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About Us
Our Story
We bought our first dog, a
liver colored English Springer Spaniel named Major when George Bush Sr. was in
office. Ray insisted on getting the same dog the president had! Major was a
loyal family dog and had the classic Springer Spaniel
 spunk that we love so
much. After years of owning Major (picture to the right) we decided the family should own another dog.
Jamie was seven years old when she insisted on finding a Golden Retriever
breeder. She did her  research and presented the case to the family, who was
planning on purchasing another Springer Spaniel. Ray and Teresa were weary of
the size, and did not know much about the breed. They decided to attend the
Maryland Kennel Club show at the Baltimore Armory in February 1997. It was here
where Jamie fell in love with a Golden Retriever named Bandit, owned by Mike
Cummings. "I remember petting his fluffy golden head and looking into his
beautiful dark eyes and feeling his friendliness, in that moment I was set on
Goldens." Mike Cummings daughter, Kelly Shuffelbottom happened to have a litter
of puppies that were ready for homes in April. (Picture Left: Jamie & Allie,
second Novice Junior Handler win)
Extremely excited, the family drove up to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to meet the
puppies.  For
weeks we prepared for our first show dog, Sugar (pictured to the left). We named her
CH. Honeybear's Golden
Sugar Cooky.
After a few years in the business we decided to purchase our second show dog,
Jack, from a highly acclaimed breeder in Massachusetts, Julie MacKinnon (Nautilus
Golden Retrievers, MA). Jack took us so many
places, including the first time our names were listed in the Top 20 Golden
Retriever statistics. CH. Nautilus
Heart of the Ocean (see photo right).
In
2004 our friend Kendra Huber (Keeley
English Setters, PA) introduced us to the
English Setter breed. She was given a puppy from Francie & Bob Stevens (Fieldplay
English Setters, RI), and asked me if I would
like to Co-Own the bitch, Nike, with her. Also in 2004 we were introduced to
Beverly Wilson (Numoon
Golden Retrievers, MA). Jamie needed a dog to
show in junior showmanship that was vivacious, and Bev had the perfect dog.
Thanks to Beverly, Jamie and "Bear" accomplished many goals in junior sho wmanship.
Beverly now is a highly respected breeder. Currently, her
boy, Ch. Numoon's Just Because, SDHF, BISS is performing in the conformation ring with
Jamie. We greatly appreciated Beverly and her husband Bruce, for all of the
beautiful dogs they send down to us.
Jamie is
now a professional handler, showing both our dogs as well as clients. Through
years the of success and years of defeat, showing will always be a part of our
lives.
Pictured Right: Kendra Huber &
Jamie showing setters.
Our breeding
program
We strive
to produce healthy, beautiful and happy dogs. We do not breed dogs who
do not meet the breeding standards of either the
GRCA (Golden Retriever Club of
America) or ESAA (English Setter Association of America). We receive heart, eye,
hip clearances on all of our Golden Retrievers prior to breeding. We do BAER
(hearing) tests on all English Setter puppies prior to selling them. We also get
hip clearances on all setters prior to breeding. We are a hobby kennel, which
means we only breed selectively, and we only have a few litters per year, if
any. We breed because we enjoy producing quality puppies, and try to better the
breed. If you would like more information about our breeding program, send us an
email at baybreezgoldn@aol.com. Pictured right: Ray and
Teresa. :
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