TOP GUN GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
Where Ethical Breeding Meets Expert Training.
GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES & TRAINING
A place to find your soul dog.
Raised and evaluated by a certified obedience and service dog trainer.
We professionally train and evaluate puppies in real life, over time, so families receive more than a prediction about who their puppy may become.
Why Families Choose Top Gun
Top Gun is built around more than raising puppies to eight weeks. Our program combines breeding, development, training, and continued family support so each puppy has a stronger start and each family has a clearer path forward.
Our puppies are raised and trained by a certified obedience and service dog trainer. We focus on real-life skills, confidence, calm behavior, and age-appropriate development from the beginning.
What Puppy Development Looks Like at Top Gun
Puppy development here is not one activity or one outing. It is built through repetition, real-life experiences, training, rest, recovery, and learning how each puppy responds to the world around them.
Everyday Training
Sit, down, recall, leash work, crate routines, handling, settling, and household manners.
Real-World Experiences
Stores, stairs, elevators, car rides, hotels, surfaces, sounds, and unfamiliar environments.
Confidence & Recovery
We watch how puppies approach something new, but also how they recover, settle, and move forward afterward.
Learning to Live in a Family
Children, household noise, other animals, boundaries, rest, and the ordinary routines that make up daily life.
Choose Your Starting Point
Every family needs something different. Some want to take their puppy home at nine weeks and do the training themselves. Others want more time, more development, and a stronger training foundation before homecoming.
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9 Weeks — Top Gun Starter Tier
Perfect for families who want to experience every stage of puppyhood while building on the early crate, potty, leash, socialization, and household foundations we have already started.
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13 Weeks — Prepare for Flight
More training, more repetition, and more time developing confidence. This tier is ideal for families who still want a young puppy but would appreciate having more of the early routines already underway.
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15 Weeks — Manners Are Mandatory
Designed for families who want to move beyond the earliest puppy stage. Your puppy receives additional work on household manners, crate and potty routines, leash skills, settling, confidence, and appropriate behavior around real-world distractions.
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17 Weeks — First Solo Flight
Our strongest standard puppy-training option. These puppies receive continued obedience, socialization, and real-world training, including focused practice in public environments, before beginning life with their new family.
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6 Months — Top Gun’s Fully Trained Pilot
Our most advanced option for families who want to skip much of the demanding early puppy stage. These puppies stay with us for extended training, maturity, real-world experience, and a significantly stronger foundation before homecoming.
Next Steps:
Interested in one of our puppies? Here’s how to move forward.
1. Reach Out
Tell us a little about your family, lifestyle, and what you’re looking for in a puppy.
2. Let’s Meet
We require a face-to-face conversation before accepting a deposit. You can visit us in Florence, Arizona to meet our puppies and parents, or we can meet over FaceTime.
3. Find Your Match
We’ll discuss your goals and choose the puppy and training tier that best fits your family. I’ll share everything I know about that puppy, including their temperament, strengths, challenges, and why I believe they are or are not the right fit.
4. Reserve Your Puppy
Once we’ve found your match, a refundable deposit reserves your puppy: $500 for 9–13 weeks or $1,000 for 14 weeks–6 months. Your deposit remains fully refundable until your puppy leaves our property or begins transport.
We do not accept waitlist deposits. You won’t be asked to place a deposit until puppies are born and we’ve had a face-to-face conversation.
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TESTIMONIALS
She is the best! I’ve had 4 Goldens from different breeders before I met Samantha with Top Gun. By far the puppy we got from her is a cut above the rest. Samantha knows the temperament of her dogs and the puppy we got was everything we hoped for. Frankie is very smart, calm disposition (but does have his moments). He is definitely my “heart” dog. I’m so in love with him; definitely a product of responsible breeding. Very easy to train if you follow her training plan. If I could, I would not hesitate to get another of her dogs!
Phyllis Q. Arizona
Top Gun Golden Retrievers is the best around!! We chose this company for purchasing a golden retriever and couldn’t be happier with our decision. We were in hopes of getting a family dog for our two boys, the youngest being 4 and autistic. From start to finish, Samantha and her family had our best interest in mind. While all goldens are typically great family dogs, Samantha made sure our specific choice of puppy was the right one for a special needs family. She went above and beyond ensuring the placement went smoothly. She also is readily available STILL with questions we have or helpful tips- even after purchase. I would recommend Top Gun to any person looking for a well-adjusted, calm, sweet family dog who is always ready to love on those in your orbit. Ethical, professional, transparent, kind, and a whole lot of passion for what they do- exactly what you want in a breeder. Top Gun is the real deal!
Kaitlyn B. Arizona
I cannot say enough good things about both my puppy and the entire experience with Samantha. I was on the lookout for the perfect breed for my family and wanted to get it right. I met a sweet Golden puppy at my son’s soccer game and immediately knew that I wanted a puppy just like her! This puppy was from Top Gun and I was able to get one from the exact same parents from their next litter. Samantha was super communicative and answered all of my questions happily and thoroughly. She held my hand through the entire process sending updates on the pregnancy and photos of my guy as he grew up. My son and I really wanted to meet our pup at 10 weeks old even though we weren’t going to bring him home until 14 weeks. We flew out from California and Samantha went above and beyond making sure we got plenty of time to be with our new puppy on this short visit. When he came to us he was potty trained, crate trained, and so well behaved. He is now 15 months old and is still that sweet thoughtful guy we brought into our home a year ago. From day 1 he was mellow, sweet, confident, and eager to make friends. He is super social with people and dogs alike. He is very tuned in with the people in our household and there is an ancient wiseness about him. If you are looking for a breeder that does it the right way, look no further. I cannot recommend Samantha enough. We love our guy Tucker SO much and are already talking about getting him a little brother or sister.
Vida K. California