Golden retriever only photos

[goldenboy]

I see that you have an ivory Golden in one picture. Tell me more about it please. We are adding another dog (wife's dog) to the house soon and she is set on a Golden Retriever, but will only consider an ivory one. We had a golden for 11 years before he passed, but he wasn't from a hunting lineage and to top it off was scared of everything including gun shots, shadows, leaves rustling grass.... Since I hunt more than most, it only makes sense to me that the next dog hunts, but I can't find much in my research about ivory's from hunting families. (I know all dogs can hunt, but this doesn't always correlate to high energy, intelligent dogs.) My last golden was a great pet and tremendous therapy after a long day, but he was not smart at all. I loved him, miss him, but don't ever want to have a dog that isn't intelligent and scared of everything. It seems like breeders have bred out all of the hunting traits in search of the perfect "pretty dog".

Typically the white ones are more from the show line and are less bred for hunting. The red and darker colored Golden's are usually field bred and have more of the hunting instinct. Both are Golden's, both are great pets.

 

[Alaskan swamp collies]

I see that you have an ivory Golden in one picture. Tell me more about it please. We are adding another dog (wife's dog) to the house soon and she is set on a Golden Retriever, but will only consider an ivory one. We had a golden for 11 years before he passed, but he wasn't from a hunting lineage and to top it off was scared of everything including gun shots, shadows, leaves rustling grass.... Since I hunt more than most, it only makes sense to me that the next dog hunts, but I can't find much in my research about ivory's from hunting families. (I know all dogs can hunt, but this doesn't always correlate to high energy, intelligent dogs.) My last golden was a great pet and tremendous therapy after a long day, but he was not smart at all. I loved him, miss him, but don't ever want to have a dog that isn't intelligent and scared of everything. It seems like breeders have bred out all of the hunting traits in search of the perfect "pretty dog".

I have had a couple blonde Goldens that were great hunters. In fact I have one that will be 16 in February that I still shot birds over this fall. All my younger ones are red, more the field lines. I got the blonde ones out of a kennel in New York, don’t know if they are still active, they were more going to service dogs. I got three from that kennel all excellent bird dogs.

 

[3goldens]

One of Joel's kids, who will hopefully have another of Joel's kids as a sister this spring

 

[Wind River]

Devil inside. Light golden. Intensity. Older girl. Year old. All sisters but repeat breeding.

 

[Bob Peters]

Roxy girl.

 

[goldenboy]

One of Joel's kids, who will hopefully have another of Joel's kids as a sister this spring

Brian, she is a good looking dog! Looks like she loves to waterfowl hunt.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

Wow, what gorgeous dogs you guys! Great thread, Joel.

 

[TGM]

I've had 5 goldens in my lifetime, three from Frisbie, current is a Thunderstruck dog. She's awesome in the field. My constant companion.

 

[goldenboy]

I've had 5 goldens in my lifetime, three from Frisbie, current is a Thunderstruck dog. She's awesomeView attachment 10118View attachment 10119View attachment 10120View attachment 10121 in the field. My constant companion.

Nice looking Golden! Thunderstruck breeds some nice Golden's as well.