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Golden Retriever Information – Is it the Right Breed For You?
By Archie Right

Now you are about to discover a great-devoted-dog-friend such as the Golden Retriever. At this starting point, I’m offering you a piece of general information on one of America’s most popular canines. The breed was originally developed in Scotland in the attempt of Sir Dudley Marrjoribal (first Baron Tweedmouth) to create an ultimate hunting dog. The original Yellow Retriever was crossed with a Tweed Water Spaniel (which is now extinct). By later crossings with Irish Setter and Sandy-colored Bloodhound as well as several more crossings started a bloodline of amazing golden-colored dogs with excellent abilities to retrieve shot waterfowl and upland game birds. According to official information Golden Retriever was first brought to North America in 1881 and by now some variations exist between American, British and Canadian types.

The Golden Retriever is a dog of medium-large size with robust built, a very sweet face and amazing bright eyes. Males are 22-24 inches high and weight about 60-80 pounds. Females are a bit smaller with 20 to 22 inches height and 55-70 pounds of weight. The canine has distinct golden or sometimes white colored coat and waterproof undercoat.

The Goldens are famous for their amazing character. Gentle, eager to please, playful and always happy they enjoy being with people and learning new tricks. They are very good and patient with children and love other pets. They are also known as excellent substitute mothers for other species. Not only kittens but even tiger cubs are well taken care of by the Goldens. In some cases the mother may even produce milk for adoptee even though she has not been nursing or pregnant recently.

With their high energy level and desire to please their owners Golden Retrievers are widely used as service dogs for search and rescue like police search operation or finding people in an avalanche. Having excellent retrieving abilities these dogs are great in all the dog games like catching ball or Frisbee as well as at hunting sessions. With their great love for water these dogs just adore swimming and use every opportunity for it.

With all these great abilities, a great responsibility comes for a retriever’s owner. Your Golden will not just be willing to exercise; he actually needs it to preserve his physical and metal health. For this reason Golden Retriever may be not the perfect dog for apartment keeping and elderly people. Considering adopting a Golden, make sure you have time and place for your dog to exercise.

Average Golden Retriever’s life expectancy is 10 to 12 years. Like many other dogs they do suffer from different diseases the most common of which are cancer, hip dysplasia and cataract. The best way to reduce these risks is to adopt a dog from a reputable breeder and make sure that a breeding couple has OFA and CERF certificates stating that the dogs are in good health. In this case they are less likely to pass any genetic diseases to their offspring. Fattening is also very common to Golden Retrievers. These dogs just love to eat, eat and eat! Of course the best way to deal with the problem is not to grant your dog an unlimited access to the food source but to feed it on schedule.

Golden Retrievers require regular grooming about two times a week and yes, they shed a lot, making them less appropriate for allergic people.

Archie Right is a Golden Retriever expert. For more great information on Golden Retrievers, visit http://goldenretrieverdoginfo.com/.

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