The Golden Retriever
Welcome to a site devoted to the Golden Retriever. This site is filled with everything you are looking for about the Golden Retriever breed.
There are articles on every subject from buying a Golden Retriever puppy, to proper training, grooming, feeding, health, and medical advice. There are links within this site that will bring you some of the best Golden Retriever information available anywhere.
The Golden Retriever is a beautiful, sturdy, well proportioned dog, that is a pleasure to look at as well as watch work and play. They are loveable, well mannered, intelligent dogs, that are easily trained, and great with children.
They do not make great guard dogs or attack dogs because of their nature, but they make good watchdogs, and will signal loudly if a stranger approaches.
The Golden Retriever breed really needs to be around people. They love contact with humans, and become quite upset and mischievous if isolated. They will do all right in an apartment as long as they get daily exercise, but will do best with at least a medium sized yard.
The Golden Retriever has always been known as a great gun dog for hunting. This is what the breed was originally created for in Scotland back in the early 1900s. The breed has since become a guide for the blind, a therapy dog at nursing homes, a service dog for the disabled, a narcotics dog for law enforcement, and a great pet for the home.
Golden Retrievers make great companions for children because of their natural nurturing instincts and very gentle nature. The Golden loves to retrieve so you can keep them amused easily by throwing balls or sticks, especially if there is water involved, because they love to swim.
If you are considering a Golden Retriever Puppy, and it’s needs fit into your life style, then it can be a great choice, but I suggest you take the time and read through the pages within this web site because all Golden Retrievers are not necessarily created equal.
This site is a collection of information that can help you make an informed decision, and avoid some of the pit falls that are out there, that you may not even know about. After all, you wouldn’t pickup a stranger off the street corner and take them home to live with you, right.
It’s the same thing when selecting a Golden Retriever puppy. You need to know who the breeder of your dog is, and who are the parents. Do the parents have good blood lines. Have the parents been checked for a history of common medical problems that have found there way into the breed over the years?
You need to know the answers to these questions and more, and the pages and links in this web site will help you find those answers. Take the time to do the research, and hopefully you won’t have any unwanted surprises down the road. Happy reading.
