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1 of 7 still looking for the right homeThe Wildflower litter

Golden Retrievers raised in our kitchen, one litter a year.

We are Helen and Rob Ashworth. Since our first litter in 2013 we have bred eight litters of show-type Goldens for family homes, all from one family of bitches. Every hip score, eye certificate and DNA result is on this site, and so is what didn't go perfectly.

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07700 900461 · Monday to Friday, 9:00–18:00 · Last updated Wednesday 7 October 2026

Bramble nursing her seven Wildflower puppies on the grass behind our houseSorrel resting on a blanket in the garden with littermates nearbyYarrow, a Golden Retriever puppy in a teal collar, standing on the grass with an autumn leaf caught in it

The Wildflower litter: seven weeks old, home from 17 October

1 of 7 still looking for the right home

From the puppy diary

  1. Yarrow on the lawn after his assessment, with an autumn leaf caught in his teal collar

    Tuesday 6 October 2026

    Seven weeks: assessments done, families matched

    Our friend Jo Kerridge did the temperament assessments this morning. She trains gundogs near Chipping Norton and has never met the puppies. Each puppy spent about ten minutes with her in a room they hadn't been in before: following, being gently held, retrieving a dummy, a dropped tray, an umbrella opening and the wobble board. We wrote it all down, put it next to seven weeks of our own notes, and spent the afternoon matching.

    Every family has now had a phone call. Five puppies have homes to go to, Campion is staying with us, and Yarrow is still looking for the right home. He is a busy, bold boy who would love a family that wants to train. Weights are between 4,060 g (Sweetie) and 5,060 g (Sorrel).

  2. Sweetie being held in the garden after her microchip

    Tuesday 29 September 2026

    Six weeks: microchips, a car ride and the hoover

    All seven were microchipped by our vet this morning. Two of them squeaked, and all of them recovered in the time it takes to say 'chicken'. On Sunday each puppy had its first car ride in a crate: a ten-minute loop to the village and back, with Rob driving very slowly. Nobody was sick.

    The hoover now runs every day while they eat. Sweetie, who was the most worried by it last week, ate through it today without looking up.

Next: Wren × Rory, spring 2027

Wren sitting on a lawn with hills and a blue sky behind
Litter

Wren × Rory

Planned for spring 2027

4 approved families waiting · room for 2 more

See the litter

The family at home

What we do, and what we publish

Results, not 'health tested'

Hips, elbows, annual eyes, gonioscopy, six DNA tests and a cardiologist's heart check for every dog we breed from. Each result comes with its date and scheme, and hip scores sit next to the breed median of 11.

Our health programme

One litter a year, at most

Eight litters in thirteen years. We are not required to hold a breeding licence. We say so, and we explain why, on our About page.

About us

Born and raised in the house

Puppies are born in our old dining room, then move to the kitchen and the garden pen. They have had a car ride, met the vacuum cleaner and been visited by children before they leave.

How we raise them

Ours for life

£2,200, said up front. The Puppy Contract, a health guarantee, and a promise in writing that we take back any dog we bred, at any age, for any reason.

Price, terms and process

From Meadowbrook families

We were told about Rowan's epilepsy before any vet had a name for it. Helen rang every family in the litter that week. She still asks after him every month.
Rowan, a Meadowbrook dog from the 2022 Hedgerow litter, lying on the lawn at homeAnne & Geoff Lowe, Moreton-in-Marsh — Rowan, Hedgerow litter, 2022
Maisie is eight and still the best decision we ever made. When we asked about a second dog, Helen told us to wait for the right litter. We waited two years for Sorrel.
Maisie, a Meadowbrook dog from 2018, asleep on the sofa on a green knitted throwSarah & James Henderson, Witney — Maisie (2018) and Sorrel (2026)

A word about scams

Photographs of our dogs have been copied onto other people's adverts before. This is our only website. Our only phone number is 07700 900461, and our only email address is hello@meadowbrookgoldens.co.uk.

We never send a puppy anywhere sight unseen and never hand one over in a car park or at a service station. You collect your puppy from our home, where you will have met its mother. We take payment only by UK bank transfer to an account in Helen's name, never by gift cards, crypto, money-transfer services or payment to a third party. If someone offers you a 'Meadowbrook' puppy any other way, it is not us. Please ring us.

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