In light of recent events in the UK regarding dog attacks, I thought that some dog owners and breeders may find this video intresting.

Although we don’t believe a good temperament is a given without the right guidelines, lifestyle and training throughout a dogs lifetime, we can start to put the foundations in place from birth. A puppies first main contact is with their mother, so we prioritise keeping the mother well-nourished, supported, and stress-free during pregnancy and rearing of their litter.

A calm and healthy mother is less likely to pass on anxious behaviours to her litter, providing a stable environment for the puppies early weeks of life. 

So, in this video we try to explain certain routines we have in place to help our puppies feel happy and contented to reach those first early milestones.

From a breeder’s perspective, a video like this isn’t just a montage of cute moments, it is a portfolio of professional care and a testament to the labour of love that goes into those first 56 days of your puppy’s life.

Sometimes its thinking about the work and knowledge that goes into raising a litter in the right conditions allowing them to progress to the next stage in their development.

We want you to feel part of this journey and development from the start so as breeders we feel the need to keep you updated with regular videos showing you the process from start to finish with important information and tips along the way.

When we share these videos with you, we are inviting you into the most crucial chapter of your puppy’s life. As breeders, our work begins long before these pups are born, but these first eight weeks are where the foundation of your future companion is built.

In the beginning, you see the quiet. My role here is ensuring the mother is supported, well nourished, and stress free so she can focus entirely on her litter. This stage is about health, warmth, and the first gentle touches that teach a puppy that humans are a source of comfort.

Many people say to me how do you produce such nice litters? My response is always the same, you look after the mother first!

As you watch them grow from three to five weeks, you’re seeing the ‘awakening.’ We are carefully monitoring their milestones: the first time they find their feet, the moment their eyes focus on a face, and the transition to solid food. We make these environments safe yet stimulating, allowing their natural curiosity to override their fears.

Then from six to eight weeks of age our focus shifts to confidence building. The outdoor play you see isn’t just playtime it’s an education. We introduce different textures under their paws, new sounds, and social interactions with siblings and people.

We are looking to mould those personality traits as a litter ensuring foundations are set for training to begin in their new homes.

Our goal is that by the time your puppy leaves for their new home, some of the ‘hard work’ of early development is done, leaving you with a brave, healthy, and happy family companion.

This gorgeous chap is currently availble and will be ready to leave for his new home from Sunday 30th November 2025.

If youd like any further information or video footage of the litter to view there journey so far please let me contact Phillip on 07761303334.

Nearly 7 years ago i had a litter of Labradors and decided to keep a puppy for myself, we called her Treacle. I took the time to film my training journey with Treacle as i thought it would be a good tool for myself to watch her progress in real time and hopefully helpful to others.

I have now uploaded all videos in order to make it easy for others to follow.

Golden retriever litter currently reaching 3 weeks of age in this video, you can now start to see individual features as their eye sight and hearing also starts to develop.

You can also see the puppies coat colour developing.

This is Archer our young fully health tested male Golden retriever. Archer has a soft but very willing temperament. Archer is in training and at this time showing all the potential of becoming a very capable dog.

Archer is now fully health tested and all results can be seen below.

Pedigree and health test results recognised by The Kennel Club can be viewed here

View Archers Full DNA health report at wisdom panel here.

Archer has had full health screening relevant for the breed.

***ALL HEALTH TESTS UP TO DATE***

***WITH A CURRENT CLEAR EYE CERTIFICATE INCLUDING GONIO***

BVA clear eye certificate date preformed 14/05/2024. Clinically unaffected

This should be preformed every year to guarantee the health of the stud dogs eyes.

BVA clear GONIO eye certificate score 0/0 date preformed 14/05/2024. Clinically unaffected. I can not express how important this is!

This should be preformed every 3 years to guarantee the health of the stud dogs eyes.

BVA hip score 4/3

BVA elbow score 0/0

DNA tested CLEAR for all of the disease’s below.

This male can never produce any affected puppy for any of the disease’s listed below or any of the other 272 disease’s he has been tested Clear for.

PRA-GR1 – CLEAR

PRA-GR2 – CLEAR

PRA-PRCD – CLEAR

ICT-A – CLEAR

ICT 2 – CLEAR

MD-GR – CLEAR

NCL5-GR – CLEAR

DM – CLEAR

This is Henry!

What can I say……….

If you have seen the videos of Henry in training as a young puppy you will know that he has always been biddable, honest and with a great personality!

If you haven’t seen Henry’s training video and would like to see what he was like please click HERE.

As a breeder I have always concentrated on my bitch line for strength and bringing in compatible males to complement my line.

So Henry is the first home bred Golden retriever dog I have had standing at stud, I am very happy with what kind of dog Henry is turning into and his pedigree will complement my line for future generations.

Henry has had health screening relevant for the breed

***ALL HEALTH TESTS UP TO DATE***

***WITH A CURRENT CLEAR EYE CERTIFICATE INCLUDING GONIO***

BVA clear eye certificate date preformed 21/07/23. Clinically unaffected

This should be preformed every year to guarantee the health of the stud dogs eyes.

BVA clear GONIO eye certificate score 0/0 date preformed 21/07/23. Clinically unaffected. I can not express how important this is!

This should be preformed every 3 years to guarantee the health of the stud dogs eyes.

BVA hip score 6/6

BVA elbow score 0/0

DNA tested CLEAR for all of the disease’s below.

This male can never produce an affected puppy for any of the disease’s listed below.

PRA-GR1 – CLEAR

PRA-GR2 – CLEAR

PRA-PRCD – CLEAR

ICT-A – CLEAR

ICT 2 – CLEAR

MD-GR – CLEAR

NCL5-GR – CLEAR

DM – CLEAR

Our current litter of Labrador retrievers are now reaching 5 weeks of age, at this time we have 1 male puppy available at this time.

UPDATE 1 black male available.

This litter has been bred with health and temperament in mind and will make fantastic family companions.

if you would like any further information please contact ourselves.

Great news, our Golden Retriever litter has arrived safe and sound. Mum and pups are looking very strong and very content.

If you would like any further information on this litter please email ourselves phillip@fallowfen.com

Great news! We have now confirmed that Treacle our black Labrador female is expecting puppies the beginning of August.

You can see Treacle being trained on this blog when she was just a puppy, Treacle was and absolute dream to train and very easy as you’ll see.

The father is also our homebred Yellow male aka Harry. Harry can also be seen in training on this blog.

This litter should contain black and yellow puppies.

If you would like full like details please email phillip@fallowfen.com

I have also added video footage of one of our previous litter sired by Harry so you can see what to expect from ourselves. The litter is nearly 7 weeks of age in this video.