Golden Retriever Experience®
$99.95
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Golden Dog Farm and Butternut Goldens bring a whole new meaning to “Happy”! Surround yourself with a “happy” of Goldens from Butternut Goldens and Golden Dog Farm. Much like a gaggle of geese or a rhumba of snakes, a “happy” is a group of Golden Retrievers! And for a "Happy Hour" you can enjoy a playdate with at least 10 Golden Retrievers in the bucolic setting of Golden Dog Farm. Play ball, snap photos, and cuddle on your way to having the best afternoon of your life! Refreshments provided.
Pricing: $99.95/person and includes 6% Vermont State Sales Tax ($94.30 + $5.65 = $99.95). PLEASE REGISTER with both your phone number and email. Thanks
**IMPORTANT DETAILS TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE BOOKING**
- You are purchasing a ticket to a specific event. Like any ticketed event (ie., theater, concert, sporting event), bookings are non-refundable. Once you book it, there are no refunds and no rescheduling. You may transfer your booking to friends or family, but you need to let us know who will be attending in your place so that they can be checked in for the event.
- The Golden Retriever Experience™ is a group event with limited attendance - not a private appointment.
- No outside dogs are allowed to attend this experience.
- Everyone needs a ticket to attend, there are no observers or chaperones. Guests under the age of 12 also need to be accompanied by a paying adult.
Time: Event typically occurs once/day at 2:00pm and runs approximately 90 minutes. Please note that Golden Dog Farm is a working farm and a private home. Kindly arrive no earlier than one hour prior to the event. We did just receive our winery license, and if you do arrive early, you'll be able to enjoy wines from Golden Dog Farm and other Vermont craft makers.
Booking: The Booking Calendar is at the bottom of this section. Click on "Select a Time" to check available dates and to complete your booking. If, when you select a time, it says "No Time Slots Available," that means we are sold out. If we are sold out, be sure and add your name to our waitlist. Also, be sure and look at some of the other Experiences for the dates you are interested in, we may be hosting something that works for you!
We currently have dates on the calendar through the end of the year. We will release 2026 dates later this fall.
If you want to be notified when we release future dates, be sure and subscribe to our emails. And you will be the first to be notified as we add more dates. Thanks!
Customer Reviews
Absolutely LOVED my time with both the puppies in the morning and dogs in the afternoon back in September! Becca, Susan, Dana, David, Heather and Matt were all so friendly and welcoming, and the farm was beautiful, too! The puppy and dog therapy was much needed and completely filled my heart after I had to say goodbye to my Golden in July.
I am already looking forward to making this a yearly event.
Thank you all for entire experience!
From the minute we pulled into the driveway I was amazed and I felt so calm. Once we met the dogs I never wanted to leave. The owners have created a beautiful and peaceful farm and welcomed everyone. I look forward to many more visits. Thank You!!!
Loved the dogs and the pictures we got from the experience.However, there were way too many people and not enough dogs to go around.
I felt like we had to fight to get in there to pet a dog and it was really awkward and uncomfortable.
Please don't schedule as many people at one time. Or if you allow people who pickup puppies to also attend the event, do it at a separate time for them and not at the same time as those of us who are paying for the experience.
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Although the weather was not cooperative with continual rain, the visit was wonderful. The instructor/guide was entertaining, the dog owner/trainer was amazing and all of the dogs were fun, loving and patient from playtime to interacting to photos with all of the guests. This will be an annual trip for us.
This experience was definitely the highlight of our week long vacation in Vermont.