[NAGDU] Lab/goldens

Thu Jun 13 18:42:06 UTC 2019

Both my Golden and one of my crosses like to sit or lay on people's feet. It's the Golden tendency to want to touch people at all times.
Crosses tend to look like Labs with feathering, but it does really depend on the dog. They can look exactly like Labs, exactly like Goldens, or anything inbetween. Both of my crosses were half Lab and half Golden. One has straight fur slightly longer and softer than a Lab, is light yellow like a Lab, has minimal feathering on the neck front legs and belly, and heavy feathering on the hind legs and tail. He basically looks like a Lab with a fluffy butt. My other cross had wavy hair slightly longer and softer than a Lab, was darker golden, light feathering on the neck and front legs, and moderate feathering on the belly hind legs and tail. She overall looked like a Golden with short hair. One of my friends has a cross that basically looks like a black Lab, and I know a puppy raiser whose puppy looks like a Golden with black hair.
Danielle   

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> On Jun 13, 2019, at 2:21 PM, Rox Homstad via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I have had 2 golden guides and am currently raising a 5 month old female golden babydawg named Phoenix.  She is a foot sitter. She really loves to do this in the kitchen when I'm cooking or doing the dishes, lay on my feet, it makes moving around kind of problematic. She is also pretty darned shouty. Rowan, the bulldog has decided she's going to be the nannydog and because I'm deaf I don't always know Phoenix is barking and so Rowan will come up and poke me and lead me to the barking puppy.
> Right now this is a kind of an issue because Miss Phoenix Michelle is going through a tantrum phase about her crate, aka, she doesn't want to be in the crate unless she's eating or we're all sleeping and its night time. So she will bark to be let out, and Rowan comes and then starts bonking me and I tell her, yes, I know the puppy is barking but because I am not going to let her out until she stops barking I now have a dog barking and another dog alerting me to the barking by repeatedly bonking me with her nose, so its impossible to get anything done. 
> Phoenix is very smart and comes from a long line of field goldens so she is pretty freaking fearless, but thats what I signed up for, and is what I literally went to another country to get the exact kind of dog I wanted so I ain't got nobody to blaim but myself, lol.
> My lab is much more level headed and is a lot more laid back but she's also 9 so part of that could be that she's finally maturing.
> 
> 
> Rox'E and the Kitchen Bitches
> Soleil, Rowan, Phoenix
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>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Madison Martin via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tracy and all,
>> I have a Golden, she's not a guide dog though. She's nine but she still acts
>> like a puppy sometimes. She's not causious though. She isn't overly vocal,
>> but she does make this weird whining noise when she either really wants you
>> to do something or if you're not moving fast enough when it's feeding time
>> or she needs out. She does love to be touching you, preferibley at all
>> times, and she loves to lean on you. She also likes to sit on your feet.
>> Does anyone else's dog like to sit on their feet? It's kind of annoying,
>> especially when she steps on your feet, that hurts. I personally prefer
>> Goldens, but that could be because I have one. For those of you who have had
>> Lab/Golden crosses, do they tend to look more like Labs or Goldens? Just
>> curious since I've never met one.
>> Madison
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>> via NAGDU
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>> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Lab/goldens
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 11:27 AM
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>> Cc: Danielle Sykora
>> 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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