Dog Breed: Golden Retriever
In a dog’s world, Golden Retrievers are simply the fatal attraction.
They are a preferred dog breed, making great pets, hunting dogs,
obedience competitors, show dogs, and even a combination of all these
traits. No matter what your intent may be to own a Golden Retriever,
you’ll have an excellent dog that will live up to it’s potential and
then some.
Golden Retrievers are calm, well mannered, and extremely
affectionate. They are easy to train as well, very intelligent, and
great for those who need a companion. Golden’s are also loyal to their
owners, lovable, and great with children of all ages. They also make
great watchdogs as well, as they will bark loud and let you know when a
stranger is near.
Therapy dogs are dogs trained to interact and help humans who are sick and need love, comfort and understanding…
A Labrador Retriever makes a good candidate for therapy dog because the breed is known as well-balanced and versatile breed. A Labrador Retriever has exceptional and working abilities making good working dogs and very friendly and mellow disposition making excellent family dog.
Discover some facts about the versatile Weimaraners…
Originally developed for hunting, Weimaraners are great and versatile dogs, perfect for show, field, obedience, tracking and agility. It was in the 19th century when this breed was developed and were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bears, deer and foxes. Weimaraners were later used for hunting smaller animals such as fowl, rabbits and foxes when popularity of large game hunting declined.
Size. Female Weimaraners are between 22-25 inches (56-63 cm) and males are between 24-27 inches (61-69 cm). The weight of the females are generally between 50-70 pounds (23-32 kgs) and males are between 55-85 pounds (25-38 kgs).