Where Every Moment is Golden
Golden Retriever Overview
Size:Large
Height : Males: 23 to 24 inches; Females: 21.5 to 22.5 inches
Weight : Males: 65 to 75 pounds; Females: 55 to 65 pounds
Coat:Medium
Color:Golden
Energy: Medium
LIFESPAN: 10 to 12 years
Activities:Conformation, Field Trials, Hunting Tests, Tracking, Narcotics Detection, Agility, Conformation, Therapy, Service Dog, Family dog
The Golden Retriever is one of the most popular dog breeds in the U.S. This intelligent, loyal and friendly breed can fill diverse roles with ease as a family dog, therapy dog, hunting companion and guide for the blind. Good natured and beautiful, the Golden Retriever is a real crowd pleaser.
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Golden Retriever PERSONALITY
Behind the friendly eyes of the Golden Retriever lives an intelligent mind and sweet temperament. Eager to please, Goldens are easy to train and love hearing praise when they master a new skill.
Goldens are also high-energy and can perform tasks like waterfowl retrieval for hours on end. Because they were bred to assist on the hunt, keep them well exercised and busy to avoid undesirable behavior.
Overall, this smart, outgoing and good-natured breed makes him a trustworthy leader in a number of fields. Golden Retrievers serve important roles such as search-and-rescue dogs, guides for the blind, hunting partners and beloved family dogs.
Golden Retriever FACTS
Golden Retriever HISTORY
The Golden Retriever was first bred on the estate of a Scottish aristocrat named Dudley Marjoribanks, the first Lord Tweedmouth. Beginning in the 1840’s Tweedmouth began breeding his “Yellow Retriever” with the now-extinct Tweed Water Spaniel. Over time, Irish Setters and Bloodhounds were also added to the bloodline.
The Golden Retriever was developed over 50 years and several generations. This “ideal gundog” was widely admired by sport hunters and show fanciers alike who instantly appreciated the Golden for his skills on the hunt, beautiful coat and sweet temperament.
Caring for Golden Retrievers
Golden Retriever TEMPERAMENT
Golden Retrievers are known as world-class family dogs whose sweet, puppy-like temperament makes them a joyful playmate to people of all ages. Loyal, trustworthy and eager-to-please, these dogs are typically easy to train. Goldens are part of the Sporting Group, so they are hardworking and need (and love!) exercise to burn off energy.
SHEDDING
Goldens sport a thick, water-repellant double coat. They shed heavily one or two times a year, and moderately on a continuous basis. Brush your Golden Retriever a few times a week to keep shedding under control.
HEALTH
Golden Retrievers are a generally healthy breed. Screening for elbow and hip dysplasia, eye conditions and certain heart diseases is recommended, however. As with other drop-eared breeds, check your Golden’s ears for infection regularly.
We have found that 50% apple cider vinegar and %50 rubbing Alcohol mixed into a spray bottle can be sprayed into the ears several times a day to clear up ear infections. Its also very useful for any time the ear might have gotten wet. ( bath, swimming, rolling in wet grass....etc) the alcohol is drying and the vinegar cleans. You cant put too much in or too often.
CHOOSING THE BEST DOG FOOD FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
When choosing the best dog food for your Golden Retriever, consider his size, activity level and life stage. Without adequate exercise, Goldens are at risk of becoming overweight. You want to select a food that will help him maintain his ideal body condition long-term. Here are a few foods that we recommend for Golden Retrievers.
Biljac Adult select
Royal canin Golden retriever
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CHOOSING THE BEST FOOD FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES
Puppies of all breeds have specific nutritional needs. Golden Retrievers are no exception. Because they may take more time to mature than smaller breeds, Golden Retrievers may need puppy food until 18 months to 2 years of age.
Look for a puppy food formulas with DHA to nourish brain and vision development. Formulas with antioxidants will support a puppy’s developing immune system. Some foods you may want to consider for your Golden Retriever puppy include:
NO GRAIN FREE FOODS!!!!
Biljac Puppy
Pro Plan Performace
Royal canin Golden retriever puppy
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We Highly Recommend continuing the
Puppy Culture Program which goes until the dog is 2yrs old. Expanding your dogs world is vital to a social, calm, relaxed dog. HERE at legend, before they leave us they have visited at least 3 different locations, Our home - Relative Home - and Vet Clinic. They have been exposed to Many different sounds and surfaces. We try to lay the best foundation possible for your new puppy. The work doesn't stop with us tho, You need to continue their education!
We Highly Recommend Getting into puppy classes and continuing classes for at least the first 2 years of your dogs life. AKC has Many programs available for dogs to do like Barn Hunt, FastCAT, CGC, FETCH, and other performance events like Rally, Obedience and Agility. Even if you never compete keeping your dogs mind busy learning new things keeps them from becoming destructive from boredom.
Please Contact us if you need help locating a good training center in your area. For us we have to travel an Hour one direction for some of our training classes... Some classes are farther away. But Good training is well worth the drive and time.
Puppy picks are determined by the order in which you are added to the non-refundable deposit waitlist in the order they are received.
Legend Goldens reserves the right to choose first the puppies they will be keeping for showing and breeding since this is the main reason for doing this breeding.
When you come to pick out your puppy and take them home you will be given guidance on which puppy we feel would be a good fit for your family and what the temperament testing of the puppy revealed during our test, But the Final choice will be Yours. We only help guild you as much as you want.