Golden Hills Retrievers

Gloria A.

Verified owner · July 2026

Our family recently gained four paws, a wagging tail, and a whole lot of love! 🐾❤️ We adopted our amazing 5-year-old Labrador from Stephanie, and the experience couldn't have been easier. Stephanie was wonderful to work with—kind, responsive, and clearly cared deeply about finding the right home for her dogs. This sweet girl has already filled our home with happiness, laughter, and plenty of Labrador enthusiasm. She has has already claimed her spot as the official tennis ball inspector and greets us every day with the happiest tail wag, as if she's celebrating every moment with us. We're so grateful to Stephanie for bringing this bundle of joy into our lives. Thank you for helping us find our new best friend!

Lia G.

Verified owner · July 2025

From the moment I reached out to Stephanie inquiring about her puppies, everything flowed so easily and smoothly. She answered every question I had and even FaceTimed me so I could see the puppy. When it came time to pick up my puppy, I changed up my flight home to Alaska so that I could meet Stephanie in California. She met me at the airport despite my original flight being canceled and the second flight being delayed. When I found out I could not make it back on my flight because the airline did not have enough time to get my suitcase to the plane, Stephanie stayed with me while I had a bit of a panic attack. She calmed me down and stayed with me while I found and booked a hotel for the night. I know all of the hiccups put a damper on Stephanie’s day, but not once did she make me feel bad about it. I cannot thank her enough for all that she did. Now to talk about my amazing, beautiful, and incredibly smart puppy! From the evening that I met Melody at the airport, she was tail wags and kisses despite the hectic day and long wait at the airport. When I checked in at the hotel, Melody went potty on her pee pad and proceeded to follow me everywhere in the hotel. She also slept in the bed that night and woke me up 3 times to go potty. The next day we traveled from 11:30am (California time) until we landed in Kodiak at 7:37pm. That was 3 plane rides where I had to run to each gate to make the next flight. Not once did Melody bark, cry, or have an accident. She whined once when we were stuck waiting on the plane to take off from Anchorage because she was getting hot. Once I aimed the air on her and helped by fanning her, she stopped whining and fell asleep. Since being home, this girl has been a dream! Don’t get me wrong, she is still a puppy and has a penchant for pulling the dish rag off the oven door, but she is so well behaved. She has learned the command “drop it” quite well, lol. She learned within 24 hours (from her big sisters) to ring the bells to go out to the potty. She wakes me up once every night and then at about 4:45am to go potty. I could continue to gloat about my absolutely amazing girl, but I’ll stop. Take a look at the pictures I posted and I’m pretty sure you’ll agree that she is absolutely beautiful! I am so in love and have waited so long for her. Thank you, Stephanie for my best friend and for being there when you didn’t have to be!