REDTOWERS

We have a small kennel and are situated on the edge of a village on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. We only have Goldens, currently running at eleven.

They all live in the house with us, Dave, myself and son Paul.
When we have puppies maybe, one or two litters a year, they are born in the house, and we spend the first three to four weeks sleeping in the whelping room, to see the puppies and their mum throught the first stages and until we have started to wean them. We encourage visitors to see the puppies once they are about three weeks old, and then again, if possible, to choose their puppy and to see mum, and dad, if we have used one of our own boys, to make sure they are well socialised before they go off to their new homes.

We follow the appropriate health schemes, hip and eyes. (certificates to show)
We breed foremost for the wonderfull temperament this breed has to offer, then construction and the other atributes that the breed standard states
We also show, and have been successful at open and Champ show level.
Our current show dogs are

Floyd (R. Jumpin Jack Flash) aged 6, who has numerous 1st at open shows (44 to date) and has been placed at nearly all Ch. shows attended, he has 8 Best of Breeds, Gundog grp 4, a gundog Grp 1, and at Suffok Kennel Open Show (August 2003) he won Best in Show, at stud to approved bitches)

Harley (R. Rebel Rouser) aged 7 (24 1st ) 5 best puppys 3 BOB and Gundog group wins, also has Ch. show placings (at stud to approved bitches)

Bodie (R Good Vibrations) aged 9 (29 1sts) Best puppy and Gundog Group wins

The Girls (some are shown and have had success between their maternal duties)

Abbie 10 (R Dancing Queen) Floyd and Flame`s mum,
Kellie 9 (R. Shady Lady) Bodie`s sister and Roxy`s mum
Hannah 12 (Alibren Jean Genie of R.) Harley`s mum
Flame 6 (Floyds sister)
Roxy (R Roxanne) 5 Harley and Kellies daughter
Ritzilyn Kitty Hawk for Redtowers (4)

The rest of the family

Gemma (Goldwing Iced Gem at R.) 12 (sadly no longer with us)
Connor (Carastene Fortunio at R.) 11
Shannon (Redtowers Pearly Queen) 13
(Abbie, Kellie and Bodies mum)

Spend their retirement hours lounging around with the others in the garden, or running in the paddock.
As we now have several oldies, the Redtowers team are not attending many shows
Our son who used to dog sit when we went to shows although still lives at home, does help out holiday times etc, but does not want to dog sit every weekend

2007

10th May 2007
It is with great sadness that I have so say that we have lost our oldest golden, Gemma (Goldwing Iced Gem at Redtowers) at 12 years 8months
We will miss her sweet ways
Good night sweet Gem God Bless

2008

We showed very little last year, some of our dogs are now getting quite elderly, and we dont like to leave them for too long

I hope to get to a few shows with Floyd and Roxy, and we may get some of the oldies out in veteran classes just fo a bit of fun

As long as the dogs are well and happy thats the main aim