Forever Your Puppies

Rex and Zoe W.

Breeder of Golden Retrievers

  • Walnut Grove, MO
  • Responds within a day

Meet the breeder

I'm Rex and Zoe W., the breeder behind Forever Your Puppies located in Walnut Grove, MO. Our mission is to raise healthy, happy, adorable English Golden Retriever puppies and connect loving families with their new best friends! We cherish each of our dogs and puppies, and we do everything we can to make sure that they get the best lives possible. That includes everything from choosing healthy parents with good temperaments, to proper socialization and daily care, to placing them in loving homes.

Q. & A. with Rex and Zoe

  • Why did you start breeding?

    I was raised taking care of animals on my family's ranch. As a breeder since 2003, I have enjoyed seeing the puppies grow and develop their own personalities and eventually join new loving families. My wife and I have chosen to focus on what is known in the U.S. as the "English" or "European goldens," a.k.a. "English creams." Simply, these are golden retrievers with very recent lines from Europe.

  • What makes your program special?

    We live on a 400 acre farm, giving lots of space for our dogs and puppies to run, play and go on walks. We make sure to do Early Neurological Stimulation exercises with each of our puppies on days 3 through 16 of their life. It activates the puppy's neurological system early on to improve resistance to stress and disease and improve performance of the cardiovascular system and adrenal glands. We have also done extensive research to provide high quality nutrition and supplementation for our parents and puppies. These supplements from Revival Animal Health and Nuvet Labs strengthen overall health, bone and joint health, gut health and their reproductive system. Mom and puppies also continuously receive a coccidiosis preventative supplement with their food before and after whelping.

  • What are the different breed coat colors in your program?

    Our puppies are light golden. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.

  • Where do your breeding dogs live?

    They live in my home and a kennel on my property.

Matched dogs

These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.

Getting a puppy from Rex and Zoe

Rex and Zoe has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.

Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.

Price

Puppy prices include a $300 non-refundable deposit and between $1,700 - $2,200 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“Current vaccinations, vet check, health certificate, microchipped, dew claws removal, 1 year health guarantee, pre-paid AKC limited registration, sample bag of puppy food, & travel crate if flying. Deposits are non-refundable unless the customer has extenuating circumstances and can show proof.”

Contract & health guarantee

Rex and Zoe may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Rex and Zoe offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Rex and Zoe directly.

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What’s included

    • From Good Dog
      • Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
      • 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
      • Puppy Training Program & private community
    • Enrichment & socialization
      • Various sounds
      • Car rides
      • Surface & tactile stimulation
      • Socialized with children
      • Socialized in new places
      • Scent introduction
      • Daily handling
      • Socialized with other dogs
      • Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
    • Puppy health practices
      • Vet check
      • First round of shots and deworming
      • Vet records
      • Microchip
    • Extras
      • AKC registration
      • Initial potty training
      • Food & treats
      • Registration

Location & pick-up

You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Rex and Zoe.

Breeder’s location

Meet in Walnut Grove, MO

4767 miles away

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Other pick-up locations

Meet at Kansas City Airport (was Mid-Continent )

4713 miles away

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Meet in St. Louis, MO

4582 miles away

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More about Rex and Zoe

  • Club memberships

    Rex and Zoe is a member of Missouri Pet Breeder Association.

  • Rex and Zoe has been a member of Good Dog for about 4 years

    Rex and Zoe was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2021.

  • Rex and Zoe’s links

Rex and Zoe is a trusted Good Dog breeder

Forever Your Puppies meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:

  • Responsible breeding practices
  • Health of breeding dogs and puppies
  • Puppy environment and enrichment
  • Buyer education and policies

Parent dogs

Parent health testing

Breeder-Reported Testing

Good level

Forever Your Puppies reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Golden Retrievers.

  • Hip Dysplasia (Preliminary), Hip Dysplasia

    Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.

  • Elbow Dysplasia (Preliminary), Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)

    Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.

  • Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)

    Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Golden Retriever Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (NCL5), Golden Retriever Type, DNA Disease Panel, Ichthyosis, Golden Retriever Type 1, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), PRA, Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd), PRA, Golden Retriever 2, PRA, Golden Retriever 1

    Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).

Verified owner stories

Hear what other owners say about working with Rex and Zoe to bring home their puppies.

  • Jeni M.

    Verified owner · June 2025

    Rex was very helpful and timely on getting back to us. Rex was very patient and made sure we understood how this would all work, from the flight to him checking to make sure our new pup(Charlie) was in hand! Thanks Rex!

  • JP

    Jyoti P.

    Verified owner · Jan. 2023

    We brought our Blaze on 2nd Jan. he is really a bundle of joy. Rex is his breeder. Our experience with Rex Wilkins is really a great. He is very very cooperative. He arranged video calls to choose a puppy. After booking he arranged video calls for every week according to our convenient time. There is no any sign of hurry to wind up the video call from him. He spends time how much we wanted to see Blaze. Right from his health reports to the transportation his everything is very well arranged. He sends all required documents along with Blaze. We are really very happy with Rex’s services. Highly recommend Rex if anyone looking for a puppy

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Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.