My name is Trude E. Støtvig. I am 39 years old and married to Stig. We live at Apenes in Horten. Our son is 16 and his name is Karl Kristian. Since both my husband and myself grew up with dogs, it seemed natural for us to expand our family with these four-legged friends.

Our first dog was purchased in 1996. She was a beautiful German Shepard we called Cassandra. Unfortunately, she only lived to be two years old.

The sorrow was great and heavy to bear, so it was not long before we decided to bring a new puppy into our home. Since I had grown up with Golden Retrievers, I wished to go ahead with this breed this time. It was not a bad choice, quite the opposite! They are an unbelievably obedient, likeable, fast learning, family friendly breed. In 1999 we ended up with a beautiful little female from Kennel Willemo. Her full name is Willemo’s Karoline but we call her Zita.

She is the basis for our little kennel.

The thought is to keep one puppy from each litter. Unfortunately, we can not keep all the dogs here where we live so we are glad for the foster homes we have today and would appreciate hearing from other dog lovers who might be interested in doing this for us in the future. If it becomes actual, the request for a foster home will be announced on the first page of our website.

We wish to breed healthy, active and happy dogs. A golden can be used for so many things so here it is just good sense that sets the boundaries!

I must also add that we have a very playful housecat, 13 years old, named Katinka.

Finally, I want to direct a big “thank you” to Tove and Tom from Kennel Willemo for the help and encouragement they have given us through the years!!