Jeramie Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 One of our 13 year old Schnauzers was hit by a car the first part of July. We decided to get another Dog to "replace" our old friend. My wife wanted a Corgi but I wanted a Golden Retreiver. I would have prefered a Lab but my wife managed a vet clinic for 8 years and said she couldnt stand labs because of their energy levels. Anyway, because goldens are so pretty she is all for them. Our other Schnauzer is 13 also and has cancer. He may make it another ten years or maybe another year, we dont dont know. So to be safe my wife asked if we could comprimise and get both the Golden and Corgi. Im actually fine with that.... I get my golden. What she doesnt realize is this is a Dual purpose dog for me! Im going to train it to retreive and take it to the duck ponds. Ive never hunted with a Golden. Does anyone have any experience hunting with them? Are they and can they be as good of a water dog as a Lab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonBowling21 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 (edited) absolutely i had 2 for 13 years they are amazing duck dogs would run and jump off a dock into the lake to retrieve anything duck sticks you name it. if you gave them the word fetch and pointed in the direction of the object duck,stick, anything they would dive in and retrieve it. Unfortunatley with goldens they tend to break down quicker around 8-10 they get arthritious and its no good! But my 2 boys Bullit and Buster were all business on the duck side.Although i lost both of my boys last year my youngest golden Buster bred my nieghbors black lab. So i got a Black Lab/Golden Retriever mix that i got pics of on my profile named Daisy. However they are making that a breed now called Flat Coat retriever they say it gives the water love of the lab with the fetching ability of a golden so there ya go. But mainly with Goldens like any other hunting dog its all in the blood lines! Both mine were champion bloodline and you could really tell my youngest golden buster was retrieving rags with knot at the top by 9 weeks old. And never stoped he was swimming in the lakes and ponds retrieving by 4 months as well. Just look up some good bloodlines and get one you wont be dissappointed! ~Brandon Edited August 2, 2010 by BrandonBowling21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 here is the main problem. there aren't nearly as many field goldens out there compared to field labs. i train labs as a hobby and currently the president of our local hunting retriever club. you can't just go out and buy a golden out of the paper and expect to have a good duck dog. sure you could get lucky and find one but the odds are against you. if you want a golden that is going to hunt with you then i'd be sure to find a golden that is out of hunting/field stock. parents that are proven hunters or even better have a retriever title of some kind. also when purchasing a golden make sure you get one that has clearances for hips, elbows, and eyes. the good golden breeders will also have thyroid clearance. i'm sure your wife saw plenty of large breed dogs with hip dysplasia. this can cut a hunting dogs career at a very young age. BTW--i see just as many hyper goldens as i do labs. got a black one laying next to me right now in bed fast asleep. let me know and if interested i'll get you a name of a lady in Tulsa that might be able to find you one. good luck todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 here is the main problem. there aren't nearly as many field goldens out there compared to field labs. i train labs as a hobby and currently the president of our local hunting retriever club. you can't just go out and buy a golden out of the paper and expect to have a good duck dog. sure you could get lucky and find one but the odds are against you. if you want a golden that is going to hunt with you then i'd be sure to find a golden that is out of hunting/field stock. parents that are proven hunters or even better have a retriever title of some kind. also when purchasing a golden make sure you get one that has clearances for hips, elbows, and eyes. the good golden breeders will also have thyroid clearance. i'm sure your wife saw plenty of large breed dogs with hip dysplasia. this can cut a hunting dogs career at a very young age. BTW--i see just as many hyper goldens as i do labs. got a black one laying next to me right now in bed fast asleep. let me know and if interested i'll get you a name of a lady in Tulsa that might be able to find you one. good luck todd Good advice Todd. I figured they would be as wound up as a Lab but didnt want to tip my wife off.... We have talked about the hip dysplasia as well. I know a lot of overbred breeds have some serious problems with that. I could use the contact. I have found one im interested but the pups were just born a week ago and you know how much that leaves in the air. Anything could happen. They arent breeders either. They just bought a good quality golden out of OKC and had her bred with a dog in Tulsa. Their dog is in great health and is a good dog but the male wasnt theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 just remember a good quality breeding of show goldens or pets with no hunting back ground will not give you good chances of a good hunting dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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