| Finding a good Golden Retriever breeder is very | | | | checks on you by the breeder should be more |
| important as this can impact on the quality and general | | | | thorough to ensure your intentions. |
| health and wellbeing of your new puppy. There are | | | | Good breeders often have waiting lists and will expect |
| things to watch out for and ways to avoid making | | | | you to understand this and go through some type of |
| mistakes and they are worth considering before you | | | | application process. They only want the best owners |
| start your search. | | | | for their pups, and you may need to fulfill some fairly |
| While puppies are cute and appealing, you need to try | | | | hefty requirements to prove that you're ideal. An |
| to be practical about your breeder search. It's never a | | | | understanding of the breed is usually a key factor for |
| great idea to jump into purchasing from the first litter | | | | them and so you'll want to read up and know exactly |
| you may see advertised. Anyone can advertise their | | | | what you're getting into. There are plenty of good |
| dog and a lot of websites offer free listings, and so the | | | | books about Golden Retrievers that can assist you in |
| quality could be at any point on the scale. | | | | learning about the animal's habits, health issues and |
| If you've decided that you want to own a Golden | | | | behavior. |
| Retriever from puppyhood then you'll want to find a | | | | Locating a good breeder of Golden Retrievers is often |
| good breeder because they can guarantee blood lines | | | | best done through official Kennel Clubs and similar |
| and give your dog a clean bill of health. If a breeder is | | | | organizations. They can point you towards members |
| legitimate they won't want to give you a poorly animal | | | | who are keen to offer good quality animals and follow |
| and will refuse to do so. The first thing to look for is | | | | breeding requirements and have good housing |
| official registration. Breeders tend to charge higher | | | | conditions. If you arrive at a breeder's home and find |
| prices so you'll want to be sure of their skills and | | | | that the environment does not seem very good for |
| reliability. A registered breeder means that they are | | | | the animals or the condition of animals is poor then |
| qualified to breed the animal and understand the breed. | | | | you'll want to avoid them. Look for someone who |
| They will be more inclined to have certification available | | | | cares about the animals and their living style because |
| and then categorize their animals for either pet or | | | | they are more likely to care about the quality and |
| show dog capability, usually meaning that pets must be | | | | condition of all of the pups that they offer. Don't be |
| spayed or neutered and cannot be used for further | | | | afraid to ask questions - any breeder who doesn't |
| breeding. | | | | want to answer them is best avoided. |
| Show animals are of ideal genetic quality and can be | | | | To read more then click on this Finding Golden |
| shown in dog shows, for which they must be whole. | | | | Retriever Breeders link. |
| You will pay more to own a show quality animal and | | | | |