About Us
Hello! We're Ed and Patty Gillespie, and we raise Dark Golden Retrievers on our property in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, just 30 minutes from Auburn CA (off Hwy 80) or 45 minutes from Placerville (off Hwy 50).
If you have never owned a Golden Retriever, you are in for a treat. Goldens are so very loving and faithful - they really are the perfect companion and family dog!
Roux, our dam, is AKC registered, and OFA certified for heart, hips and elbows. She has been DNA cleared for any breeding issues.
** All the pups from our July 2025 litter have found new loving homes. We expect a new litter born toward the end of July 2026. They will be ready for new homes eight weeks later.
If you would like us to hold a pup for you, we will accept non refundable deposits after the first of the year 2026. Please reach out if you are interested. Purchase price is $3,000.00.
They're curious, social, playful, and beautiful! As they are here with their mama, they get lots of play time (and some pool time) with her and learn a lot from her.
Roux has "her own" Instagram account. You will find lots of pictures here - adog_namedroux
Before they find new homes, all our pups will have had their veterinarian check, first vaccine and deworming.
Your purchase of one of our pups includes a Bill of Sale, an Information Sheet on your puppy, which includes their vaccine info, a sample of the food they are currently on, as well as an AKC litter certificate, AKC Registration Paper for Proof of Breed and their very own teddy bear.
The dam, sire and litter are all AKC registered. Your purchase will include an application to register your puppy with AKC, if you wish to. We offer limited registration (*we do not offer breeding rights).
Come see us, these little ones love visitors!
Meet the Sire: Loki
Meet the Dam: Roux
Latest Reviews
Best Family Dog Ever!!
Our pup has been a phenomenal addition to our growing family. She is already doing some service work tasking and began at a year. She has some practice in scent work and birding too. Shes extremely patient with our toddler and is very responsive to commands. She has brought a lot of joy and assistance to our family so far and we're excited to keep teaching her new things. We often discuss how absolutely blown away we are with how loyal and intelligent she is. Working with the Gillespie's was such a blessing and we highly recommend them to future Goldie parents. 🙌
The most loyal a happy companion!
Thankful to have found Beyond Cool Golden Retrievers! Ed and Patty raise their puppies with such kindness and care. We got our girl Birdie last November and she is such a joy! A true retriever she could chase a ball all day, will find all the sticks, loves the water, and is eager to please. She was very trainable and is loyal. Truly a happy dog, wonderful companion, and has the most beautiful red coloring!
The sweetest addition
The love and care are reflected in our puppy, just turned a year and our family with 3 lively kids have enjoyed every second. He’s a little league baseball mascot, and the sweetest playful companion.
Raised with intentional love and care!
We are beyond grateful for our experience with Beyond Cool Golden Retrievers. Bringing our golden retriever puppy home has been one of the greatest joys for our family. From the very beginning, we could see the care, love, and family-style environment in which these puppies are raised.
Our pup is not only healthy and well-adjusted, but also incredibly affectionate, playful, and deeply connected to us in a way we’ve never experienced before. It’s clear that this emotional bond began with the intentional, loving start he received from the breeder.
The entire process was smooth, thoughtful, and filled with genuine care for both the puppies and the families they join. We couldn’t imagine a better addition to our home, and we will always be thankful to Beyond Cool for giving us such a wonderful gift. This is truly the most emotionally connected dog we’ve ever had, and we can’t recommend them highly enough!
The Best addition to our family
We got our best boy Denver from Beyond Cool Golden Retrievers. Ed and Patty were amazing to work with and very responsive to all our questions and patient as we made our choice for Denver. Mama Roux was sweet as can be and beautiful!
Denver is a gorgeous deep red color and we constantly get compliments on his coloring as well as his sweet personality. He is very intelligent and loves his family and fur brother and sister!
If you are looking for a new golden to join your family I would highly recommend Ed and Patty with Beyond Cool Golden Retrievers!
Ashley Garcia and family
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