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 CUSTOMER COMMENTS
If you have a Saturday Night golden retriever send us
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Saturday Night Kai - Annie/Solo - 3/17/09
Search and Rescue
7-8-10
Dear Jill
Kai is a little tracking
machine. We spent 2 weeks in June at Tracking/Cadaver seminars and this weekend
he will be learning how to search for drowning victims from a boat. Love him,
he is the best dog.
Sincerely
Rena
Ferguson
Bonneville County Sheriffs
Search and Rescue
Saturday Night Golden Retreiver kennel has great hunting dogs!! It is this desire to hunt that we put to use in the world of Search and Rescue. This last Thursday (April 1st) Saturday Night Kai (rhymes with guy) went on his first search mission. A missing woman in the foothills above Idaho Falls. Kai was not a participant but an observer. Kai at age one is being trained in tracking and cadaver, this summer he will start water training (for drowning victims). Next summer we plan on being certified and start searching on our own. What a great dog, thanks to Jill and her help, a couple of years from now we plan on coming back to Saturday Night Golden for our next puppy. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Rena Ferguson
Bonneville County Sherif’s Search and Rescue
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Saturday Night Gus - Babe/Finn - 8/31/2009
First night home - 7 wks First rooster 3 1/2 mos. Training 7 mos - Easter
Gus is the third golden I’ve had over the last 40 years. All were hunters and pets that brought great pleasure to our family. Gus is fitting in the same mold nicely and from the time we brought him home we’ve been picking up his retrieves. Anything that isn’t too heavy is brought to hand. Gus and I were invited on an eastern Oregon pheasant hunt in mid December. I had concerns about him being too young (3 ½ months) but we were hunting private property with experienced hunters and dogs so we accepted the invite. Gus’ natural instincts kicked in right away and he worked hard in the field (with several puppy naps during the day). On the second day he got up his first rooster and went for the retrieve. Unfortunately he couldn’t get the bird in his little mouth – we called it good anyway. Although he is a very serious hunter, he has a lovely disposition around everyone – young and old.
When we started looking for a golden puppy a year ago we found it to be a very frustrating experience. We were looking for a pet as well as a hunting companion. Most of the breeders we looked at were breeding show dogs and the dogs didn’t have the outdoor spirit we wanted. Jill and Doug were referred to us by a hunting friend who said that Saturday Night dogs were performers. Boy was he right. Gus was a perfect traveling companion on the 15 hour drive home (49 days old). He is a real treat in our house and gets along great with an old lab and an aggressive cat. He is very smart and takes direction with a positive spirit. His strongest drive is to work and please – he certainly takes after his parents. We train as often as possible, usually 3 -5 days a week and he hates when a session ends.
Our thanks go out to Jill and Doug (and Babe and Finn) for making it a great experience and for producing a wonderful pet and best friend.
Deborah and Craig Westlin
Bellingham, WA
Saturday Night Goldtop Bailey's Comet JH - Babe/Finn girl, 8-31-09
Bailey at 8 months 5-24-10 Hi Jill,
Just thought you might like to know Bailey got her first two legs for her Junior
Hunter this weekend. Those were her first tries and she was able to pass on
both, so we were pretty excited. We want to get the junior hunter and then
start running Derby instead of the hunt tests. It was good for her to
get practice and have the experience on the line. She hadn’t had any birds that
were shot fresh in the air before, so she wasn’t quite sure about them at
first! She has a lot of drive and style.
Benita
Bailey at 4 months 6 months - with Todd at 1st competition 6 Months
Because we wanted to find a field trial dog and possibly start our own kennel , we were really careful about our choice. After a lot of hours researching bloodlines and looking for the right golden for us, we decided on Saturday Night Golden Retrievers. Jill and Doug have definitely done their research and have spent the time and money to establish excellent breeding lines, ensuring the longevity of the breed. Saturday Night Goldtop Baileys Comet (Bailey) is a loving, people crazy pup. Since we drove home with her in the car for 11 hours she has been a lot of fun and not too much trouble. She adjusted quickly to our family and got along well with our other pets, of which she quickly could out think our 4 year old miniature dachshund and our 8 year yellow lab. She has been easy to train, and we have started entering her in field trials. Considering she hadn’t seen grass until a week before the trial, she did very well and we are eager to keep her competing. Jill and Doug have definitely established their kennel to produce pups that will meet a variety of needs and be ready to quickly become a part of your family.
S
Todd and Benita Otterness
Goldtop Goldens
Lowry, Minnesota
Saturday Night Big City Lights - "Tucker" - Babe/Finn Male - 8/31/09 7-23-2010
Here is a picture of Tucker and George from the July 17th and 18th Finger Lakes
Junior Hunt Test. These were Tucker's first Hunt Tests, and he did a great job
and passed both days. He loves to compete, and we hope to have his Junior
Hunter title by the end of the summer. We are very proud of him, especially
since he is not even a year old yet. Judy and George
8 Weeks old - First night at home 6 Months Retrieving a bumper
After much research on the internet, we contacted Saturday Night Golden Retrievers. Jill was great, and answered all our questions. We still have the phone message when she called and said she had a male puppy available for us. It was our lucky day!
