Puppy Information

Thank you for visiting our website and for considering Mochavulin.  Please find below more information about us, our breeding practices, the puppy process, as well as any updates on planned or upcoming litters.
Important Note:  We receive a lot of inquiries for puppies and because we are not commercial breeders, we usually have a waiting list and puppies are occasionally available to approved homes only.  To be considered for a puppy, please complete the puppy questionnaire and return to us. ​We are trying our best to respond to all puppy inquiries but we are not able to help everyone with a puppy.  We follow a strict screening process for prospective puppy owners and will only consider an application for a puppy upon receipt of a completed questionnaire.

Our Puppy Process

Step 1 would be to please completed our Puppy Questionnaire and return to us.  We will then be in touch to advise on our current or future plans and whether we will be able to assist you with a puppy.  If we are not able to assist you, we will refer to you other reputable breeders - please be aware that any reputable breeder is unlikely to have puppies readily available.

Guidelines on Choosing a Breeder and a Puppy

Making the decision to welcome a Golden Retriever into your home and family, should not be a decision taken lightly.  Owning a Golden Retriever is a big responsibility for the family and a life-long commitment.  Below are some guidelines and suggestions that might assist you with making the right decision.

Where to Start?

The following questions could assist:
  • Do you want a male or female?
  • Do you have existing pets?
  • How old are your children and do you have sufficient time and space for a pet?  Do you travel for holidays or business regularly?
  • Have you researched the Golden Retriever as a Breed and feel that their temperament and characteristics will suit your family and lifestyle? 
  • Do you understand the importance of a registered and pedigreed dog?
  • Have you discussed the responsibilities that comes with owning a large breed dog with your family and are all family members in agreement?  
  • What is your main intention for wanting a puppy?  

Choosing a Breeder

Choosing your breeder is probably the most important aspect of all.  
What Does Health Checks mean?
As all purebred dogs suffer from certain genetic and hereditary conditions, it is always required to do the necessary health checks required for the breed.  In Golden Retrievers the following Health Checks must be done:
  • HIP and ELBOW Displaysia Grading
  • Eye Certificate
  • DNA Testing
Some questions to ask the breeder which anyone reputable, will answer without hesitation and give accurate, informed answers: -
  • What are the upsides and downsides of this breed? (all breeds have downsides).
  • How often are puppies available? (It takes devotion to breed dogs successfully and so be cautious of any breeder who always seems to have puppies available or on the way).
  • What are the genetic problems of this breed? (No breed is free from genetic problems).
  • Do you provide a contract of sale and register puppies with KUSA and KUSA Breeding restrictions?
  • Can I see where the puppies were raised?
  • May I see the mother / father and their registration papers?
  • Do you provide any written health guarantee on a puppy and over what period of time?
  • Do you provide any written offer of compensation against hereditary defects?
  • Do you provide a record of vaccinations?
  • Do you provide a diet sheet for any puppy I might purchase?
  • Could you provide me with the names of any previous puppy buyers from whom I might obtain a written reference?
In order to be considered for a puppy, please provide us with the following information
  1. Please go through all the information provided on the website regarding our dogs, about Golden Retrievers to ascertain whether a Golden Retriever is suitable for your lifestyle.  Take everything into consideration - from your current situation, possible future relocation, current family and future family plans, work situation as well as financial situation.
  2. Then please complete the puppy questionnaire that provides us information about your family, lifestyle, location, home and current situation in order for us to determine if a Golden Retriever will be a suitable addition to your family.  Golden Retrievers are not the ideal dog for every family and we provide information on the website regarding this.
  3. Please send us the questionnaire and we will be in touch, advising you of our current litters or future planned litters and if we can consider you as a prospective owner.
  4. We charge a premium price for our puppies (between R15,000 and R20,000, depending on the dogs used and the number of puppies in a litter).  All our puppies are registered and options for non-registered puppies is not available.  We also sell our puppies with breeding restrictions and discourage irresponsible breeding practices.
  5. Once you have been selected as a prospective puppy owner, we will keep you up to date on the progress of the pregnancy, litter and puppies.  We will also provide regular updates on our Facebook page.

Important Note:  Due to the popularity and demand of Golden Retriever in South Africa, we are not able to provide everyone with a puppy.  It is important to note that we screen our puppy owners and that we are only able to consider you as a prospective owner if all the information requested is provided.  We spent a lot of time to make our website as comprehensive as possible to answer all the questions that you might have and therefore there will be a delay in response if all the requested information is not provided.  We do receive a lot of inquiries and we are doing our best to respond to all.  
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  We feed Hills to our own dogs and recommend Hills to all our Puppy Owners.  Our puppies are raised on Hills from birth to weaning and they get their Hills Welcome Pack together with the Puppy Pack.  We also feed our females Hills Puppy from the time that we start planning a litter and return to the normal Adult food after the puppies has gone to their forever homes!  We have proven that by feeding Hills, our puppies grow up strong, their health checks for Hip and Elbow displaysia is improved and the puppies "grow" a bit slower, allowing for their bones and growth plates to close accordingly to their age.  We have found that by feeding Hills Puppy kibble and Hills Puppy tins, also prevent runny tummies once they start their weaning from mommy!  We provide all our puppy owners with a large bag of Hills Puppy food to ensure that our puppies remain on Hills (to avoid any tummy upsets by changing over to a different diet in their new homes).  We recommend that all new owners keep feeding their puppies on Hills - at the very minimum until they are 18 months old!