We had a yellow lab we got and that happened he turned put blind and deaf we couldnt keep him. The breeder we got our golden from was suppose to give us health papers and show proof the mom was purebred the dad had papers so we knew he was. She didnt so we will be doing a embark test on her or going to the vet to make sure she is purebred.And check what the breeder means by "health testing." Specifically.
With the last puppy, (a Golden Retriever, too), I thought I was asking about hips, elbows, eyes... but when I got there to pick up the puppy, she tried to say she would send it. I wouldn't take the puppy without it, so she got it. It was crap - some bs "testing" that told nothing; it wasn't even done in the right time window.
OFA is the right one.
She told a bunch of bs about socializing the puppies, breeding for temperment, etc. too. She was a puppy mill that knew how to sound like a good breeder on her website and on the phone.