Available Golden Retriever Puppies

Below are our available Golden Retriever puppies and upcoming litters. Our information is updated as adoptions and reservations are made. At times, we will have litters with prior reservations for our Supporting Partners, who will be training their Golden Retriever puppies for service and therapy work. Each puppy in our program is raised using The Imprint™, a specialized imprinting and puppy enrichment program.  What does The Imprint™ look like for an 8-week old Snitker Goldens puppy?  See our 8-Week Old Puppy page.  

Quality Golden Retriever puppies from reputable programs have health tested and genetically-screened breeding adults. These sires and dams have health clearances and strong pedigrees with established, proven lines. For more information, please Contact Us. We are located in northeast Iowa, near Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Take a peek at a Puppy Highlight Video. . . 

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​Raised in our home-like environment, affectionately called, "The Puppy Barn", our Golden Retriever puppies are nurtured by both their mamas and by us.  Moving in and living with our babies for the first weeks of life, we think of the Puppy Barn as our home-away-from-home.  By three weeks of age, puppies and moms enjoy the addition of an xpen in the living room space. Puppies have access to the turf outdoors as well as to the training room, beginning at five weeks of age.  By six weeks, we are adding individual puppy sessions in the backyard and beyond. Group and individual sessions with the puppies are part of what you can expect from The Imprint, seeking a relationship-based focus from the very start.

​UPDATE:  September 2026:
Construction continues!  We are expanding The Puppybarn to have more room to work, continuing to provide for puppy needs in all developmental stages.

The new concrete is scheduled to be surfaced this Fall, with our full kitchen and new bedroom walled in next month!  New furniture has been purchased, and we are excited for our new living space area.  And our NEW and BIG training room??  Nestled in "the woods" as the grandkids call it, we have a grand space that will expand our training opportunities for our Gold Select kids.  CanNOT wait!  *Photos coming soon!*

The Puppy Barn

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Golden Retriever Puppies:   AVAILABLE

Updated 10/6/26

ANNOUNCING:  2026 Breed Pairings.  
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Winter 2026:
Gold Select Reservations AVAILABLE:  None

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Winter 2026

Snitker Never-Ending Joy x Dream to Follow of Clear Passion
Olivia has been bred to Noah.  

AVAILABLE Reservations: 

This litter is now FULL and CLOSED for reservations.

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Snitker Enterprise Joy x Snitker Expansion By Henry
Eddie is in season. 

AVAILABLE Reservations:  

This litter is now FULL and CLOSED for reservations.

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ANNOUNCING:  Newly released!  2027 Breed Pairings.  
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SPRING 2027:
Gold Select Reservations AVAILABLE:  FULL

Snitker Mabel's Special x Snitker Expansion By Henry
Anticipated in season Jan/Feb 2027.  This heat schedule provides for puppies arriving in March/April, with go-home dates in May/June.  Updated scheduling will be posted once our females are in season.

AVAILABLE Reservations: 
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1 Male 

Snitker Sweet Maggie May x Dream to Follow of Clear Passion
Anticipated in season Jan/Feb 2027.  This heat schedule provides for puppies arriving in March/April, with go-home dates in May/June.  Updated scheduling will be posted once our females are in season.

AVAILABLE Reservations: 
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3 Males

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​All puppies are AKC limited registration, with spay/neuter contract.  There are no breeding rights. 

Please fill out our Puppy Application to get started and get on our Reservation List.

​​See our latest puppy updates on our Facebook page.

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​Trained Golden Retriever Puppies and Young Adults

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Our Gold Select Golden Retriever training program is available for families adopting Snitker Golden puppies. As part of their training, Gold Select Puppies earn their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy distinction and Gold Select Young Adults earn their Canine Good Citizenship title, and their AKC Urban Canine Good Citizenship title.

Each season, a limited number of spaces are available for adopting families. Snitker Goldens may also reserve one or two pups showing an aptitude for therapy work, who will then be taken through this program.

Please visit our Gold Select page for more information.

reserve a Gold Select

Snitker Goldens is my number one choice of breeders of Golden Retrievers.  This family-run small business has the right complement of skills, ethics, and temperament to breed and raise Goldens that will stand out in a crowd - whether as the family pet or a valuable service dog for a disabled individual/veteran.  Snitker Goldens has created the ideal environment in their breeding facility that is rich in stimulus for the newly-born puppies through seven/eight weeks of age.  Rhonda and her team know how and when to introduce the puppies to new experiences and environments while providing lots of tender loving care and ensuring the puppies and their mothers are fit and healthy.  Snitker Goldens’ puppies receive a solid foundation for growth into solid, beautiful Goldens.”  
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 — Karen D. Jeffries, Founder and President Emeritus of Veterans Moving Forward - a nonprofit organization that provides service dogs to veterans with physical and mental health challenges

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