Training Golden Labrador Retrievers
Golden Labrador Retrievers have a beautiful disposition and this is why people love training these dogs. Many people have known for a long time that particular crossbreeds of animals are an improvement on each of the original breeds. The trick is finding the best cross-able breeds. One of the most successful crossbreeds in dogs is seen between the Labrador and the golden retriever. As puppies, they readily show the best of both breeds.
The Perfect Personality?
Both Labrador and Golden Retrievers are dogs that love people and are eager to please. Keep in mind that not all dogs are alike, and poor training will always make for a rowdy, fearful dog (no matter what breed), but on the whole, a Labrador Golden Retriever puppy is a born people pleaser. They are fascinated by people and seem to easily bond with them. They also have a lot of strength and endurance, which comes in good for service and search and rescue dogs.
Great Dogs For Helping the Blind
The Golden Labrador Retriever is hailed as the best seeing eye dogs by experts. There is an extensive breeding program run in England to raise dogs to help the blind. A Labrador Golden Retriever puppy is first tested at about eight weeks of age to see what his personality is like.
Their training never really stops. Many a puppy fails the program and is put up for adoption as a pet. It costs about $70,000 US Dollars to take a Golden Labrador Retriever puppy and turn it into a specially trained service dog. They work until old age or illness forces them to retire, and then they are placed in care homes for the remainder of their lives.
Other Facts
Many information websites will tell you that a Golden Labrador will always be yellow, which is not always the case. Occasionally a dark puppy will be born. You can register your Labrador Golden Retriever puppy with the American Canine Hybrid Club.
Every day, there is a newborn Golden Labrador Retriever puppy who makes that first step to being a top trained dog. Their life may be where they are a drug sniffing dog, cancer sniffing dog, service dog or a search and rescue dog.
