WE ARE NO LONGER BREEDING FLAT-COATED RETRIEVERS. TO FIND LINKS TO PUPPY RESOURCES PLEASE SEE BELOW UNDER "LITTER NEWS".
January 2021: We have recently received inquiries about our Boykin Spaniel breeding plans.
May 8, 2021: We will not be able to breed our Boykin Spaniel Charlotte as we planned. When we received the results of her hip clearance they came back Fair so we will not let her have puppies to reduce the risk of her babies having bad hips. She also has a slight underbite which is also not acceptable. We will work with our breeder and when the time is right for us we will try again with a new pup. We know from experience that as a puppy develops things change and a pup that looks good at 8 weeks will have traits that do not meet the breed standard as a young adult.
January 2021: We have recently received inquiries about our Boykin Spaniel breeding plans.
May 8, 2021: We will not be able to breed our Boykin Spaniel Charlotte as we planned. When we received the results of her hip clearance they came back Fair so we will not let her have puppies to reduce the risk of her babies having bad hips. She also has a slight underbite which is also not acceptable. We will work with our breeder and when the time is right for us we will try again with a new pup. We know from experience that as a puppy develops things change and a pup that looks good at 8 weeks will have traits that do not meet the breed standard as a young adult.
About Us - John & Donna Wagner
Mocha, Jet & Charlotte; October 2021
We live with our Flat-Coated Retriever and Boykin Spaniel in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. We brought our first Flat-Coat, Emma, home in the summer of 2004. Unfortunately little Emma had an undetected congenital heart defect and we lost her at 13 weeks of age. Thanks to her breeder we soon found another puppy, Katie. We quickly discovered as many other FCR owners do, that they are like potato chips - you can't have just one. Tara, our foundation bitch, joined our family on New Year's Eve 2004. Then along came another Emma in spring of 2007; named after her Aunt Emma. In 2009 Tara had her second litter of 10 puppies. Our puppy evaluator told us not to let the top male go to a pet home and to hold out for a show home. Jet stayed with us - I think he found his show home! After losing both Tara and Katie in the fall of 2013 we decided that if we had another litter we would keep the top girl. Mocha was the top pick from the Gemstone Litter in the summer of 2014. She is our first liver pup and is our first AKC Champion and Grand Champion. She earned her titles completely from the Bred By Exhibitor class with John handling her. They keep us very busy! We are members of the Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, the Finger Lakes Retriever Club and our local kennel club. All of our breeding dogs receive OFA clearances for hips, elbows, patellas, heart and eyes. We have also begun having DNA testing done through Embark to be sure that our dogs are not passing along any genetic diseases or conditions.
May 4, 2018: We have met the criteria and we are now an AKC Breeder of Merit!!
June 3, 2019: After searching for a Flat-Coat puppy with no luck we decided to take the plunge and add a new breed to the pack. We had been considering a Boykin Spaniel for a couple of years but they are hard to find in upstate NY. When I checked availability on the AKC puppy site I found a breeder on Long Island with a litter. We had actually met her a couple of years ago at a local dog show. Since she was in the process of moving to TN and felt that she didn't have the time to work with a puppy she decided to let us have the top girl. July, 2020: We are having a lot of fun with Charlotte - she is doing well with her field training and is finally taking an obedience class with John. Covid 19 has put a lot of things on the back burner. We entered her in her first show in the fall of 2019 but due to cancellation of most dog shows that are in the Northeast she has not been back in the ring. Hopefully we can get going again soon. August 17, 2020: Charlotte earned her first title today after completing her first obedience class. She aced the CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test. Now we'll have to wait a while for the next level until her instructor is ready to start classes again. Classes have to be held outside to keep everyone 6' apart which has caused classes to be cancelled several times due to excessive heat or rain. September 15, 2021: John and Charlotte have spent the summer training for Obedience competition and are ready to try the ring. We have entered her in the Wine Country shows in a little over 2 weeks and are hoping she comes home with her Novice (CD) title. They have also been working field training - she is doing well at that also but not quite ready for a trial. October 3, 2021: Charlotte earned her CD obedience title today! It only took 4 trials (she needed 3 legs to title), quite an accomplishment considering that she did it in one weekend. John has already started the training for her CDX.
