General Listing Information
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| Breed: | Dog > Golden Retriever |
| Breeder: | Debra Wachter |
| Location: | Berkeley Springs, WV |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, Sep 16,2009 |
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Detailed Listing Information
Description of Pet
Here at Countryside we take pride in producing the healthest, best temperments and life long compainion dogs we can. Each parent is carefully selected. All parents are health certified for eye,heart,hip,elbows and patellas. All pups are born in our home and played with each and everyday day untill they go to new homes.
Morgan + KC litter has arrived and I have a few pups available. Pups will be ready for new homes in September 2009.
Please visit us at www.CountrysideGoldenRetrievers.com
Vital Details
Gender: Male
Available: 6
Estimated cost-to-own: $850.00
About The Breed
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The Golden Retriever is a relatively modern and very popular breed of dog. It was developed as a retrieving dog to use while hunting wild fowl. Today it is one of the most common family dogs as it is easy to handle, very tolerant and does not require very much from the owner(s), other than regular exercise, food and veterinary check-ups. It is often affectionately known as a Golden or Yellow Retriever. Golden Retrievers are usually compatible with people and other dogs. It will bark when startled but other than that it makes a poor watchdog due to its friendly nature. Golden Retrievers are particularly valued for their high level of sociability towards people.
The Golden should be athletic, well balanced, and symmetrical. Its appearance should reflect its merry and outgoing temperament, and it should never look sulky or aggressive. This is a large breed very similar in appearance to the yellow Labrador Retriever, especially when young. The most obvious difference is the Golden Retriever's luxuriant coat.
The coat should be dense and waterproof, and may be straight or moderately wavy. It should not be silky, hard, or wooly. It must lie flat against the body. The AKC standard states that the coat is a "rich, lustrous golden of various shades", disallowing coats that are extremely light or extremely dark. This leaves the outer ranges of coat color up to a judge's discretion when competing in conformation shows. Judges may also disallow goldens with brown or pink noses, though these are very rare. The Golden's coat can also be what people call a 'mahogany' color, or what people see as 'redheads' in people. As a golden grows older their coats can become darker shades or lighter tints of brown, along with or excluding a noticeable whitening of the fur on and around the face.
