How about you explain the difference between British and American golden. American more active and British mire calm

So sad we had 3 dogs but some group of drunk people sent them to heven

haha FOMO definitely sounds like a Golden thing!

We have a 1 year old golden retriever, your comment on sleep and especially FOMO in missing out anything is spot on! That is despite we have given her plenty of sniffing, exercise, commands learning, puzzle toys, tugs. She has always been desperate to meet EVERY dog and people during her daily walks. We have done training with her everyday since we got her from 3 months old. She has improved, but can’t resist to meet or run straight up to another dog to see if they want to play with her. She is just extremely sociable, but not every dog likes that. 😔😔 Any tips with yours would be much appreciated. ❤❤

Mine was trained to duck hunt. I once went to a neighbours forgetting they had a pet duck. My Golden promptly retrieved it and handed it over to me unhurt.

It’s important to be focused when you take your dog for a walk. Leave your phone at home. Pace is also critical. It doesn’t matter if it’s fast or slow, just be consistent. Don’t speed up and slow down frequently during the walk and don’t stroll. A slow lingering pace will cause them to become disinterested and start sniffing and doing other things to stimulate themselves. Try setting a goal for the walk. Concentrate on making it to the next street or other marker. This will help you to be less distracted and your dog will follow your lead. Remember a better paced walk will benefit you as well.

I'm so glad to hear that!

it's true!

The same here... Plus people are pigs and throw out everything. I don't even see what's on the ground but my dog already has in its mouth :D.

Haha so true! I try to avoid that by constantly looking ahead to find out if there is anything remotely suspicious in their path ahead. And even if they do end up with something in their mouth, I just start running ahead and when my puppy follows me he drops it eventually when he drops his tongue out for breath! Still I do fail multiple times when he catches hold of something too small which he quickly swallows!! Its a battle everyday😂

@@leothegoldenboy4194 yes :D

I was walking my son's 7 month old Golden a few days ago, and while he's surprisingly good about dropping anything he manages to pick up before I stop him, on this day, he found an entire dead bird's wing. I have to imagine that if he was able to give Yelp reviews, rating everything he can find & pick up, a bird wing review would go something like "10/10, quite literally irresistible". Needless to say he was being very stubborn about giving it up, though he eventually did. In the future, I'm going to take the other poster's advice here & just start running until he has to start panting and drops it.

Same here.His foods I have to feed him he will wait till I feed but waste things he swallows beforeI catch him.The naughty way he manages to swallow before me catching 😅

hello!

The most important part of having a big dog is not about what size space they live in, but what space you actually provide for exercise. If you walk a golden daily and give them a chance to run around off-leash and really stretch their legs a few times a week, they'll be perfectly happy. As this video noted, you can absolutely exhaust a golden just by doing things indoors. A few solid brain-engaging 5 minute training sessions a day keeps mine happy and calm when its rainy outside and he can't play in our yard. In reality, having a yard is mostly a convenience for the owner more than the dog. The smells are mostly the same in their yard, so its really pretty boring for a lot of dogs (my lab has no interest in being in our yard other than to potty, and never has). They'd rather go for a walk or go to the park anyway. They need exercise to stay healthy of course, but most dogs aren't getting that in a boring suburban back yard, so its not necessary. Its mostly just nice to be able to let them out to potty quickly without you having to put on pants :) My only caution for having a dog that will take quite a while to get to the outside (being on the 42nd floor), is if they get a tummy upset, seconds count or you've got a mess. It doesn't happen a lot for most dogs, but diarrhea inevitably happens with ALL dogs. Just something to be prepared for. If I were in your situation and had a balcony, I might consider training the dog to use a grass pad in preparation for these situations. For all dogs, its not about what you can provide to them materially (whether toys, housing, etc), it's about how much time you can give them. An apartment golden that spends a couple 1 on 1 hours a day with their human will be MUCH happier than a golden with a giant house, a big back yard, and humans who never spend quality time with them or take them on walks. Just remember that while we have lives outside of our dogs, for them, we're often their whole world. All they really want is to do fun stuff with us, and a one bedroom apartment is no barrier to that!

It might be hard, but if you can get them enough exercise in the parks, then they should probably be fine. Goldens are a lot of work no matter where you live, but if you're a dog person, they're worth it!

That’s a red flag. He won’t grow out of it, and it will probably get worse. I highly recommend Caesar Milan vids for any training advice you need. KZfaq him right away.

We trained our Westie from a pup to not growl when he had food. What we did was give him just part of his food, then once he started eating, we'd reach into the bowl and ADD a little more. He came to associate our hand with a good thing!! In addition to that, I'd recommended giving him just a piece of kibble when he's chewing on his bone. Let him learn that you're not taking from him,but giving.

Work on that asap. There’s lots of info out there. You do not want that behavior. I can tell my dog to leave it and take his bone.

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Kibble is just mushy dog food they put in a Kong and freeze. A Kong is a treat dispenser that the dog has to really work at to get the treat out. I use peanut butter in mine and my dog brings it to me (far too often) when she wants it filled.

The reason???