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My delightful 18 month old fieldie, Enkidu, now has 854 sidecar miles under his collar and has discovered the sheer joy of riding with me. He's become very snuggly and is definitely a one person dog. I look forward to riding the back roads of northern Vermont with him as the foliage changes in the weeks ahead.

Like many my Goldens have succumbed to one form of cancer or another. Years. ago Goldens from my research lived much longer now they live to ten and 60-70-% will get cancer. European Goldens have a longer life span and 33% will get cancer. I would think with today's tech the golden genome could be sequenced and sites of cancer genes identified. Breeders should have their breeding dogs tested and these bad genes could be weeded out of the population. I am I being to simplistic. Is it even... Cancer in US Goldens

Hello everyone! I need advice again….I had such great feedback from my last question about Abby here and I really appreciate it. We have fed Abby, who is 9 months old, Blue Buffalo puppy food, lamb and oatmeal formula. Two nights ago she vomited a large amount of food, and it looked totally undigested. Yesterday and today she doesn’t want her food at all…she ate a couple kibbles and turned away from it. She’s been eating rice, and tonight I added a little ground beef to the rice. She ate... Blue Buffalo vs. Purina Pro Plan

Hello everyone! I need advice again….I had such great feedback from my last question about Abby here and I really appreciate it. We have fed Abby, who is 9 months old, Blue Buffalo puppy food, lamb and oatmeal formula. Two nights ago she vomited a large amount of food, and it looked totally undigested. Yesterday and today she doesn’t want her food at all…she ate a couple kibbles and turned away from it. She’s been eating rice, and tonight I added a little ground beef to the rice. She ate... Blue Buffalo vs. Purina Pro Plan

My Lewsie gets dred locks in wadded balls from the fine hair under her ears. I try to cut it out but she is not very cooperative with that. She nearly freaked out when I got out an electric razor. Is there anything else that helps to remove these or even prevent them from happening?

My Lewsie gets dred locks in wadded balls from the fine hair under her ears. I try to cut it out but she is not very cooperative with that. She nearly freaked out when I got out an electric razor. Is there anything else that helps to remove these or even prevent them from happening?

Hi all! I was curious when looking at these two puppies (females) if there’s any real differences between the head shapes/ what they may look like in the future! These puppies are considered field lines. Dad has his MH. Dam is also working towards hers with a few titles under her belt. I know they are not “show” I just find it interesting how they do look different from the same litter. Thanks!

Hi all! I was curious when looking at these two puppies (females) if there’s any real differences between the head shapes/ what they may look like in the future! These puppies are considered field lines. Dad has his MH. Dam is also working towards hers with a few titles under her belt. I know they are not “show” I just find it interesting how they do look different from the same litter. Thanks!

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Good Afternoon Everyone, So our golden Cedar is almost 3.5 years old and is currently going through her 5th heat so my wife and I are debating about getting her spayed. My wife is for it and says we should have done it last year after hunting season and skipped the last 3 heats. This is her first golden but she’s had dogs her whole life and all of her other dogs have been neutered or spayed before 3. Cedar is my first dog, I have read the articles from UC Davis recommending to not spay... To Spay or Not to Spay, That is the Question?

Good Afternoon Everyone, So our golden Cedar is almost 3.5 years old and is currently going through her 5th heat so my wife and I are debating about getting her spayed. My wife is for it and says we should have done it last year after hunting season and skipped the last 3 heats. This is her first golden but she’s had dogs her whole life and all of her other dogs have been neutered or spayed before 3. Cedar is my first dog, I have read the articles from UC Davis recommending to not spay... To Spay or Not to Spay, That is the Question?

Hello, I have never had a golden retriever . I know their plusses and minuses I believe from years of research. I am older and have only had poodles, but I want a dog that is not as high strung.