The waiting list of buyers already exceeds the expected litter size. When Sioux's puppies are 5 weeks old, they will be sold for between $2,500 and $3,000 each. The couple, who both worked in finance, bought the farm several years ago. "Natural breeding is not nearly as common as people think," said Jovonnie Androy, who with her husband, Rusty McInerney, breed retrievers and keep cattle, horses and pigs on GoldenGael's 40 acres. The procedure is expensive, but is the surest way of producing retrievers of the quality needed to compete in dog shows like Westminster. Sioux, one of 12 golden retrievers at GoldenGael Farm on Rye Road, was impregnated with Fire's sperm that was preserved by freezing. Their father is Fire or, to give the Hall-of-Fame champion show dog's full name, Ch Faera's All Fired Up at Calusa. PARRISH - There are at least six puppies growing inside Sioux, a silky coated, bright-eyed 2-year-old golden retriever.
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