Author of 'Dogsteps'
Legendary breeder and world authority on canine movement
The Rachel Page Elliott Educational Fund exists now to continue the mission to which Pagey was committed: building knowledge that will preserve the health, welfare, and
integrity of the Golden Retriever and all canines.
On March 20, the retriever world lost one of its greatest people. Rachel Page Elliott was considered the official historian of the golden retriever in this country and was among the first to publicize the findings of Elma Stonex and Lord Ilchester about the founding of the breed. She is the first person who actually found connected the Tweed water dog to the golden retriever’s ancestry.
She was born into a Massachusetts family that spent lots of time on the coast of Maine. There, they kept all sorts of animals, including dogs and horses. It was here that she developed her love for the other species with which we share this planet.
She was a graduate of Radcliffe, which she attended during the Great Depression. To pay for some her expenses, she worked at a riding camp during the summers.
She later married Dr. Mark Elliott, who was into dog shows and duck hunting. They were largely German shepherd people, handling them in obedience and conformation shows.
She came to golden retrievers through her husband’s interest in duck hunting. Goldens were virtually unknown on the East Coast in those days, and those that did exist were found largely in the Upper Midwest and were of the darker and more moderately built strain that we associate with with field line dogs today. Their first golden was purchased to be a duck dog, and they found him a Hank Christian’s Goldwood Kennels in White Bear, Minnesota.
Her autobiography is From Hoofbeats to Dogsteps: A Life of Listening to and Learning from Animals. There, she describes her life studying animals and working with them. She began as a rider and transformed her knowlege as a rider into breeding for more efficient gaits in her dogs.-by Scottie Westfall
First Parish in Concord was the site of Rachel Page Elliott’s memorial service, ‘A Celebration of Her Golden Life,’ March 27, 2009. The service featured a Golden Retriever Honor Guard of 50 golden retrievers and their owners.
Legendary breeder and world authority on canine movement
The Rachel Page Elliott Educational Fund exists now to continue the mission to which Pagey was committed: building knowledge that will preserve the health, welfare, and
integrity of the Golden Retriever and all canines.
On March 20, the retriever world lost one of its greatest people. Rachel Page Elliott was considered the official historian of the golden retriever in this country and was among the first to publicize the findings of Elma Stonex and Lord Ilchester about the founding of the breed. She is the first person who actually found connected the Tweed water dog to the golden retriever’s ancestry.
She was born into a Massachusetts family that spent lots of time on the coast of Maine. There, they kept all sorts of animals, including dogs and horses. It was here that she developed her love for the other species with which we share this planet.
She was a graduate of Radcliffe, which she attended during the Great Depression. To pay for some her expenses, she worked at a riding camp during the summers.
She later married Dr. Mark Elliott, who was into dog shows and duck hunting. They were largely German shepherd people, handling them in obedience and conformation shows.
She came to golden retrievers through her husband’s interest in duck hunting. Goldens were virtually unknown on the East Coast in those days, and those that did exist were found largely in the Upper Midwest and were of the darker and more moderately built strain that we associate with with field line dogs today. Their first golden was purchased to be a duck dog, and they found him a Hank Christian’s Goldwood Kennels in White Bear, Minnesota.
Her autobiography is From Hoofbeats to Dogsteps: A Life of Listening to and Learning from Animals. There, she describes her life studying animals and working with them. She began as a rider and transformed her knowlege as a rider into breeding for more efficient gaits in her dogs.-by Scottie Westfall
First Parish in Concord was the site of Rachel Page Elliott’s memorial service, ‘A Celebration of Her Golden Life,’ March 27, 2009. The service featured a Golden Retriever Honor Guard of 50 golden retrievers and their owners.
Author of 'Dogsteps'
Legendary breeder and world authority on canine movement
The Rachel Page Elliott Educational Fund exists now to continue the mission to which Pagey was committed: building knowledge that will preserve the health, welfare, and
integrity of the Golden Retriever and all canines.
On March 20, the retriever world lost one of its greatest people. Rachel Page Elliott was considered the official historian of the golden retriever in this country and was among the first to publicize the findings of Elma Stonex and Lord Ilchester about the founding of the breed. She is the first person who actually found connected the Tweed water dog to the golden retriever’s ancestry.
She was born into a Massachusetts family that spent lots of time on the coast of Maine. There, they kept all sorts of animals, including dogs and horses. It was here that she developed her love for the other species with which we share this planet.
She was a graduate of Radcliffe, which she attended during the Great Depression. To pay for some her expenses, she worked at a riding camp during the summers.
She later married Dr. Mark Elliott, who was into dog shows and duck hunting. They were largely German shepherd people, handling them in obedience and conformation shows.
She came to golden retrievers through her husband’s interest in duck hunting. Goldens were virtually unknown on the East Coast in those days, and those that did exist were found largely in the Upper Midwest and were of the darker and more moderately built strain that we associate with with field line dogs today. Their first golden was purchased to be a duck dog, and they found him a Hank Christian’s Goldwood Kennels in White Bear, Minnesota.
Her autobiography is From Hoofbeats to Dogsteps: A Life of Listening to and Learning from Animals. There, she describes her life studying animals and working with them. She began as a rider and transformed her knowlege as a rider into breeding for more efficient gaits in her dogs.-by Scottie Westfall
First Parish in Concord was the site of Rachel Page Elliott’s memorial service, ‘A Celebration of Her Golden Life,’ March 27, 2009. The service featured a Golden Retriever Honor Guard of 50 golden retrievers and their owners.
Legendary breeder and world authority on canine movement
The Rachel Page Elliott Educational Fund exists now to continue the mission to which Pagey was committed: building knowledge that will preserve the health, welfare, and
integrity of the Golden Retriever and all canines.
On March 20, the retriever world lost one of its greatest people. Rachel Page Elliott was considered the official historian of the golden retriever in this country and was among the first to publicize the findings of Elma Stonex and Lord Ilchester about the founding of the breed. She is the first person who actually found connected the Tweed water dog to the golden retriever’s ancestry.
She was born into a Massachusetts family that spent lots of time on the coast of Maine. There, they kept all sorts of animals, including dogs and horses. It was here that she developed her love for the other species with which we share this planet.
She was a graduate of Radcliffe, which she attended during the Great Depression. To pay for some her expenses, she worked at a riding camp during the summers.
She later married Dr. Mark Elliott, who was into dog shows and duck hunting. They were largely German shepherd people, handling them in obedience and conformation shows.
She came to golden retrievers through her husband’s interest in duck hunting. Goldens were virtually unknown on the East Coast in those days, and those that did exist were found largely in the Upper Midwest and were of the darker and more moderately built strain that we associate with with field line dogs today. Their first golden was purchased to be a duck dog, and they found him a Hank Christian’s Goldwood Kennels in White Bear, Minnesota.
Her autobiography is From Hoofbeats to Dogsteps: A Life of Listening to and Learning from Animals. There, she describes her life studying animals and working with them. She began as a rider and transformed her knowlege as a rider into breeding for more efficient gaits in her dogs.-by Scottie Westfall
First Parish in Concord was the site of Rachel Page Elliott’s memorial service, ‘A Celebration of Her Golden Life,’ March 27, 2009. The service featured a Golden Retriever Honor Guard of 50 golden retrievers and their owners.
