We just received our first true English Creme Golden retriever girl and we are very excited!! She is a gorgeous girl and has an amazing pedigree that we hope to share very soon.
She was born June 10, 2018 and had an epic journey to Texas that Started last Thursday October 11. She first had a 4.5 hour flight from Budapest, Hungary to Dubai. In Dubai she had a 10 hour layover and we were very pleased that Dubai has very strict rules on transporting pets that required time out of the kennel, cleaning the kennel, feeding and time to relieve herself. She then boarded in Dubai for the very long flight to Houston , Texas. We at Texas TLC Goldens live roughly 190 miles from the Houston Airport so we took the day off Friday 10/12 and drove to pick her up. We of course brought River and Harley with us that that turned out to be a VERY good thing.
After finally clearing US customs, we got Emma in her crate but she was VERY scared and confused, that is until we got her inside the truck and she spotted River and Harley ; all at once everything was alright. It was like flipping a switch. She was totally a puppy again and VERY happy to be here.
We drove back to Bulverde late Friday night after stopping at our son’s home near the airport to give her a quick bath and food, arriving home around 1:15am. We took her to our local vet at 10:30 that morning and they pronounced here completely healthy! We then attended a “Puppy Play Day” hosted by the breeder that we got River and Harley from that afternoon with around 10 or 11 golden Retrievers total and it was a total success!! Emma was the hit of the event and totally had a blast.
Today (Saturday) we took her to K9 Country club and we found out she is a total water dog.. She dove into deep water and swam immediately and seemed to LOVE it!! the only real challenge is getting pictures of a puppy that is not wet!
We’ve had her 48 hours now and are totally thrilled with her. We look forward to the fine puppies she produces in around 2 years! In the mean time we are loving adding her to the family.
We have seen her pedigree but because of international paperwork and the time it will take to get it transferred to AKC it will be a few weeks before we can post her details. In summary here are her stats:
- 30lbs at 4 months old
- Sire: Champion
- Dam: Best in show
- The rest of the pedigree: stock full of champions on both sides
- Clear for all DNA clearances we care about
- Both parents are the European equivalent of OFA good on hips and elbows
- She’s just freaking cute
Here Emma is in her first 48 hours as an American citizen:
