Golden Hour Golden Retrievers

Welcome to Golden Hour Goldens! I'm Lindsey Rodriguez, and I'm a small hobby golden retriever breeder and Psychology professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Goldens have been my spirit animal since I was born. My passion for goldens led to starting Golden Hour Golden Retrievers, and my vision is to enhance the future of the breed through training, competing, and occasionally ethically breeding golden retrievers. 

You might be here because you're looking for a reputably bred golden retriever puppy. Please take a look around. It makes me so happy when families do their research! Adding a golden retriever to your family is a huge investment and just as humans are a product of our genetics and environment, who you get your puppy from and how they raise the puppies have important implications for its temperament, personality, health, and overall appearance. 

On this site, you'll find the mission behind Golden Hour Goldens, pages about each of our goldens, a gallery with lots of photos, and information on how we raise puppies and upcoming litters. 

First, check out "Finding a reputably bred puppy" to learn ways to tell whether a breeder is an ethical one, and questions to ask potential breeders (please ask!). 

Find Us on Social Media!

• I have a private Facebook group. You are welcome to join and see lots of pictures of previous litters when they were puppies and as they grow up! 

• My Instagram page is Golden_Hour_Goldens. Although I primarily breed to produce show dogs for myself, the majority of my puppies are sold as loving companions to pet homes on a non-breeding contract with AKC limited registration.