Welcome! Here are pictures of our Champion AKC Golden Retriever puppies. Check back here for updates on litter availability. We have all parents on-site, and they are pictured below. 

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING DEPOSITS FOR OUR SUMMER 2008 LITTERS. Since most of our pups sell before they are born, we suggest you place your deposit now before they are all gone!  Email us for more information.

 Our pups sell for $675.00. Each puppy is fully guaranteed against congenital defects and comes with a  copy of the Sire and Dam's AKC Pedigrees, which can also be viewed online. We also include a copy of their AKC Research Pedigrees, which are more extensive and show all their champion ancestry. We invite you to look at some of the pictures of our dogs, Astro,  Maggie and Laken, by clicking their pictures below or the links above. All of our dogs have multiple Champion Bloodlines.

Get answers to frequently-asked questions by clicking the "Questions" link. We also invite you to email us.

While you're here, take some time to view pictures of our most recent litters, or our previous litters.

For purchase information, contact:
Craig and Joan Braemer
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Email: puppies@3rdstage.com

Phone Calls: 
We occasionally advertise litters in our local newspapers, and we welcome initial phone calls from local area residents. If you found our web site by reading a local newspaper ad, please feel free to call us at the number listed in the ad. 

For prospective buyers who find us by browsing the web, we prefer initial contact by email, which is why we have no phone number listed here. We were being flooded with calls from people who weren't really serious, or wanted a pup "Now", when we did not have one available. Many calls also dealt with questions already answered on our web site. Often we were away from home and just got a message on our answering machine, which meant that we spent a LOT of money returning long distance calls to people who never bought a pup anyway.

So, we request that you email us your questions. You will receive an immediate automated response with the latest litter information. If your email contains any questions not answered by the automated response, we will contact you right away. Serious buyers will, of course, get our phone number, AND address, because we WANT you to come visit our kennel. If you purchased a pup previously, please feel free to call us with any questions or concerns about your dog. 

PLEASE, DO NOT CALL "The Dog Trainer" about our puppies. She has given us a few pages on her website, but is not affiliated with us (not even in the same town) and has no information about puppy availability.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Craig and Joan