We fell in love with Tucker from the first picture we saw of him. Jill was great and kept us updated with pictures and videos of Tucker until it was time to take him home. It meant so much to see his weekly progress. When Tucker was ready to come home, George flew from our home in Stuyvesant, New York, to Billings, Montana. Doug was good enough to deliver Tucker to the airport for his long journey home with George. He did so well on the plane that people did not even realize that George had a puppy on the plane with him. From the moment he came into our home, he became a loved member of our family. He and our other two goldens are the best of friends. Tucker is a beautiful puppy. He is very smart, and is easy to train. Tucker is almost seven months old now and is a big boy- he weighs 70 lbs. He looks just like his dad, Finn. We have joined a retriever club, and are training Tucker for hunt tests. So far, he is doing great- he has the drive of a good retriever, and we are very proud of his progress. We believe this is the result of Saturday Night Golden's breeding. We would recommend Saturday Night Golden Retrievers to anyone who is looking for a high quality, beautiful golden. Thanks Jill and Doug for everything!
George and Judy Pearsall
Stuyvesant, New York
Saturday Night Miss O'Sarah - Annie/Solo litter 3/17/09
Water retrieves - 4 1/2 months old 4 months old 11 months old
3-10-10 Here is a photo of our Saturday Night Miss O'Sarah. She was born March 17, 2009 to the Annie/Solo litter. Our Miss Sarah is perfect!! Besides being beautiful, she is also very intelligent. And we know this because she had us trained within a couple of months! Sarah is such a wonderful companion and she keeps us very entertained. We don't hunt but Sarah loves to pick up scents around the property and is fascinated with birds. I know she would be excellent at hunting because she is so bright and willing to please. We are hoping that someday she might find "gold." After all, she is a Golden Retriever!! Doug and Jill have been wonderful at sharing advice and support this last year. We hope to get a sister for our Sarah in the near future and wouldn't think of going to another breeder. Thank you Doug and Jill for our precious Miss Sarah!! Oh yes, she is a little bit spoiled...and oh how we love to spoil her!
Chuck and Sally Muto
Emigrant MT
Saturday Night Sadie Ladie - Lily/Finn litter - 11/23/09
Sadie at 5 months Sadie at 3 months
We researched different lines of hunting golden retrievers but were most impressed with Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.
Not only were the Flaments very knowledgeable, they were so willing to answer all our questions to make sure we chose the
right pup for us. And "Sadie" is the perfect match! Sadie is very affectionate, well socialized , wants to please, learns fast,
is "birdy", sleeps through the night and is house-trained! Almost perfect! Not only will she be a great hunter, she will also
be trained as a therapy dog. We drove from Minnesota to Montana to see the well-managed, clean, impressive kennels and
dogs. Job well done Flaments!! Uncle Ed would be proud of Sadie!!
Andy and Diane Driver
St. Cloud, MN
Saturday Night Teal - Annie/Solo litter - 3/17/09
 
I have been thoroughly pleased and somewhat awed by this Teal dog. He was born March 17th, 2009, and I picked him up the third week of May. He readily adapted to crate training and house training. He has from day one displayed a strong urge to retrieve, a good nose and keen eye, and a desire to learn.
We opened bird season on September 1, when Teal was 5 1/2 months old (younger than I would normally start a dog to gun - but he was ready). We flushed a big blue grouse and at my shot, the bird dropped, and Teal retrieved that big grouse (the first bird he'd even been exposed to) as it he'd done it all his life. No hesitation, no ruffling of feathers - just "here you go." He retrieved 2 other grouse that day. We ended the bird season on January 15, when Teal was just shy of 10 months old, with Teal retrieving 2- 14 lb Canada geese and 2 ducks from the Missouri River. I checked my log book and my log shows that Teal hunted with me 31 days, and retrieved 46 birds, in his first season - no birds lost, and several birds retrieved that were still very much alive. His season included hunting and retrieving blue grouse, ruffed grouse, sharptailed grouse, hungarian partridge, pheasants, geese, and ducks. He has a wonderful water entry, showed no reluctance to hit icy cold water, and showed no reluctance to push cattails, buckbrush, snowberry, or willows.
Teal is a very social dog - curious about everything, very alert, and very friendly. I have been very pleased with the Flaments and with their kennel. I learned of them through research, as my 7-year-old golden was sick and I knew I'd be losing him. Jill and Doug were very open with me, answered all of my questions, and are very personable people committed to their dogs. Their kennel is immaculate, and their care of their dogs is self-evident. I would not hesitate to purchase another dog from them, or to recommend them as potential breeders.
Alan Charles
Helena & Miles City, MT
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