Thank you Chris for helping us find our new family member. You were very informative in your breeding process. You answered all our questions we had. Our girls LOVE Reese. He is very loving and full of energy. Thank you again for everything. read more

Amadors Golden Meadows - Reese with the girls. - Pet Breeders Near Me

We bought our golden in 2010. She is the best dog I've ever had in my life. So loving and great with kids and any dog. She passed away yesterday and our hearts out so empty read more

Amadors Golden Meadows - Pet Breeders Near Me

My husband and I got a male puppy that we called Finnegan from the owner by the name of Chris. Chris was very responsive to my e-mails and calls during the whole process and I must say the moment I walked into her property and I saw all the dogs, my heart was about to burst with happiness with how beautiful and cute all the puppies were! We already had an adult golden retriever so we were familiar with the breed. We saw the parents and they were gorgeous, especially Isabella! It has been several months since Finnegan became a part of our family, he is now nearly a year old and he is very beautiful. His coat has a nice shade of color and everything was fine. In comparison with my other golden retriever, this one was a lot more energetic but he was easy to house train and he learned various commands quickly. The only issue I had with Finnegan was that he had some problems with his eyes (the lower eye lid was droopy causing discomfort). I was told this is somewhat normal on this breed and my dog actually grew out of it as he became older. Other than that, he was pretty healthy and he continues to be very loved by us. read more

UPDATE: We decided to adopt a 2 year old boy from Homeward Bound. Couldn't be any happier: http://www.yelp.com/biz/homeward-bound-golden-retriever-rescue-elverta I've been looking for a Golden Retriever in the Sacramento area for a while now. Amadors golden meadows pops up in a lot of Sacramento Bee ads. I contacted them to see if I could come by to meet the Sire & Lady, check out the puppies and learn a little more about them. All these things are highly advised by the AKC ( http://www.akc.or... ). Amadors Golden Meadows has the AKC logo on their website, but as I learned later, do not go with their recommendations. I get an email back from Christine that says the following: "Thanks for your interest in our Golden Family. Our county planning department has decided that if we show or sell pups from our home, it will increase the traffic on our road. To avoid all the red tape, we usually bring a selection of pups to a convenient location so folks can choose a pup. We have the remnants of 3 litters available. What were you looking for? Boy or Girl? Light or dark golden? Let me know you location and I can arrange a day and time to meet you somewhere between." So I cannot come to your house because the county complains about extra traffic? Do they sell 1000 puppies a year? How about I come as a guest? Dressed up as a pizza delivery guy? Or I park a mile away and walk? Nevermind... I quit trusting them instantly. Later, I learned from somebody who bought one of their puppies (had not had shots yet) that they actually take them to McKinley Park in Sacramento, and sell them out of the park. How is that any less against the rules than an extra car on the road to your house? And whether they drive to Sacramento, or I drive to Amador, that is an equal amount of traffic on the road right? Fishy excuse to make me not see where the puppies come from. And one week later, another ad ran in the Sac Bee with another litter ready for sale. This starts to feel like a puppy mill. 1 extra star, because the puppy they sold to the couple last year is actually doing great. For now. So this place is either a puppy mill, or a loving rural family breeding pups that does not want me to see where (or how) they live. Either way, for something as important as a puppy, I'm not taking any chances. I am taking recommendations on where to go instead. :) read more

A friend recently acquired one of the breeding females that this place was retiring. They gave her away for free, and told my friend that if they could not find her a new home she would be euthanized (they had crunched the numbers, and it was apparently just too much money to be feeding a dog that was no longer bringing in a profit). Poor dog, she gave them years of service, and then they just dump her like that! So the poor old dog is totally unsocialized to people and other dogs, she has obviously never seen the inside of a house, is scared of EVERYTHING, and is constantly hiding in the corner of their bedroom. At least she will get to live out her golden years with people who will truly love her and will take good care of her. Personally after all of this, I would NEVER buy a dog from this place :( read more

We bought our beautiful male puppy, Bogie, from Amadors in March 2013. He is perfect from his disposition to his temperament. This breeder knows what to look for as far as beauty goes. He has no eye, hip, or any other health problems; perfectly healthy other than his ear infections from swimming. Bogie could have easily been a show dog and we get compliments on the street all the time about his looks and block head. He loves to swim, is very sweet, easy to train, and so smart. The breeder was very friendly, let us visit the property, offered a fair price, was easy to reach, and even met us half way to pick up our new addition. Overall, our purchase and interaction was great. As someone that views pets as a family addition, it pains me that she breeds so often and quickly adopts out the dogs she will no longer breed. As someone that has family that does breed work dogs, we value each dog and give them a life long home as well as space out the breedings appropriately. As Bogie was growing, I emailed the breeder to update her and hopefully see pictures of his litter mates to see how they looked. She never responded, and I saw on the website that she had already bred his parents again that same year. I feel as though she is a puppy factory, whether this is intentional or not. The world already has too many dogs without homes and her excessive breeding does not help. I never got the updates that I wanted and overall I would not recommend her to a friend. As perfect as our dog is, it is also important to buy from someone to loves animals and takes good care of them. She has large property and the dogs have ample space, but are not trained or properly socialized. They are not pets but rather just breeding animals. I am sad that Bogie's mother has already been sold off and disregarded. Pets should be a lifelong addition, not a way to make money. read more

