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6 boys and 5 girls in a previous litter. They had just been born when this picture was taken.

UPDATE March 30, 2020: Our Golden Retriever babies born in this litter have found forever homes. 

UPDATE March 20, 2019: My Lady Juliet of Liberty Run gave birth to seven baby boys and one baby girl on March 12, 2020. They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on May 7, 2020. (Maryland law says puppies go home at 8 weeks of age.)

Finn has a tremendous track record of producing very beautiful, healthy, and calm Goldens. More importantly, they’re easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptionally happy and healthy companions.

Juliet’s Liberty Run puppy cam is off-line. Puppies have been started on “house-breaking” and are now out of view of the puppy-cam.     

About the parents:

Sir Finnegan of Hamilton Harbour		My Lady Juliet of Liberty Run
OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Finn is a tremendous male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his family. He produces fantastic babies.		OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Juliet is an incredibly sweet and intelligent Golden. She’s a terrific mom and calm in all weather. Joyful. Content. Smart. Knows how to unlock doors. Especially loves children.

6 boys and 5 girls in Ginger’s litter. They had just been born when this picture was taken.

UPDATE February 5, 2020: Our Golden Retriever babies born in this litter have found forever homes.

UPDATE December 12, 2019: Liberty Run’s Ginger Snap gave birth to six baby boys and five baby girls on December 8, 2019. They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on February 2nd, 2020. (Maryland law says puppies go home at 8 weeks of age.)

Finn has a tremendous track record of producing very beautiful, healthy, and calm Goldens. More importantly, they’re easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptionally happy and healthy companions.

Ginger’s Liberty Run’s puppy cam is off!  Puppies have been started on “house-breaking” and are now out of view of the puppy-cam.    

About the parents:

Sir Finnegan of Hamilton Harbour		Liberty Run’s Ginger Snap
OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Finn is a tremendous male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his family. He produces fantastic babies.		OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Ginger is a terrific mom and an ideal Golden. She’s calm in all weather. Joyful. Content. Smart. Especially loves children.

Scout and Snow were bred back in May, 2019. If she conceived, babies will be born around mid July, and the puppies will be ready to go to their new homes in the beginning of September – 8 weeks after their birthday.

Snow’s parents are Liberty Run’s Patton and Josie. Patton sired many litters over the years (all very healthy), and Josie has several greats from Liberty Run in her blood, among them Samson, Harley, and Kimber.

Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking and healthy Goldens. More importantly, his babies are easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptionally happy and healthy companions.

Scout	Snow
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OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).	OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Snow is a very affectionate Golden who loves people. She has terrific drive and is eager to please, which means her babies will be easy to train.

Scout’s Parents		Snow’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Patton	Josie

One of the babies from Pumpkin’s previous litter in Caroline’s arms.

Update September 27, 2018: Our Golden Retriever babies born this summer have found forever homes.

UPDATE August 23, 2018: Liberty Run’s Pumpkin gave birth to five baby boys and four baby girls on August 22, 2018.  They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on October 17th. (Maryland law says puppies go home at 8 weeks of age.)

Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking and healthy Goldens. More importantly, they’re easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptionally happy and healthy companions.

Pumpkin’s puppy cam is off now. Her babies have been moved outside.

About the parents:

Scout		Pumpkin
OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).		OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Pumpkin is a terrific mom and the ideal Golden. She’s calm in all weather. Confident. Fun Loving. Especially loves the water.
Scout’s Parents		Pumpkin’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Samson OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Samson – the most awesomest doggie, ever!	Maybelle OFA, CERF, and SAS clear.  Very smart, very devoted to her “momma”.

UPDATE: Liberty Run’s Playing Peek-a-Boo gave birth to six baby girls and one baby boy on November 3, 2015.  They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on December 28th. (Maryland law says puppies can go to their new home at 8 weeks of age.) See them on Peek-a-Boo’s puppy-cam.

Babies in this litter are now reserved.

This is a repeat breeding – puppies from two previous litters have grown to be calm, healthy, and intelligent. Older siblings are the most laid-back puppies our kennel has ever produced. Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking goldens, but most importantly, they’re easy to train.  We expect babies from this litter to be exceptional companions.

About the Parents:

Scout		Peek-a-boo
OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).		OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Peek-a-Boo is one of the sweetest doggies you’ll ever meet. Visitors always comment about her beautiful eyes.  People who know animals know you can tell a lot about a creature by the eyes.
Scout’s Parents		Peek-a-boo’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Patton OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Patton has sired only healthy, calm, and intelligent babies.	Buttercup OFA, CERF, and SAS clear.  A super Golden Retriever if there ever was one.

One of the babies from Pumpkin’s litter in Caroline’s arms.

UPDATE AS OF November 3, 2015: Liberty Run’s Pumpkin gave birth to three baby boys and four baby girls on October 22, 2015.  They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on December 17, 2015. (Maryland law says puppies go home at 8 weeks of age.)

Sorry, puppies in this litter are now reserved.

Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking and healthy Goldens. More importantly, they’re easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptionally happy and healthy companions.

