Knowing the gold collector

Written by Rodrigo Trigosso
Monday, August 25, 2008

The conductors golds, or golden retriever, dogs are among the best known and loved around the world. The popularity of these hunting dogs is not just for its beauty but for its ease to be trained and their good character.

The collector is a golden dog medium to large, with hanging ears and a beautiful coat that can be plain or hilly. The expression of this dog is kind and gentle, and invites caressing.

The retriever is named after its ability to recover (bring back) dams injured or killed, and his beautiful golden coat. The color of this dog can go from gold to the cream, but did not admit extremes tones such as red or white.

The coat is typical of the breed and has two cloaks. The internal mantle is dense and impermeable, to help the dog to swim. The outer mantle is firm and falls glued to the body. The neck, tail and thighs have abundant fringes of hair.

Personality

Are conductors gilding the dogs are very active, sociable and intelligent. They usually get along with other dogs and be very friendly people, so they're excellent pets.

Not tend to be aggressive, so they are not ideal as a dog for protection, but they can raise the alarm by barking if a stranger comes into the house.

Sociable by nature, these dogs require a lot of affection and companionship, plus a training without ill-treatment.

Moreover, his vast intelligence allows them to highlight different activities such as search and rescue, will assist the disabled, animal assisted therapy, canine obedience, the Agility dogs and other sports. The only activities in which these dogs do not stand out, are those related to the dogs for protection and defense.

Care

It is necessary to allow sufficient time to pass the bill collector with gold, since their need to have a lot of affection and companionship. In addition, it is necessary to provide enough exercise to remove the excess energy. If you are not providing enough company, affection and exercise, the collector will turn golden problematic and destructive.

It is preferable that the dog lives indoors, where you can share with their human family, but has a large garden to exercise. Furthermore, it is necessary to ride out often to socialize and not be bored.

The collector loses golden hair regularly throughout the year and lose hair in large numbers once a year. Therefore, it is not a good pet for people who do not have enough time to brush on a daily basis, or can not accept some dog hair on the furniture and clothes.

But it was originally designed as a rugged hunting dog, the great popularity of the golden collector has promoted the irresponsible and indiscriminate breeding, which has damaged the race. Thus, the debt collector gold is prone to some hereditary diseases to be taken into account. These diseases are: hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, progressive retinal atrophy, cataracts, skin allergies, heart disease and obesity.

More information

For more information visit www.deperros.org golden retriever.