Golden Retriever Dog Breed Info
the golden retriever originated in the
early 19th century it was developed
after a long line of breeding from the
Newfoundland tweed Water Spaniels and
the Irish setter the ultimate goal was
to develop a breed of hunting dog that
was big enough and had the endurance to
hunt and retrieve a large number of game
birds at a time they are one of the few
dogs that they actually could trace
their roots all the way back to the
original two dogs named Newsome bell
which was a tweed Water Spaniel and a
yellow retriever it is an excellent bird
dog and considered to excel in both land
and water retrieval the golden retriever
is so eager to please that it makes for
an excellent search-and-rescue dog
golden retrievers a puppy that has a
constant need to relieve their oral
fixation by having something in their
mouth most often it’s their owner’s hand
or arm these puppies need to be trained
to relieve that same oral desire on
their two toys or soft toys so they have
something else they can carry in their
mouth the goalie retrieve is one of more
versatile breeds they could actually
live anywhere they can live in
apartments they can live in houses but
they do need a lot of exercise because
they can get they get very mouthy they
get very chewy and they have they were
bred with a soft mouth so they can
retrieve waterfowl that’s exactly what
they were bred to do the physical
characteristics of the golden retriever
is that it is a large dog with a broad
head and drop ears the tail is otter
like thick at the base then tapering at
the end the golden retrievers color is
most commonly seen in several shades of
gold the coat of the golden retriever is
medium to long and usually wavy it is
one of the best family pets it is
extremely obedient it is easy to train
common health problems in the golden
retriever include hip dysplasia heart
problems certain hereditary eye
disorders cancer is very common in this
breed there are screening tests to rule
out some of the major problems with the
breed and any reputable breeder will
have their breeding stock screen so that
puppies are guaranteed to be healthy the
golden retrievers activity level is
moderate to high the golden retriever
needs daily exercise and should be
brushed weekly to avoid shedding this
dog is definitely not a guard dog that
someone breaks in your house they’ll
actually help them
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