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Golden Retrievers - Choosing a Golden Retriever

The golden retriever consistently tops the list of most loved family pets. Usually associated with children and suburban life, and, with their love of water and natural retrieving ability, the golden retrievers are also excellent companions to hunters.

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER USER STORIES

Chance, Coincidence or Reincarnation

His eyes told me it was time to go. The cancer had taken its toll, and my 13-year-old Golden Retriever Teddy was ready for his final release. Un...

The Retriever who felt he was a person and not a dog

We had a golden retriever name David who really felt in his heart he was a person (we forgot to socialize him with other dogs when he was a puppy...

Spencer, The best Golden anyone could wish for!

Spencer came in to my life at 7 weeks when I was 7 years old. He was always a timid and LOVING friend. At 6 months he went through two major surg...

Common Diseases

Golden Retriever

Hip Dysplasia Hip dysplasia is a painful, crippling disease that causes a dog's hip to weaken, deteriorate and become arthritic.
Gastric Torsion (Bloat) Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) often referred to as "bloat", is a serious condition caused by abnormal dilatation and twisting of the stomach.
Hot Spots Acute moist dermatitis, also known as hot spots, are localized, moist, reddened bacterial infections of the skin.
Elbow Dysplasia Elbow dysplasia refers to the abnormal development of certain parts of the elbow joint during the growing phase of a dog's life.
Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid gland in which not enough thyroxine is produced.

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