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When you bring a Golden Retriever home, you do not just buy a pet but bring a new member into your family. You do not only invest money but you spend a lot of emotions and feelings while acquiring a Golden Retriever. Should anything go wrong about the pup/dog, with which you adorn your life, it surely is a pain for that lovely canine; but along with that it also hurts you and your family in a big way financially, emotionally and sometimes even health wise.
Imagine discovering that your dog/pup has a genetic health problem and then succumbs to it, leaving your other pets or one of your children ill due to infection; or you helplessly find your pup growing into an unruly hound, with behavioural traits that just do not become of a true Golden. You can minimize almost prevent the chances of such mishaps by being careful while choosing the breeder.
It is important to buy from responsible breeders. With the immense popularity of the Golden breed, which is growing by the day, there is no dearth of Golden Retriever breeders who breed pups with the intention of producing the maximum numbers and thus earn more. For such breeders, their dams are no more than a puppy mill and the pups are only money bags in flesh and blood. They do not make efforts to mate only the best of purebred dogs to ensure producing best puppies. Even health is not a concern for them. They hardly take care to breed carefully, so as to eliminate/minimize the genetic disorders. Buying from such breeders will definitely not let you have a true Golden experience.
In order to ensure that you get the right, healthy and true Golden along with proper, correct and careful guidance, information and assistance, you should choose the breeder responsibly. Following are some suggestions that can help you decide if a breeder is good and responsible:
Go by the word of mouth. Good Golden Retriever dog breeders will definitely have a respectful reputation among Golden owners. You can check with area kennel clubs, vets, local pet shops, etc.
A responsible breeder will be registered with a reputable Golden club like the AKC, etc. This will ensure that he is deeply involved with the Goldens and is well informed and knowledgeable about them.
He will not be hesitant to answer any type of questions regarding the pup's health, ancestry, living and birth conditions, etc. A responsible breeder will always be confident about all the aspects of breeding and will hence maintain transparency with the buyers.
He will be able to show both the parents of the pup. In case the father is from a distant kennel, all the details and photos will be available with the breeder. This will prove that he has used only the healthy and purebred adults to produce the pups.
He will be able to provide all the credentials regarding the purebred status of not only the pup, but also his parents and ancestors up to many generations.
Responsible Golden Retriever dog breeders will be keen to know the details of the family; his Golden will be going to.
He will be full of information and tips regarding the Golden's adjustment into a new house.
A dog is born out of a dog, but what reflects in its temperament, disposition and health is actually the effort of a responsible breeder. Choose a responsible breeder and rest assured that the choices that follow would never go otherwise.
