I love dogs... my favorite is the Golden Retriever!
Goldies are easy to train and love water.
Do you know how smart they are compared to other breeds?
I assume they are quite smart as they are trained to be search and rescue, hunting dogs and guides for the blind.
Wow, so theyre working dogs.. Are they good with families?
Their gentle temperament makes them the third-most popular family dog breed.
The third most popular, do you know what any other popular family breeds are? I'm trying to keep an open mind.
Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed
Moreland's Golden Tonka'.
Since Golden Retrievers are so trainable, they are used for many important jobs, such as guide dogs for blind people, drug or bomb sniffing at airports, or helping to rescuing people from earthquakes and other natural disasters. This breed is also used in water rescue/lifesaving, along with the Leonberger, Newfoundland and Labrador Retriever dogs.
Origins and history.
The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century. At that time, wildfowl hunting was a popular sport