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Below our four exceptional studs are listed.  We are blessed to have each one.  In the future, their genetics will be blended and the puppies will be...just dynamite.   We look forward to the journey to get there and invite you to come along!

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The four documents below are for Hugo's hips, heart, eyes and semen analysis:

Meet One Step Closer of Clear Passion, call name, "Hugo".  The acquisition of Hugo reflects my commitment to produce the best quality English Goldens.  His name means: "bright in mind and spirit".  The name signifies intelligence, thoughtfulness, and a strong inner essence.  This fits him well as he is very loving, playful and very well behaved.  He loves to give hugs...long, bear hugs...so we sometimes call him hug-o!

He is from the Clear Passion kennel, a long-standing, top-quality European program, owned by a doctor of veterinary medicine who said of him, "He is a fun dog, full of life and very loving...and with a unique pedigree" and "He is a truly special boy".  Hugo's paternal grandsire is, Lorinford Harlequin (BIS-1, BIS-2, 3xBIS-3, BIS-4, 6xBIG-1, 18xBOB) and his son, JCH ÖCH HRCH Daily Rays Trust In You, is Hugo's sire. (See their pictures at k9-data.com.)  Hugo's champion dam, Blue Star Music, is a stunningly gorgeous foundation female for Clear Passion.  She has a record of 22 shows from all over Europe.  The rest of Hugo's pedigree is loaded with champions and generations of health screening.  He has his family's gorgeous looks and an endearing personality.  While spending his youth at Clear Passion in Europe, Hugo got to be a house dog, a show dog, completed testing for hips/elbows, heart, eyes, genetics, and semen quality and he became a daddy!  His hips scored A1 which is the highest score (in Europe).  His breeder valued him enough to do a semen collection so she can produce future litters with his genetics.  I am very grateful to the whole Clear Passion family for taking such wonderful care of him and allowing him to be here.  He is just wonderful.  Hugo weighs about 70 pounds and was born on Valentine's Day.  And it was love at first sight!  He is perfect for breeding to my Finn and Leon daughters and those puppies are going to be exceptional.  

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Hugo in Europe, 2025...about 14 mos. old. 

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Sweetcream's Huckleberry Finn

 SOLD to another breeder to continue his amazing track record.  Listed here for reference as he is the sire of our Crystal, Poppy, Misty, Fluffy and Buddy (a hunk!). 

Finn's pedigree and health testing:  http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=1214678

Hips: Good.  Heart & Eyes: Normal (2025) w /BO.  "Clear" for: prcd PRA, PRA1, PRA2, Ichthyosis and DM.

Here is the link to Finn's OFA page with his CHIC.  https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2330616

Finn arrived here November 2024 as a health-tested and proven stud dog from the the Orth's (Sweetcream), who we have been working with for many years.  Bart said Finn is overall the best stud they ever had.  Finn is very handsome, solidly built and very correct in form from the style of his handsome head...no heaviness in flews (sagging lips are not correct), ears correct, back not too long, leg angulation correct and up on his pasterns, rear feet not rocked back...to his tail meeting the hocks.  He has excellent movement as well and weighs 81 pounds at 23 1/2" tall.  His coat is also correct.  Finn is smart, confident and obedient and loves retrieving.  He loves to play and he loves to be by your side.  Finn prefers to do natural breedings, siring large litters and healthy puppies with wonderful personalities.  We are so grateful to have Finn's genetics to help us produce healthy and gorgeous Golden puppies. 

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​​Tradition's Patton

 

Patton has a heart of gold and I love him to bits!  He just might be the most loving and kind-hearted and perfectly behaved dog I've ever known. He's really got my heart with his great looks, gentlemanly demeanor, and happy and loving personality. In 2025, we let him loose on the farm and he has been just perfect...total respect for belongings and the other critters and no prey drive...so far!  He even let me know about a newly born baby alpaca that was out of sight...without touching it...he guarded it..such a very good boy!  You can just see the love in his eyes. He doesn't chew things up or dig holes and he stays near the house.  He is a light cream color with a stocky build and is gorgeously handsome, always smiling, intelligent, very obedient and loves to retrieve.  As a puppy, Patton had one of the largest wisdom bumps on his noggin that we've ever seen. It's just starting to get it's size in the photo above.  This is a common trait in Goldens.  In the olden days, it was said that most dog's with a wisdom bump couldn't be bought...the owner's valued them highly. Patton was first pick boy from his litter and stood out for his stout frame, thick bones, nice head and thick coat, stocky build, strong overall conformation/proportions and movement and alert, pleasant and even disposition. Patton is clear for all Golden Retriever genetic conditions through Neogen Canine Health Check.  His hips are good.  Elbows are normal.  Heart is structurally normal on an ECHO and velocity was normal.  Eyes: No cataracts.  His sire, import Sleepysong Leontino is from Europe and had his health testing done over there and his dam is Sweetcream Kea Cloud (See their health test results at k9data.com.)  AKC: SS38457607.  Patton is perfect for breeding to our Finn daughters, Crystal, Fluffy and Misty. [Disclosure: Patton had a bacterial infection as a yearling, likely clostridium perfringens, that caused a fold in his retina to be "a little too much"on examination, so the vet cannot sign him off as "normal" for eyes, even though it's not genetic.  Fortunately, he did pass for the things noted above which are the typical findings with Goldens.  But, this does mean that he can't get an OFA CHIC number and so sadly, it will limit the number of litters that we will have Patton sire.]

Traditions God Gets The Glory

Call name, "Buddy".  Pictures coming soon!  Born March 2025.  Everyone who sees Buddy comments on his exceptional good looks, hence his name.  He is very impressive.  I show the alpacas and not the dogs, but Buddy needs to be seen by some judges.  Robust with  correct conformation, proportions and movement, very good bone size, a handsome head and correct movement.  He easily stands square all on his own and his toes are forward and not rocked back.  Good angulation, low set hocks and tail is correct length.  His coat is dense, correct length and flat.  His mannerisms and personality are to die for...expressive and quite the gentleman.  He really wants to be right by your side and he does so very calmly, gently, quietly and respectfully, and then he's happy to go and play with the other dogs.  He is also exhibiting behaviors indicating he will be a very good stud...scenting and keeping tabs on the girls.  I already told him he will pass all his health testing with flying colors (lol).  In 2026, he will be old enough for eye and heart tests and March 2027 he can get a final on hips.  He is the son of our favorite dam, Traditions Sugar, and his sire is SC Huckleberry Finn, both are exceptional and top producers.  Our Fluffy is Buddy's sister from the same litter.  Clear by parentage for Ichthyosis, PRA1 and PRA2.  We feel dogs like Buddy are rare and a blessing from above.  Stay tuned!

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