Very nice gentlemen!!
Sort of an odd name for a Golden, isn't it? Kind of a negative ring...
Yes,but I use it as a badge of honor. The black lab people would always have negative comments about our dogs at hunt tests. Now not so much. When I leave the line after a success I will comment to some of the older black lab people how I now need to go blow dry my dog. Something they used to rib me about.
Might be a local thing. When we formed our Golden club in Alaska and were coming up with a name Midnight Sun Swamp Collies was a top contender. I think it is a good natured ribbing. Today in some venues in AK Goldens outnumber Labs. Might be an Alaskan thing, all dog people in AK know what a swamp collie is, today it is a leggy dark Golden field bred and boy are there some great dogs. Our terms just like the lower 48 is called “outside” and Alaskan all know what outside means. As in we don’t give a damn how they do it outside.
It’s a common term used in the field trial world and as you mentioned it’s seems like it’s used by golden owners themselves. I suspect you are correct in that it originally was intended to be an insult but was embraced by the golden crowd as a rally slogan.
You put it better than me, thanks.
Are you implying that us Geezers are too old to walk? jonnyB and I busted heavy, waste high CRP for over 3 hours last Friday
