Kelore Kennels - About Kimberly Lorrain

My Golden Retrievers exhibit the true Golden temperament which sets this breed apart from all others. Golden Retrievers are a loyal, loving, and dedicated breed that will go to any length to please you.

In addition to breeding and showing Golden Retrievers ,which was started as a hobby to get me through my stressful job of owning and running an licensed day care. I had my in home day care for 13 years until my children were older as I just could not leave them with anyone else .I  also had horses  and one in particular for 23 years.His name was Dalmatian River (Deli) for short and he was my best friend. I owned him from the time I was 14 until I was37 when I lost him to kidney problems. He was a registered  Morgan and lived to be 32 and I miss him very much. I had the best parents in the world who bought him for me and I will be forever grateful . Now I devote my time to my human and golden family . I will be adding a couple of Coon Kittens to my Kelore life in a few months also and I am very excited. Who knows maybe some time in the future I will add another horse to my life as we now have 20 acres for him to run and play. It takes a long time to get over a loss like that but I wouldn't pass up one moment .

I put my heart and soul into my breeding program and my reputation speaks for itself.  We start puppy socialization at birth and this is a critical period that any breeder has puppies from birth until they go home and the puppies must be socialized to noises,different floors,different people,being bathed,getting their nails done and some travel time in the car. I take this VERY seriously and want my puppies to be confident,socialized and ready to take over your family. I show my dogs in conformation and also work them in the field; they compete in the AKC hunting test program. I am also a member of the Pinetree Golden Retriever Club and the Golden Retriever Club of America. I have become an accomplished handler and have worked very hard to compete against the professionals and have won a Best in Show as well as many group and breed wins with our dogs. I put our boy Hubbs in the Show Dog Hall of Fame and showed him to the top 10 Golden in the Country in 2005. I am a very competitive person so I love that part of it but come on....getting to travel from show to show in our RV that Cookie and I bought exclusively for our dogs to travel in comfort and to be able to be with us after the showing to just be regular dogs and to be pampered,  quite the life. I told my husband it was just part of my job..heheh.  I have owned,bred and finished many dogs and can say it is truly a passion and I am very blessed to have good mentors and friends who have helped me achieve my dreams. Thank Goodness for my wonderful husband who I love very much for his support and for building everything I have needed:)  He told me when I got started 15 years ago that I could have two dogs:):) God Bless Him:) and Thank God he has a good job:):):)

I also want to thank God for my friend Cookie who shares my passion for the dogs and which none of this would be as wonderful with out her.She is a good person and I am so lucky to have such a wonderful person in my life to share our wins,losses ,happiness's and sadness with . Life is about people and having people you care about to share life with.

 Our puppies have been featured on the cover of the LL Bean Christmas catalog for many,many years and we have had great fun doing this and also how awesome it is to see our babies in print They are quite photogenic if I do say so for myself.  Soooo

If you are interested in a loving, healthy, and trainable Golden, please call or email us for further information. I do not sell dogs for breeding, however and My kennel is licensed with the State of Maine. My breeding stock has hip, elbow, heart and eye clearances and I offer a 1 year guarantee and special care is taken to ensure the puppies are properly socialized and exposed to many things.  I love my dogs and the are pampered so if you are prepared to do the same for them please feel free to fill out the questionnaire and we will go from there.