[NAGDU] Lab/goldens

[Lisa Belville]

LOL Tracy, your brother is right about Goldens standing on their head.?? 
Paige does this series of movements where she'll lean against a wall or 
the back of a car seat.?? Then she'll drop into a play bow with her side 
pressed up against the car seat.?? She'll finish by having her front and 
back legs parallel to each other with her rear in the air and her head 
turned sideways with an ear pressed to the ground, while all the time 
her tail wags and wags. She'll hold this pose for a few seconds and then 
drop on the ground and flip over onto her back with all four legs and 
her tail stretched out as far as they'll go.


I have no clue how she does it.?? It always makes me think of those long, 
skinny balloons they use to make animals.?? Whenever Paige starts 
twisting and turning I hear those high-pitched squeaky noises those 
balloons make as they're twisted and tied into knots.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 6/13/2019 10:38 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> 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
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> 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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