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Welcome to Sandlewood Goldens

Awarded Top Golden Retriever breeders in NZ for 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 by Dogz Online

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Phillida & Sharron “Judge in center” Kat & Gaye

The Sandlewood Team

and below 5 Generations

First show of 2024 Choy Choy wins

BEST OF GROUP and NZ BRED OF GROUP

He then goes on to win NZ BRED IN SHOW

 

And the next day he wins RESERVE OF GROUP

and NZ BRED OF GROUP

 

Patty has thrilled us by winning BEST IN SHOW

at Waitemata Gundog Show October 2022

 

Judge

Patty

And the next day Judge wins BEST IN SHOW

And Patty wins RUNNER UP IN SHOW 

at the Golden Retriever Championship show Oct 2022

This is Judges 3rd BEST IN SHOW at a Specialty show

which now gives him the Title of 

“NZ SPR CH & SPL GR CH SANDLEWOOD TAKE A BOW”

Once again the only Golden Retriever in New Zealand to have attained this double Title

Judge Best In Show

Patty Runner Up In Show

 

Judge-Patty-Millie

 

And 2 weeks later Judge wins his

6th (ALL BREEDS) BEST IN SHOW 

 

 

And at our first show of 2022

Judge has done it again 8/1/2022 winning his 4th BEST IN SHOW (ALLBREEDS)

And now for an even bigger thrill a week later 16/1/2022

Judge has done it again this time winning his 5th

BEST IN SHOW giving him the title of

NZ SUPREME CHAMPION SANDLEWOOD TAKE A BOW

He is the first Golden Retriever in NZ to ever achieve this title.

 

 

And another Champion for Sandlewood March 2022

Choy Choy now to be known as

“MBISS Champion Sandlewood The Locksmith”

At the Golden Retriever

Championship Show 2nd April 2022

 “Milo” MBISS RUBISS CH SANDLEWOOD RUNA MILE IN M”SHUS

thrills us again by winning his

2nd SPECIALITY BEST IN SHOW

under Margaret Hean (Arangold Goldens)

 

And we have a new Champion

Lucy now to be known as “MRUBISS Champion Sandlewood Lucy Lockett”

won her 8th CC April 2022

2021

And now for the biggest thrill of all

Sandlewoods first GRAND CHAMPION April 2021

Our amazing Judge has done us proud winning his 3rd BEST IN SHOW (ALLBREEDS)

Giving him  the title of

“NZ GRAND CHAMPION SANDLEWOOD TAKE A BOW”

 

At the Southern Golden Retriever Championship Show in Christchurch

March 2021

our dogs more than did us proud

Our Gorgeous Choy Choy “Sandlewood The Locksmith” won the dog CC at nearly 11 months of

age and then went on to win BEST IN SHOW

His beautiful sister Lucy “Sandlewood Lucy Lockett” won the bitch CC

and went on to win RESERVE IN SHOW

 

2020

And 3 weeks after Patty becoming a Champion our Lizzie December 2020 has also gained her Championship title

doing this in style as well winning Reserve Of Breed and NEW ZEALAND BRED OF GROUP

Finally the show season has started again after Covid 19 throwing the country into turmoil

And our first thrill of the season starting is our young Patty (Judges daughter) November 2020  gaining her Championship Title in style by winning

Best Of Breed BEST OF GROUP (Group 1) and INTERMEIDATE OF GROUP

and then going on to win INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW

 

 

2019

And 2 weeks after our gorgeous Judge wins 

BEST IN SHOW

his mother our beautiful Ivy wins her 3rd 

BEST IN SHOW

at the Southern Golden Retriever Show October 2019

 at 6 years of age under Golden Specialist “Margaret Hean”

What proud breeders are we !!!

 

 

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Our gorgeous Judge has done it again this time winning his 2nd

BEST IN SHOW

at the Golden Retriever Club Championship Show September 2019

under Golden specialist “Jill Pearson”

 

 

Judge” “Milo” & “Atom

our 3 boys currently being shown in the North Island

in the line up for dog CC 2019

 

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MBISS MBIS NZ Ch Sandlewood Take A Bow “Judge” has done it again for the 2nd time

Winning BEST IN SHOW (All Breeds) April 2019 at 3 years of age 

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2018

MBISS RUBISS NZ CH Sandlewood Runa Mile In M’Shus “Milo” wins Dog CC JUNIOR IN SHOW and BEST IN SHOW at the Golden Retriever Championship Show Oct 2018 under Susanna Zubair (Thornywait Goldens) UK

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 MBISS MBIS Ch Sandlewood Take A Bow  “Judge”  makes it into the final four at the

Show Dog Of The Year Contest September 2018

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MBISS RUBISS NZ CH Sandlewood Runa Mile In M’Shus “Milo” wins Dog CC JUNIOR IN SHOW & RESERVE IN SHOW under Lynne Hennessy (Ritzilyn Goldens) at the Central Golden Retriever Show August 2018

Website updated 16/2/2024.

Sandlewood is a small breeding kennel established in 1980, operating initially from West Auckland.

We are now located in North Waikato and rural Canterbury.

Our current breeding stock can be found on Our Girls  page and Our Boys page
All our breeding stock are DNA tested, heart tested, eye tested, hip & elbow x-rayed, with only acceptable scores being bred from.