| Best selling author Lisa Scottoline has four Golden | | | | than other breeds. They also were bred to be |
| Retrievers and one Welsh Corgi. She writes about | | | | Retrievers (hence the name), which means they |
| them like this, "When you have a house full of | | | | have a compulsion to pick things up in their mouths |
| Goldens, you think to yourself, You know, we need | | | | and carry them to your home. This can mean they |
| a dog". And which dog causes all the trouble in her | | | | find a big dead rat and carry in into your living room, |
| home? The Corgi. Which dog literally ate part of her | | | | fully expecting to be showered with praise. |
| finger? The Corgi. Which dog is on doggy Prozac? | | | | Golden Retrievers, because of their popularity, have |
| The Corgi. | | | | been victims of their own success. Some |
| This shows the big contrast between Golden | | | | unscrupulous breeders more concerned about how |
| Retriever temperaments and the temperaments of | | | | many puppies they can sell as opposed to how |
| most other dog breeds. Although every dog is an | | | | healthy the puppies are have over bred them. There |
| individual, for the most part Golden Retrievers are | | | | is an effort of Golden Retriever breeders to try and |
| calm, trainable and submissive. However, they need | | | | reverse health problems that can be passed on |
| proper nutrition, grooming and exercise to get this | | | | through genes. Just to be on the safe side, expect |
| good-natured and stay this good-natured. Golden | | | | your Golden Retriever to have skin problems, hip |
| Retrievers aren't the perfect dogs, but for many | | | | dysplasia, eye problems and heart problems. |
| they are worth their weight in gold for their | | | | You can greatly help your Golden Retriever's |
| personalities. If you are ever saddled with a Golden | | | | behavior, trainability and health by getting your dog |
| Retriever, you could do a lot worse. | | | | spayed or neutered. The dog will already be neutered |
| There are some negatives to living with Golden | | | | if you adopt from a Golden Retriever rescue center. |
| Retrievers that you should prepare yourself for. | | | | Neutering makes the dog more relaxed, more willing |
| These will be mild for some people and calamities for | | | | to accept people as the ones in charge and less likely |
| others. Golden Retrievers need daily grooming, or | | | | to run away in search of love. Neutered dogs also |
| they get matted. They shed more than other breeds. | | | | tend to live longer and get less cancer. |
| It has been said they have more of a doggy odor | | | | |