Iron Rose Retrievers

Iron Rose Retrievers raises English cream golden retrievers on a farm in Peosta, Iowa, in the rolling hills of eastern Iowa about ten minutes west of Dubuque. Owner Colleen Lawler named the program in honor of her grandmother and mother, both named Rose, as a tribute to their resilience and strength.

Lawler brings a deep background to the program, having grown up on a farm in Bankston with dogs always present and later working as a veterinary technician in Dubuque for 25 years. She began breeding golden retrievers roughly 30 years ago, paused while raising her family, and returned to active breeding about eight years ago, at which point she shifted her focus to English cream goldens. For anyone searching for golden retriever puppies in Iowa, that combination of veterinary experience and long personal history with the breed shapes how she approaches health and temperament.

Adults and puppies are raised inside the family home and share the same living spaces as the household, rather than being kenneled separately. Lawler emphasizes health testing as a core part of her program, particularly hip and allergy screening, drawing on the same standards she observed throughout her years in veterinary practice.

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