Important Information About Golden Retriever Dog Breeders

Golden retrievers are the fourth most popular family dog in the United States

. Originally developed to help hunters retrieve their game, these dogs have soft mouth so that it is brought back untouched. They are an intelligent breed capable of filling a variety of roles that are helpful to people, i. E. Guide dogs. Because of the dog's friendly disposition and known calmness around children, it is a surprise that this canine isn't the most common family dog in the U. S. With the popularity of golden retrievers, comes a great demand for them. While adopting a golden retriever from a pound or rescue organization is a great idea, often those dogs are older therefore having some ingrained habits, both bad and good, that owners do not have the time to correct. Another issue with adoption is that sometimes a papered (a certification that it's pure bred) dog is desired because of the prospect of future breeding or studding out, which will most often not be found in the pound. Getting a dog that has papers will require finding reputable golden retriever dog breeders.

Quite frequently price weeds out the possibility of purchasing a golden from well respected breeders. Often the less reputable breeder will be less discriminatory when deciding the mother and father of a litter. This results in the common occurrence of more health problems like heart, joint, and eye diseases. Other conditions like skin allergies, hemophilia, and the most commonly found hip dysplasia are other unfortunate afflictions of goldens.

There are a couple of different types of golden Retriever with a slight variation in qualifications as determined by the British Kennel Club (KC), but the American Kennel Club (AKC)sets the rules in the United States and Canada (CKC). The main disparity between types is that the AKC standard is less stocky than the KC standard, and while the CKC has similar requirements, the coat is thinner and they are usually a darker golden color.

Sometimes breeders try to pair dogs for mating that have particular characteristics that are desired in the offspring. The type of progeny wanted could be for show, for intelligence, for lineage, or temperament. Basically this requires extensive checks into the background and health history of the previous generations. To give birth to quality pups, the breeder must give considerable money and care to this cause.

When considering going to a breeder for a golden retriever, much investigation needs to be done to find out the reputation of the breeder. A good place to start is if they're registered with national kennel clubs and breed registries, and giving litter papers necessary to enlist with the kennel clubs in Britain, America, and Canada.

The better breeders will supply results from genetic testing along with information about lineage. Negative test results only means that the probability of a congenital illness is low, but that is not a guarantee that the puppy will never be afflicted with some illness.

Most of the better breeders require a contract to be signed and allow potential puppy owners to examine the facilities. If the facilities are poorly kept, if there are a lot of dogs or different breeds, or if their dogs are not socialized, then that place should be avoided.

Properly breeding golden retrievers is very difficult especially with all the variables and potential diseases that exist. In saving money, people often settle for getting a puppy from a less reputable breeder. The result is bringing a puppy home with a congenital, potentially fatal disease. With the large list of afflictions of goldens, extensively investigate to find good golden retriever dog breeders prior to expanding your family with a puppy.

by: Robbie Bainer.

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