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Golden Retriever puppies for your family
To be placed on a list a $500 non refundable deposit is made to your delegated invoice once we have completed your phone consultation as part of my application process. This allows each other to get to know each other better and us match a suitable puppy to you.
Upcoming litters ready in 2025 and 2026 updated 21/10/2025
Willow birthed her 11 puppies on 1st October 2025 to our Golden Retriever Finnegan English cream stud. Their puppies will be ready for their forever families in December 2025/January 2026. We have NO available spaces for their litter list. All puppies sold. Thank you for your applications. Please contact us for future puppies from our other Golden Retriever girls with puppies ready in Jan and May 2026.
2026 litters of puppies lists
Poppy will have her retirement litter of puppies with babies available in February 2026. These will be a beautiful mix of Gold and English Cream. Finnegan is the father unless we stud with a genetic tested dog we are interested in as we are keeping a female from this litter. We have 1 available spaces for their litter list. The wait list for these puppies is OPEN.
Posie will be partnered with Finnegan in January 2026. Posie a beautiful dark Golden Retriever has been shared with us and has passed her genetic tests and hip scores. Posie is a beautiful soft nature who loves to hug. We know her babies will be a wonderful. Posie and Finnegans babies will be ready for homes in May/June 2026. We have 5 available spaces for their litter list. The wait list for these Gold or Cream puppies is OPEN
Peaches will couple with Finnegan in May 2026. Peaches is a wonderful deep Golden Retriever and has joined Bellawai in 2025 for us to carry her litters into our future genes. Peaches is a warm and bright girl who is loving and gentle. Peaches and Finnegan or Timotheus’s puppies will be ready for homes in September/October 2026. We have 5 available spaces for their litter list. The wait list for these Gold or Cream puppies is OPEN
Aster has been raised with us from puppyhood and is a big and gentle loving girl. We are super excited to welcome her first litter with us. Aster is a gorgeous rich cream and a very big dog. A stud (genetic testing and hip scores passed) will be the father of these puppies. Aster will get pregnant in May 2026 with babies ready for their families in Sept/Oct 2026. We have 5 available spaces for their litter list. The wait list for these Cream puppies is OPEN
Bellawai babies have all sorts of adventures!
Watch the video below of Finnegan’s son Baxters visit to our local hardware store before leaving to his forever home at 12 weeks old.
Why a wait list?
Family holding lists help me spend more time with the parents of your puppy and puppies of present clients (and in the future yours) when they are in our care. Please be aware that lists are typically filled 4-10 months prior to an expected litter birthdate. Our girls generally have 7-10 puppies in a litter. We do not overbook places for this reason and have two delegated lists to give you the most likely opportunity to have a puppy from the litter requested or a following litter that may not be yet advertised here. So please get in touch and I will do what I can to help you. I have been running Bellawai in this way for years and it works well for both parties and particularly well for our dogs.
Please be sure to contact us via our email info@bellawaidogs.co.nz to request to apply for an upcoming puppy of Bellawai.
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Home time ready
We prefer our puppies to go to their new homes at a minimum of 9 weeks old so they can develop important social skills from their Mum and their siblings. Most families have their baby from 10-12 weeks old for additional training and socialisation.
Puppies at Bellawai undertake our social desensitisation programme to gather vital learning in their library of experiences necessary for a healthy well adjusted puppy.
Training to hand touch, sit, down and off continue daily for your puppy. We microchip your puppy at our veterinarian for you. We recommend travel by PT Transport or Flying Air New Zealand if you are not collecting your furbaby from our property. Please let us know if you intend your puppy to travel to you and we will confirm costs involved at the time. To adhere to strict travel requirements, your puppy is crate trained in a positive and progressive way to support Force Free training guidelines which we follow. I pride myself on raising content puppies with safety parameters in place so transportation of your puppy is easy for you as well as settle in time at home with a crate trained puppy is kinder for both you and your puppy.
Golden Retriever puppies
Each fluffy friend comes with their first vaccination, mircrochip, worm and flea treatments from two weeks old. Their Vet check to track their health is given at the time of vaccination. You are kept in contact with the progress of your baby and of course, you can come and visit your furry friend too from 4 weeks of age.
Our dogs and your puppy are raised on premium vet quality food. There are no dog rolls or homemade meals as we want to assure your puppy has the correct nutrition for their developing bones and body. This is an expensive commitment from us and we won’t cut corners. This will help you to no end with limiting fussy eating habits too.
Your puppy starts ENS and ESI work at 3 days old, positive clicker and voice training from 3 weeks old and at this time they also begin open crate training. At 8 weeks old your puppy starts closed crate training. We do this so there is less stress on you and them when they leave our home. When your baby leaves us, it will come with a blanket and toy that smells like Mum. Your puppy can be collected or we can help you with flight or pet bus arrangements at your cost. Your baby is ready for their home at 9-10 weeks old minimum. We prefer to care for your baby here with it’s Mum, Dad and siblings until this age for their mental and emotional health. When we talk together I can guide you on the age and transition of your puppy to your home.