We just got a sweet male pup, 8 months old from Amadors. He's wonderful and after just a short week crate and house trained! We told Christine what we needed (gentle male- we have a toddler) and she knew just the right pup for our family. She worked with him on leash training the week before we picked him up. read more

My wife and I recently purchased a sweet little female pup from Amadors Golden Meadows. We asked Christine and Dennis if we could come out and visit the pups, as we weren't sure if we wanted a Male or Female puppy. Upon meeting the owners, they were very friendly and the home and property and kennels well kept. They did offer to bring some puppies to meet us in Sacramento, but also welcomed us to their property, which we gladly accepted and preferred. It is a family run business, and they seemed curious but protective to allowing just anyone coming out. I have read the previous review on YELP and I can totally understand why the owners are protective about allowing just anyone to their lovely property. Having family in Law Enforcement myself, you cannot be too careful. The choice of puppies were quite extensive and all appeared healthy and well mannered. The dogs have their own large yards, each with their partner, 2 to a yard. I thought it was so cute how all were given names by different family members who live on the ranch, which made me feel good knowing they all had a hand in caring for the pups well, and it wasn't a puppy mill or farm. The references all checked out...and after bringing our new little bundle of joy home we couldn't have been happier. It was well worth the short drive to lovely Amador County, and we recommend them without hesitation. read more

I am disturbed about the people writing thinking there s something fishy about how this breeder needs to bring pups to other locations. If the county gets complaints about too many cars from the neighbors, you have to comply. We met this breeder in Sac. as we lived in Auburn and it was a nice half way point. Nothing mysterious. You can see the whole property on line and all the dogs and owner reviews. I would not hesitate to buy another pup from them. Our dog Tucker is 4 and doing great. We had two golden brothers from another breeder and one died young of kidney failure and the other died of old age. There is no guarantee with any dog that it wont' fall ill. Please don't rule out Amador Golden Meadows. They were very nice people. Homeward Bound rejected us because we would not allow our dogs to sleep in our bedroom! Now that is disturbing. read more

Chris was absolutely incredible! She gave us great advice for raising our beautiful golden retriever! Great family lines! We love that she wants to raise goldens for families! Would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a great experience read more

We're almost at a year and our girl had a luxurious reddish coat, desires only to please and is completely house trained. She heels, crates when asked, plays with any water she finds and is wonderful. She's healthy and has great hip structure. GREAT breeding stock! Worth every dollar we paid. They're so nice, their place was such a joy to visit and we're happy, even with time! read more

We adopted our puppy about 2 years ago from Amadors Golden Meadows. Currently we are considering getting her a little sister or brother. I appreciated how Christine was very adept at discerning our needs and asking questions about what type of dog we wanted (active/sedate large/small). She knew each one's personality and was right on with what we were looking for. We were able to visit the entire litter at their home once they established we were serious, not just "shoppers". I was impressed by the amount of space and attention each dog gets. They are in yards (as seen on their website) much larger than the typical backyard and the kennels for the mommy dogs even have air conditioning for the summer time! Our puppy's mommy was getting fed cottage cheese and special treats while she was "recouperating" from her pregnancy. I doubt any other places that run this type of business give their dames the attention and affection these dogs get. We could not be happier with our girl, we get compliments on her and how beautiful and well behaved she is. We travel quite a bit, and she has been in high rise hotels and on road trips up and down the west coast. She loves to learn and is very eager to please. I couldn't ask for anything else. read more

The beautiful, healthy female puppy we bought from Amadors Golden Meadows just turned a year old, and we couldn't be happier with her. When we responded to the breeder's ad, we were welcomed to visit the property to select her. The pens were clean and large, and there was also another large, grassy fenced area where all of the litter mates could have play time with each other, and also the grandchildren of the breeder. To this day, our Golden is so exctied to see a child. The puppies were well fed, playful and friendly, clean, and had the appropriate medical care for their age. Even though our puppy was only 4 days short of 8 weeks when we selected her, the breeder insisted we return the following week to take her, abiding by CA law. She gave us shot and worming records, her AKC paperwork, and a supply of the puppy food she used, so we could swtich to our preferred brand slowly. We were very impressed with their entire operation, and would not hesitiate to purchase another puppy from this breeder. read more