[NAGDU] Lab/goldens

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Danielle.
Krokus is good about the circular walk, too, and points out places we've
stopped, or ways we usually go.

My brother says goldens like to stand on their heads.  Krokus does
that--stands on his head, then spirals down to lie on his back and get a
belly rub.  
Goldens I have known have tended to melt--lean against someone with their
whole selves.
They also love balls, and the more balls in the mouth at a time, the better.
Krokus only loves balls as much as other labs I've had.
I expect that each cross has its own mix of the traits it gets from its
parents, as well as its own personal quirks, but it's entertaining to try to
figure out which traits came from which breed.  I've never had a golden
myself, so don't know them as well.
Tracy


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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Lab/goldens

Tracy,

I think you are right about the caution being Golden. Goldens tend to
be a bit more sensitive than Labs, so it makes sense. My Golden is
definitely more cautious than the cross. In Jackie's case, it is
actually a good thing because it makes her obstacle avoidance
phenominal without compromising much else.

The mischievousness is definitely Golden as well. Golden's tend to
stay puppyish for a very long time, and they like to have some fun.

I personally haven't noticed either my cross or Golden being
destination oriented. They are equally happy with a leisure walk to
nowhere in particular and a route with a destination. As long as the
routes aren't traveled too frequently to make them boring, which they
both hate. They both live to target, but this applies to anything
along the route and not specifically the final destination.

All of the retriever breeds have a tendency to like to pick up,
retrieve, and hold things. Goldens in particular tend to be mouthy,
but don't count the Labs out either. This may or may not be as
prevalent in guide dogs since guide dog programs don't selectively
breed for retrieving ability specifically the way some other working
line breeders do. All of my GDF dogs, two crosses and a Golden,
definitely have this trait and so does my Lab mix puppy. The guide
dogs are better about picking up their toys rather than random objects
though.

Goldens also tend to be vocal, and have a tendency to rest their head on
things.

Danielle

On 6/13/19, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Martine.
> That's interesting that your lab/golden was very destination-focussed.
> Krokus is also a lab/golden, and he is the same way.  It can be hard to
get
> him to go past one of our usual destinations.
> Sometimes I try to guess which traits are golden, and which are just him.
> I
> think his extreme caution might be golden, as well as his mischievousness.
> I think it's totally golden to grab my shoe and dance with it.
> Tracy
>
>
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