The Friendly And Loveable Golden Retriever

Golden Retrievers are known for their gentle well-mannered temperament, making them easy to train and loyal companion dogs, because of this they make a wonderful addition to any family. They were bred to work as retrievers for hunters, a task that requires lots of energy and endurance. Although hunters very rarely use them these days they still have a super high level of energy to burn and require lots of exercise!

Golden Retrievers are not for people who are going to be gone over 8 hours a day as this would be cruel to say the least. They also eat a lot of food, so be warned. Golden Retrievers are a large athletic type of dog breed, but are slightly longer than they are tall. Not only are they beautiful dogs, they are also kind, affectionate and love to be in your attention.

Golden retrievers are friendly to just about everyone and other dogs. Being placid by nature they dont bark as often as other dogs, which will please the neighbours, but startle them and they will bark. You can trust a Golden Retriever to try and protect you in dangerous situations but they are not by nature suspicious of strangers, which rules them out as being any kind of guard dog.

Golden Retrievers tend to be worriers and great care should be taken during training; ensuring you are sensitive to their needs at all times. Because of their intelligence they are easily trained, also due to Golden Retrievers athleticism and desire to please their handlers they generally excel in obedience trials. They are also very competitive in agility and other performance events.

A Golden Retriever is Confident and outgoing, fun to be with, gentle, and a loyal and loving companion. As part of Family fun Golden retrievers love nothing more than good old common dog games, such as catching a Frisbee or tennis ball and going for long walks. Teaching them tricks is quite easy as well and its great to see your children’s faces light up with pleasure at seeing their dog perform the latest trick.

Care and maintenance is Important and regular brushing helps to promote a shiny, healthy coat and decreases shedding. Matting can occur regularly so search and destroy through brushing to help keep them at bay. Brushing several times a week will help control shedding. Golden Retriever’s have heavy sheds twice a year, but they do shed all year long.

All in all you can’t go wrong with a Golden Retriever by your side. They are the type of dog that will give you more pleasure and loving obedience than you could ever repay them with.