It was upon the tragic death of my beloved dog, True, that I realized the need for someone to breed for longevity as well as super qualities. True died suddenly of cancer at only 8 years of age. True had saved my life on three occasions, she never left my side. She was an angel in a dog's frame!

I had lived for years with a sudden choking condition at night. It was never very scary, but startling. The gadgets the Doctors gave me to wake me up in the event of my heart stopping from lack of air, were all useless. They could not make a sound audible from a partial coma!

One evening I was sleeping peacefully with True by my side. She never jumped up on the bed. She never asked to, and my husband was fine with her on the floor and didn't want her on the bed in his place!

I awoke suddenly to find my True standing on my chest! She was staring into my face and panting. I remember saying, "True, get off!" and falling asleep again. Then I slowly became conscious as I focussed on her panting again. Her face was stuck on me and her panting breath was warm on my cheeks. I looked at her in amazement wondering why was she panting so much, and why was she standing on my chest? I must have been in some kind of semi-conscious state because it took me a long time to process these thoughts.

Her weight was very uncomfortable but I couldn't move. I sat up a little and then I realized I couldn't breathe! I wasn't able to make a sound. No air. Finally, I realized in a second what was happening. My darling dog somehow knew I wasn't breathing and she had jumped on top of me to check me out. She was worried enough to be stressed and panting. Her weight had not roused me, but her panting in my face sure did.

I grabbed my husband and shook him to wake him. He was up in an instant and as I pointed to my throat he understood. He applied an amazing CPR technique to the situation. He slapped me in the back violently and that freed up a throat full of vomit that was drowning me. I spat it out and stared ahead at True. She had saved my life! For a few moments, I wondered what would happen next. Would I choke again, cough? I could taste the foul air in my windpipe and I knew I had a lot of vomit still inside my lungs. It wasn't long before the violent coughing began and I finally cleared my airways after over an hour of struggle.

Throughout the entire ordeal, True's golden head was on my lap. She was more concerned than Dan since he knew I was now safely breathing. But the coughing bothered True. That experience was one of three times she would sit on me and pant in my face.

I still don't know how she could sleep next to me for years and know the moment when I stopped breathing. She must have been close to God.

Her death was unexpected and heartbreaking. No one should have to experience the premature death of a beloved friend. I went in search of puppies from a breeder who could tell me about the grandparent's good, long health. It was surprisingly difficult. Most breeders had no idea about the ancestors of their dogs or how long they lived.

Finally, I found a breeder who actually had my keyword "longevity" in her vocabulary! They had bred for health - not just color or temperament. Most Golden Retrievers already have a fantastic, cheerful temperament so breeding for health and longevity makes so much sense.

I was impressed with the older ages of the family members within the bloodlines so I became confident that this was the excellent start we needed. The grandfather was a champion hunter and the mother was an incredibly sweet companion dog. We chose a female puppy as our first breeding bitch, Treasure.

Quite soon after, we found another breeder with the same qualified pups. True was the biggest yet most calm puppy in the litter. He was a cuddler from the start. I debated whether to call him True, after my first dog, knowing he could never be the same as my first True.

But I stayed committed to the name and named our new enterprise after True, and True 2.

I have to mention, that as much as I adore my new dogs, True and Treasure, their puppies are of an even higher quality than they are!

**OUR PUPS ARE EVEN BETTER-LOOKING THAN THEIR PARENTS! EACH AND EVERY ONE GROW UP TO BE A LITTLE TALLER AND VERY MUCH BROADER THAN MOM AND DAD. THEY TAKE THE BEST OF EACH PARENT AND MULTIPLY IT!

WE HAVE THE JOY OF DOG-SITTING FOR OUR FAMILIES WHEN THEY ARE ON VACATION AND WE HAVE HAD MANY OF OUR PUPS STAY WITH US AS ADULT DOGS. THE TRANSFORMATION IS REMARKABLE.

WE HAVE ATTAINED THE BREEDING RIGHTS OF TWO EXCEPTIONAL SIRES KNOWN AS "RIGBY" AND "FARLEY",  AND THERE WILL BE A NEW LINE STARTED SOON THAT WILL BRING EVEN HIGHER QUALITY DOGS INTO THE WORLD, WITH THE SAME CANCER-FREE LINEAGE.