Towns03 said:
So many of these breeders seem to focus on hunting. My primary interest is in finding a friendly and gentle golden. any thoughts on direction?
They're all friendly and gentle. I would still reach out to them and ask about litters meant for pet homes. All of these are responsible breeders and some do temperament testing to place puppies with the appropriate homes. Some that I know breed for pet homes on occasion are Vintage, Sutter Bay, Topbrass, and Emberain. Even a high caliber gun dog can make a good house dog though. One of my boys is out of an FC AFC MH FDHF x HRCH UH MH breeding. He is a great house dog and my buddies fight over who hunts next to me in the dove field. If you are more interested in conformation lines, that would be a different list of breeders.