May 4, 2018: We have met the criteria and we are now an AKC Breeder of Merit!!
June 3, 2019: After searching for a Flat-Coat puppy with no luck we decided to take the plunge and add a new breed to the pack. We had been considering a Boykin Spaniel for a couple of years but they are hard to find in upstate NY. When I checked availability on the AKC puppy site I found a breeder on Long Island with a litter. We had actually met her a couple of years ago at a local dog show. Since she was in the process of moving to TN and felt that she didn't have the time to work with a puppy she decided to let us have the top girl. July, 2020: We are having a lot of fun with Charlotte - she is doing well with her field training and is finally taking an obedience class with John. Covid 19 has put a lot of things on the back burner. We entered her in her first show in the fall of 2019 but due to cancellation of most dog shows that are in the Northeast she has not been back in the ring. Hopefully we can get going again soon. August 17, 2020: Charlotte earned her first title today after completing her first obedience class. She aced the CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test. Now we'll have to wait a while for the next level until her instructor is ready to start classes again. Classes have to be held outside to keep everyone 6' apart which has caused classes to be cancelled several times due to excessive heat or rain. September 15, 2021: John and Charlotte have spent the summer training for Obedience competition and are ready to try the ring. We have entered her in the Wine Country shows in a little over 2 weeks and are hoping she comes home with her Novice (CD) title. They have also been working field training - she is doing well at that also but not quite ready for a trial. October 3, 2021: Charlotte earned her CD obedience title today! It only took 4 trials (she needed 3 legs to title), quite an accomplishment considering that she did it in one weekend. John has already started the training for her CDX.
Rainbow Bridge
Acadia's Summer Flight CGC CD "Jet"
June 25, 2009 - February 28, 2022
|
February 28, 2022: We sent Jet on his way this morning. He was the first puppy that we had bred and added to the family. Jet was a gentle boy; he always knew his place in a house with 2 or 3 girls especially when his mom, Tara, was alive. I know she was waiting for him at the bridge with his littermates and dad, Suede.
|
Happy 8th Birthday to our Gemstone Litter!
June 14, 2022: Happy Birthday to our Gemstone litter especially our Mocha!! All the pups are doing well except for a few fatty lumps and bumps which is pretty typical for this age. I noticed in the recent pictures that their chins are getting gray just like Mocha. Mocha wishes her littermates - Scout, Moxie, Kona, Ruby and Sophie a great year. She and Charlotte are hoping to get a swim and retrieve date with Scout and his little sister Mabel soon.
Happy 8th Birthday to Mocha!
June 14, 2022: Happy Birthday to Miss Mocha!! She is doing well, no health issues this year although we do keep a close eye on her physical activities since a bad twist could cause another ruptured disc. She and Charlotte are best buds, even more so since we lost Jet in February. They are both looking forward to a summer of swimming, boat rides, playing with our granddaughters and maybe a camping trip or two if the cost of gas goes down again.
Happy 13th Birthday to Boomer
|
Happy Birthday to Boomer, the last surviving dog from our Summer Litter. He is also the oldest of all of our dogs and puppies. He is an old man but he still loves to swim. Happy Birthday to his littermates at the Rainbow Bridge -Summer, Phenix, Tabby, Huck, Sunny, Lilly and especially Jet and Gems. Hope they are celebrating with mom Tara and dad Suede.
|
|
Litter News
We are no longer breeding Flat-Coated Retrievers so please do not email us. If you are interested in a puppy go to the website of the Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America. There you will find the contact information for the membership chair who can give you a list of breeders. There is also a link under "More" to the AKC website (www.akc.org) where you can click on "Find a Puppy".
If you are looking for a Boykin Spaniel you can also go to "More" and click on the AKC and Boykin Spaniel Society links.
If you are looking for a Boykin Spaniel you can also go to "More" and click on the AKC and Boykin Spaniel Society links.
