeders who never show where the puppies are raised and when the only pictures and videos they show are all taken outside, no matter the season. You will not find it that way with us and that is one reason people say they choose us. In addition we work with them in small groups of 2 or 3 as well as spending one on one time with them in the house or out in the yard. They all learn at an early age to excel at following their trainer and turn to make eye contact to see where they are supposed to be going. Every time that we change direction, we drop to our knees and give them praise as they do the same. We never chase them, and they are taught to follow us and come when called. If you know their given name we begin using their name when we work with them one on one for training as well.
Depending on what you are looking for if you let us know the physical or personality traits important to you, we will try our best to fit your need. When you spend a little time alone with your chosen selection, you will see why we were not shocked to invest four times the dollar amount on our Bailey than we had on any of our previous family members. It wasn’t until we got our Bailey that we finally understood why people invest more in their family pets.
Before you take your puppy home you should be sure to bring a blanket to rub down their Mama and a stuffed animal to rub down littermates with. Taking home this scent with them helps greatly as they transition to their new homes and helps them not to feel so lonely. We also send you home with a sample of their current puppy food to prevent digestion problems. Should you decide to transition to a new food later, this should be done very gradual by mixing small amounts together until you eventually transition to your new food. You will be sent home with your puppy’s vet records and our veterinarian's number in case you have any questions regarding your puppy. We also reserve the right to not hold a puppy’s deposit for someone who we feel may not be a good fit for one of our pups. We want our babies going to the best homes possible!
Puppy selection process starts when the puppies are 5 weeks old.
Puppies will be able to go to their new homes at 8 weeks if thriving and ready. All puppies will go home with AKC paperwork, Limited Registration (Full Registration is available for an additional fee to approved families), Dew Claws removed, Vet Exams and First Series of Shots. They will be wormed 3 times before they go home. The reason our puppies go to their new homes when they are 8 weeks old is we feel strongly that the first 8 weeks are a critical time in the development of young puppies. Important socialization skills are learned at this time, with not only the dam but with other littermates.
When you choose one of our puppies it is not a one and done. We will always be available to answer questions or share any advice that may be helpful. We look forward to keeping in touch and hearing your stories and experiences with your new family member. That is one of our greatest rewards of this business!! 😊
