Maplewood Goldens

Premium Family-Raised AKC Golden Retrievers

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About

Our puppies are raised in our home and treated as family members. From day one, they are handled with love and gently exposed to everyday sights and sounds. We prioritize health, temperament, and early socialization, ensuring each puppy develops into a calm, well-adjusted companion.

AKC

Puppies and their parents are registered with the American Kennel Club, assuring families of their pedigree and care.

Family Raised

Our puppies are raised in a busy, loving home and receive daily interaction from children and adults.

In-Home Care

Our puppies are raised in our home and receive attentive care, daily handling, and early exposure to crate training.

Why Choose Maplewood Goldens

At Maplewood Goldens, we focus not only on raising puppies, but on how they are raised.Our puppies grow up inside our home, experiencing real-life sounds, gentle handling, and daily routines-never in kennels. This environment helps them build confidence and emotional stability, leading to smoother transitions into their forever families.To support healthy development and good habits, each puppy receives veterinary care, vaccinations, deworming, and early crate exposure from the very beginning.We believe this combination of love, structure, and high health standards makes a lifelong difference.

Pictured: Ivy, our mom dog, shown here as a puppy.

About Us

Maplewood Goldens is a family breeder in Maine. Our puppies are raised inside our home, not in kennels, and experience real-life sounds, gentle handling, and loving care from the beginning.We believe puppies thrive with both warmth and structure, which builds confidence, comfort, and good habits early on.

Our mom dog, Ivy, with her newborn litter.

Upcoming Litter - Coming January 2026

Our newest litter of Maplewood Goldens puppies has arrived! Raised in our home, they receive daily care, early socialization, veterinary oversight, and gentle crate exposure.We will share photos and updates as they grow so families can follow their progress. Approved families will receive reservation and matching details as the puppies develop their unique personalities.Once the puppies have completed their early development, veterinary care, and crate exposure, they will be ready for their forever homes.

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Life At Maplewood

Watch these puppies grow up in our home.

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How Adoption Works

1. Apply
Submit an application so we can learn about your family.
2. Review
We carefully review each application.
3. Approval
Approved families receive pricing and reservation details by email.
4. Reserve
A non-refundable holding fee secures you place in the litter. This is applied to the total adoption fee due at pick up.
5. Match
We observe each puppy's temperament and help match them with the right family.
6. Go Home
Puppies go home with health records, crate exposure, a scrapbook and a starter kit.Pick up & Meet up options possibly available for additional fee.

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What's Included

Every Maplewood Golden puppy comes with:
-AKC Registration
-Veterinary Wellness exam by a licensed veterinarian
-First vaccinations
-Regular deworming
-Health record
-Early crate exposure
-In-home raising
-Early socialization
-Puppy starter pack
-Personalized puppy scrapbook
-Ongoing breeder support

Adoption Fee

The adoption fee for a Maplewood puppy reflects the care, health standards, early training, and in-home upbringing each puppy receives. Approved families will receive detailed pricing information during the adoption process.

Reserving Your Puppy

Once approved, families will receive instructions for placing a non-refundable holding fee. This fee secures their place in the litter and allows us to begin the matching process.Holding fees are applied toward the total adoption fee and are non-refundable unless we cannot provide a puppy.

Puppy Matching

As the puppies grow, we carefully observe their personalities, confidence levels, and energy levels. This allows us to help guide each puppy to the family that will be the best long-term fit.

Go-Home Day

When your puppy is ready to go home, you will receive their health records, information on their early crate training, a starter pack, and a personalized puppy scrapbook documenting their time with us.

Pickup & Delivery

Puppy pickup is at our home in Maine.Meet-up or delivery options may be available to approved families for an additional fee and can be discussed.

Puppy Matching

Apply for apuppy by submitting an application to begin the process.

Application & Available Puppies

Thank you for your interest in a Maplewood Golden Retriever. We carefully match each puppy with the right home based on the family's needs, lifestyle, and the puppy's temperament. To begin, please view our available puppies or complete the application below.Please note: Families may indicate a preference for a specific puppy on the application. However, final placement is based on temperament, lifestyle, and ensuring the best possible fit for both the puppy and the family.

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