Dirnanean Golden Retrievers

There have been Golden Retrievers in our family since the 1930s. The breed was my father's choice of working gundog during summers spent at his home "Dirnanean" in Perthshire, Scotland. All current Dirnanean Golden Retrievers are descended from old, dual purpose lines rarely found these days, originally nurtured by my sister's Overdene Golden Retrievers from whom our foundation bitch Tizzy came in 2000. Most are mid to dark gold in colour, with just one or two ending up more cream than golden.

Our dogs live indoors as family and as a general rule, we only have a litter when it's time to keep a puppy for our line, or when someone in the family (or a close friend) would like one and currently, we do not have plans for more puppies at Dirnanean for the foreseeable future. Eyes are tested under the KC/BVA scheme, and hips/elbows are usually X-rayed and scored/graded when our girls are old enough. Temperament is our most important consideration when choosing a stud dog, and it's rare for us to have more than one litter every 18-24 months. We endorse the KC registrations of all our puppies with "R" (progeny not eligible for registration) and "X" (not eligible for issue of an export pedigree) and we do not send puppies to homes overseas even if we already know the enquirers.

Our litters are raised indoors with access to the garden (weather permitting) from about 4½-5 weeks old, and they leave home with an extensive puppy pack, including puppy sales contract. We are happy to hear from people who have our puppies for as long as they would like to keep in touch with us, and aim to answer questions and provide advice through the lifetime of a Dirnanean Golden Retriever.

Our Dogs

• Dirnanean Bonnie - Golden Retriever Fully Health Tested ⓘ
• Dirnanean Little Bo Peep - Golden Retriever Health Tested
• Dirnanean Mockingbird - Golden Retriever Health Tested
• Overdene Dancing Raynebows Over Dirnanean - Golden Retriever Health Tested
• Overdene Dearbhaile with Dirnanean - Golden Retriever Fully Health Tested ⓘ
• Overdene Golden Raynebow Over Dirnanean - Golden Retriever Health Tested

Rainbow Bridge

• Dirnanean Honey Bee - Golden Retriever Health Tested
• Overdene Kithera of Dirnanean - Golden Retriever Health Tested

Previous Litters

• 30th March 2025 - Golden Retriever Parents Fully Health Tested ⓘ
• 26th July 2024 - Golden Retriever Parents Fully Health Tested ⓘ
• 14th April 2022 - Golden Retriever Parents Fully Health Tested ⓘ
• 8th August 2019 - Golden Retriever Parents Health Tested
• 29th June 2014 - Golden Retriever Parents Health Tested
• 13th January 2012 - Golden Retriever Parents Health Tested
• 5th April 2008 - Golden Retriever Sire Health Tested