See these babies on the Liberty Run Puppy Cam

About the parents:

Scout		Pumpkin
OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).		OFA (hips and elbows), CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Pumpkin is a terrific mom and the ideal Golden. She’s calm in all weather. Confident. Fun Loving. Especially loves the water.
Scout’s Parents		Pumpkin’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Samson OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Samson – the most awesomest doggie, ever!	Maybelle OFA, CERF, and SAS clear.  Very smart, very devoted to her “momma”.

UPDATE: Liberty Run’s Playing Peek-a-Boo gave birth to four baby boys and seven baby girls on February 9, 2015.  They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on April 6, 2015.  (Maryland law says puppies can go to their new home at 8 weeks of age.)

Update: as of 3/8/15, all puppies from this litter have been reserved.

This is a repeat breeding – puppies from two previous litters have grown to be calm, healthy, and intelligent. Older siblings are the most laid-back puppies our kennel has ever produced. Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking goldens, but most importantly, they’re easy to train.  We expect babies from this litter to be exceptional companions.

About the Parents:

Scout		Peek-a-boo
OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).		OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Peek-a-Boo is one of the sweetest doggies you’ll ever meet. Visitors always comment about her beautiful eyes.  People who know animals know you can tell a lot about a creature by the eyes.
Scout’s Parents		Peek-a-boo’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Patton OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Patton has sired only healthy, calm, and intelligent babies.	Buttercup OFA, CERF, and SAS clear.  A super Golden Retriever if there ever was one.

Nine babies from Juliana’s Feb 2015 litter. They’re just hours old in this picture.

UPDATE AS OF February 10, 2015: Liberty Run’s Juliana gave birth to five baby boys and four baby girls on February 5, 2015.  They will be ready to leave our farm and go to their new homes on April 2, 2015.  (Maryland law says puppies go home at 8 weeks of age.)

Babies in this litter are reserved.

This is a repeat breeding – puppies from their previous litter have grown to be calm, healthy, and intelligent. Scout has a tremendous track record of producing very traditional-looking goldens, but most importantly, they’re easy to train.  The babies from this litter will make exceptional companions.

About the parents:

Scout		Julianna
OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Scout is an ideal male Golden Retriever. He’s calm, intelligent, healthy, and very devoted to his mama (Suzanne).		OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Temperament: A+++ Juliana is the smartest dog we’ve ever met (she thinks she’s human). When she’s with you, she just can’t get close enough.  Everyone who visits tends to notice her out of the girls, here.
Scout’s Parents		Julianna’s Parents
Dexter	Shelby	Patton OFA, CERF, and SAS clear. Patton has sired only healthy, calm, and intelligent babies.	Jasmine OFA, CERF, and SAS clear.  One of the calmest, sweetest Goldens ever.

Liberty Run’s Pumpkin has been bred. If she conceived, babies would arrive sometime in the beginning of June, 2016.

One of the most frequently asked question is, “when is your next litter?” Great question! Unfortunately it’s very difficult to answer. Why? Read the Did You Know? section just below.

Sorry, we don’t keep a waiting list, send emails, or make calls when babies arrive. We notify you through this website. If you’re interested in our upcoming litter (and we greatly appreciate your interest!), please check back here for the latest info. As soon as we know something, we post it.

Did you know?

A female golden usually comes into “season” once, maybe twice, a year. Unfortunately, there’s no telling when it’s going to happen, and that makes it difficult for us to know when we’ll have puppies in the near future.

The gestation period for doggies is only 61 to 63 days. (It’s so fast, puppies are born before they’re fully developed. Their eyes and ears aren’t open at birth – they’re still developing outside the womb. Pups are, however, born with a fully functioning sense of smell. Pretty cool.)  If one of mommas has been bred, we generally know when to expect new puppies.

Every now and then someone will write us asking something like, “are you planning a litter a year from now?” Good question! Unfortunately we can’t answer it because there’s no knowing when in the future one of our breeding moms will come into season. The best we can tell you is whether or not one of our females has come into season, or whether one has been bred.

Sometimes a female can be bred, become very large by day 61 (as if she really is pregnant), and then no babies come out. This scenario is known as a false pregnancy, and it happens more than you’d want to know. Because it can happen, we DON’T reserve puppies until they’re born. We don’t know how to reserve something that doesn’t exist, and we’re not anxious to take your money.

After we post here that a female has been bred, a popular question we receive is “do you know if she’s pregnant?” It’s a great question but one that’s difficult for us to answer because of false pregnancies. Here’s how we know our moms are pregnant: babies are born about 61 to 63 days after the breeding.  There is a pregnancy pee-test for doggies, but we don’t think it’s worth it, especially since nobody here’s thrilled about holding a pee-stick under a urinating Golden Retriever. Not to mention, it costs $500.00. The way we see it is we can wait the 61 days.

Some may tell you breeders can take a pregnant momma-doggy to the vet’s office for an x-ray. Although it is true, we believe it’s a bad idea. We believe x-rays are harmful to the babies that may be inside the momma dog, and we don’t think it’s wise to expose the momma doggy (and possible babies inside her) to potential viruses floating around the vet’s office. Lastly, pregnant mommas hate being moved – they just wanna stay put.

We sincerely thank you for your interest in our breeding program.  If you have any questions, please ask. It’s always nice to hear from you.

Check out what families who have our puppies say on Facebook. They post lots of updates about us on the Liberty Run Family Group page. A few of the most recent are shown in the column closest to the right. If you’re a FB user, follow this link to the actual page.