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Celebrating the most friendly, talented, and affectionate dog on the planet, the Golden Retriever, this Smart Owners Guide, created by the editors at Dog Fancy magazine, offers the most up-to-date and accurate information every dog owner needs to become a well-informed caregiver for his dog. Illustrated with color photographs of adorable puppies and handsome adults, this easy-to-read primer is designed in a modern, lively manner that readers will find user-friendly and entertaining.
Each Smart Owners Guide offers a description of the breeds character and physical conformation, historical overview, and its attributes as a companion dog. The reader will find informative chapters on everything he or she needs to know about acquiring, raising, and training this remarkable purebred dog, including: finding a breeder and selecting a healthy, sound puppy; preparing for the puppys homecoming, shopping for supplies, and puppy-proofing the home; house-training; veterinary and home health maintenance; feeding and nutrition; and grooming. Obedience training for basic cues (sit, stay, heel, come, etc.) and solving potential problem behaviors (barking, chewing, aggression, jumping up, etc.) are addressed in separate chapters, as are activities to enjoy with the dog, including showing, agility, therapy work, and more.
Entertaining tidbits and smart advice fill up colorful sidebars in every chapter, which the editors call Its a Fact, Smart Tip, Notable & Quotable, and Did You Know? Real-life heroes and rescue stories are retold in full-page features called Pop Pups and True Tails. Recipes, training, and care tips are highlighted in the Try This feature pages.
The Smart Owners Guide series is the only series that offers readers an online component in which dog owners can join a breed-specific online club hosted by dogchannel.com. At Club Gold, owners of the breed can find forums, blogs, and profiles to connect with other breed owners, as well as charts and checklists that can be downloaded. More than just 20,000 pages of solid information, theres a host of fun to be had at the club in the form of downloadable breed-specific e-cards, screensavers, games, and quizzes.
The Resources section of the book includes contact information for breed-related organizations and rescues, as well as practical guidance on traveling with dogs, identification, and locating qualified professionals to assist the dog owner, such as pet sitters, trainers, and boarding facilities. This information-packed Smart Owners Guide is fully indexed.

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CHAPTER 1

FOURTEEN KARAT

Gentle kind and affectionate The breed of dog that most often comes to mind - photo 1

Gentle, kind and affectionate: The breed of dog that most often comes to mind at the sound of these adjectives is the Golden Retriever.

The Golden comes by this reputation with good reason. Of all the hundreds of dog breeds in the world, the Golden Retriever is one of the sweetest, most giving canines on earth. Goldens work as therapy dogs, service dogs and search-and-rescue dogs, and they provide loyalty and companionship to children and adults alike. And, as most people know, Golden Retrievers have a smile and a wagging tail for just about everyone they meet.

Of course, its no accident that Goldens are such wonderful dogs. Breeders have worked hard over the decades to develop and preserve this wonderful temperament.

In fact, the American Kennel Club Golden Retriever breed standard (a written description of what an ideal Golden should look and act like) has a section devoted exclusively to temperament. The section describes the breed as friendly, reliable and trustworthy. These qualities and more are what breeders of Golden Retrievers strive for today.

Thievery is common among Golden Retrievers but unlike other breeds these dogs - photo 2

Thievery is common among Golden Retrievers, but unlike other breeds, these dogs are doing it mostly because of the retrieving instinct rather than out of sneakiness. When theyre not stealing your household items, Goldens will find other objects to carry; sometimes when they cant figure out what to carry, they try to carry as much as they can.

Like any sporting breed Goldens have energy to spare Though they can be couch - photo 3

Like any sporting breed, Goldens have energy to spare. Though they can be couch potatoes, thats usually after a day of long walks and chasing balls. Even though other breeds are touted as highly energetic, the Golden truly does need more than just the average amount of play and activity to remain happy and healthy.

Golden Retrievers have a pleasing nature and are very intelligent and trainable, says breeder Amanda L. Dorner of Hyline Kennels in Palmyra, Wisc. They actually smile by curling up the corners of their mouths and showing some teeth. Often, they are comical and entertaining, and they make up games. They are also very intuitive and sense many things. I truly believe they understand what you say to them. They try very hard to communicate with their owners, and the closer the bond, the more successful they are. They are also very observant and notice the strangest things.

According to breeder Melissa Johnston of Clarkcreek Golden Retrievers in Clark, Penn., a Golden with an ideal temperament is one that is a willing worker, eager to please, lives to be with his people and has the think-it-through mentality of many great sporting dogs.

He also has to possess the drive and athletic ability to hunt, play and fulfill the sporting dog role he was bred for, Johnston says. By and large, most Goldens are unflappable. They love people, kids and other animals, and will gladly run through fire if that is what you ask of them.

The Golden Retriever is known for being a benevolent and softhearted dog; however, Johnston cautions against unrealistic expectations of the breed. I disagree with the image of a Golden as a large, plush, sugarysweet, syrupy kind of dog that never shows any signs of being a dog, Johnston says. By this, I mean I do not believe a dog any dog is supposed to be a big blob willing to endure endless hours of torment from another dog, child and so on.

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Meet other Golden owners just like you On our Golden forums you can chat - photo 5

Meet other Golden owners just like you On our Golden forums you can chat - photo 6

Meet other Golden owners just like you. On our Golden forums, you can chat about your Golden Retriever and ask other owners for advice on training, health issues and anything else about your favorite dog breed. Log onto DogChannel.com/Club-Gold for details!

However, despite this truth, the Golden is considered one of the most tolerant dog breeds around. A trait which makes the breed uniquely suited to being an excellent companion while fulfilling some of the most challenging canine jobs around.

PERFECT PETS

The Golden Retrievers distinctive temperament makes the breed incredibly popular as a friend and companion, and its easy to see why. Golden Retriever owners have a myriad of stories to tell about the wonders of living with a Golden.

Goldens have a keen sense of smell and are determined to follow through to the end of a task that they believe will please their owner, Dorner says. For example, if our Goldens were out, our family could never clear our yard of sticks, fallen apples and other debris by tossing it in the woods as the dogs would retrieve it all. They would just look and look until they found just the item that you threw. In fact, I once looked closely at a fallen apple for identifying marks before I tossed it in the woods. I threw it deep. It took some time, but one of my Goldens returned the exact apple to me.

Goldens are just as tenacious about hunting. Goldens love to hunt and do it quite naturally, Dorner says. One time, my dog April brought me a huge opossum that must have been in its den sleeping because it was daytime. The opossum was so big, April could barely carry it, but carry it she did, with the opossum snarling and hissing. I had my other dogs loose in the yard at the time, so it was difficult to deflect their excitement about Aprils great find and get them all put away so the opossum could go back where it came from!

Linda Giorgi has also lived with great Golden hunters including one dog named - photo 7

Linda Giorgi has also lived with great Golden hunters, including one dog named Bo, whose intense retrieving instinct once got him into trouble. Bo was up for anything, had great courage in the field and had an uncanny ability to open any door or kennel, Giorgi says. His insatiable curiosity got him into some problems in his life. He would fetch and deliver anything shot. On one occasion, a skunk was shot, and while trying to return the catch to his panicked owner, Bo kept on coming with eyes tearing and his mouth foaming from the foul taste. He was determined to get that game back to his handler, who was running in the opposite direction at the time. Bo simply increased his pace to catch his now-sprinting owner.

Show your artistic side Share photos videos and artwork of your favorite - photo 8

Show your artistic side. Share photos, videos and artwork of your favorite breed on Club Gold. You can also submit jokes, riddles and even poetry about Golden Retrievers. Browse through our various galleries and see the talent of fellow Golden owners. Go to

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