OP
Perhaps "silence is golden", but Golden isn't silent!
How many golden retrievers is too many?
- Thread starter oldbrownhat
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OP
Umm, I see three.
Me, too. Must be that New Math that Tom Lehrer sang about.
StrawHat
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Umm, I see three.
John,
You are correct. Seamus and Quinn (right and left) are our two. Ted, in the middle is the new boy, a rescue. Supposed to be a foster situation but we failed that within the first hour.
So, two IS my limit, except…
Kevin
Re: German Shepherds
Much as we love Levi, our Golden, German Shepherds are our favorite breed. We bred them for over 25 years.
My German Shepherd, Hoss, was the smartest dog I have ever seen. He had all kinds of tasks he did, not a one of which I ever trained him to do. He would look at a task, decide he should do it, then take it over. Once he took over a task, he was not giving it up. He took over carrying my PPC cardboard silhouette targets to and from the target hangers. He also had to carry my ear muffs when I took them off. He was my assistant during the year I was chief range officer (ended by a promotion). Our personnel would see what he did and were amazed. I could have said that I was a great trainer, but instead I told the truth. I did not teach him anything. He just figured things out and did them.
We have loved all the dogs we have ever had. But I think once one has had a really great German Shepherd, they are spoiled for any other breed.
If only they lived longer......
Much as we love Levi, our Golden, German Shepherds are our favorite breed. We bred them for over 25 years.
My German Shepherd, Hoss, was the smartest dog I have ever seen. He had all kinds of tasks he did, not a one of which I ever trained him to do. He would look at a task, decide he should do it, then take it over. Once he took over a task, he was not giving it up. He took over carrying my PPC cardboard silhouette targets to and from the target hangers. He also had to carry my ear muffs when I took them off. He was my assistant during the year I was chief range officer (ended by a promotion). Our personnel would see what he did and were amazed. I could have said that I was a great trainer, but instead I told the truth. I did not teach him anything. He just figured things out and did them.
We have loved all the dogs we have ever had. But I think once one has had a really great German Shepherd, they are spoiled for any other breed.
If only they lived longer......
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"I see four lights!"
We are on our 4th Golden since 1975. We did our wills so our daughter will get our house. I imagine the Golden population will increase very soon after our departure.
