Working golden retrievers

[danda]

My very first goldie ended up at 40 kgs, he was a bit too big for his race but was the most lovely dog.

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Ah, he's looking very proud of himself. Well done. And 28.8kg at 7.5 months - wow - you've got a big lad on your hands there.

He does doesn’t he thank you, I’m hoping he stops around 30kg ish

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Well done Rafi! He's very similar to ours who is now 8 months and 29kg. Still a delight but going through the teenager stage. Someone brought their bitch in season to training last week, he didn't want to know me at all!

Do you have any pics? I didn’t think it was the done thing really to take your in season bitch to training, I think even my older lab would be a pain around an in season bitch

 

[oldandgold]

Handsome boy

 

[Belmont]

Do you have any pics? I didn’t think it was the done thing really to take your in season bitch to training, I think even my older lab would be a pain around an in season bitch

No they shouldn’t have brought her, but at least they know for next time.
He’s more show line, but plenty of drive to retrieve so we’ll train when time allows

 

[alibali]

How lovely I have a huge soft spot for goldies, my first childhood dog was a Goldie, we got him when I was aged 3 and he was, to my memory anyway, just a perfect friend

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

No they shouldn’t have brought her, but at least they know for next time.
He’s more show line, but plenty of drive to retrieve so we’ll train when time allows View attachment 129148

Handsome boy

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Young Rafi is now 8 months old and 31kg

took him on the shoot yesterday despite me saying earlier I didn’t want to take him until next season. My friend’s husband was coming along and offered to hold him, he was brill!

He didn’t actually do much other than sit and watch and got to pick a partridge at the end of the day.

 

[oldandgold]

Love your boy

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Love your boy

Thank you he really is a lovely boy

 

[poiuytrewq]

How have I not read this thread before!
I love Rafi! He’s absolutely beautiful. I’ve always liked Golden Retrievers

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

How have I not read this thread before!
I love Rafi! He’s absolutely beautiful. I’ve always liked Golden Retrievers

Ahh thank you he’s a real lovely boy too

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ahh thank you he’s a real lovely boy too

My friend has one, I’ve only met him once as they moved away before buying him but he’s utterly gorgeous. She does some therapy stuff with him. He visits old people homes and I think hospitals. He’s amazing

 

[Clodagh]

A shoot I’m on now has a picker with a working goldie. Her nickname is Fluffy. At every drive she hops out the estate vehicle and does zoomies. She is just fabulous and I love her. She’s very affectionate and a complete fool. I don’t tend to see how other peoples dogs work but she seems very proficient and effective. She’s lovely and sells everyone on goldies (bar me… did I mention the mud!). She so much bigger than a lab, she weighs 30kg.

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

My friend has one, I’ve only met him once as they moved away before buying him but he’s utterly gorgeous. She does some therapy stuff with him. He visits old people homes and I think hospitals. He’s amazing

I was thinking of doing pets as therapy with Rafi but need to look into it more and he’s not old enough yet

 

[poiuytrewq]

I was thinking of doing pets as therapy with Rafi but need to look into it more and he’s not old enough yet

My friend loves it. She posts photos of him looking in heaven being cuddled by various people!

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

A shoot I’m on now has a picker with a working goldie. Her nickname is Fluffy. At every drive she hops out the estate vehicle and does zoomies. She is just fabulous and I love her. She’s very affectionate and a complete fool. I don’t tend to see how other peoples dogs work but she seems very proficient and effective. She’s lovely and sells everyone on goldies (bar me… did I mention the mud!). She so much bigger than a lab, she weighs 30kg.

She sounds lovely think that’s most goldies they are characters! But mud yes there is more than a lab. My trainers goldie bitch is about 24kg, I think Rafi will end up 33/34kg, my lab is 26kg

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

My friend loves it. She posts photos of him looking in heaven being cuddled by various people!

Rafi really does love everyone too!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Rafi really does love everyone too!

Ah maybe it’s something you really should look into. My baby lab is a bit younger but I’m quite sure he’d knock people flying… after a cuddle

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Ah maybe it’s something you really should look into. My baby lab is a bit younger but I’m quite sure he’d knock people flying… after a cuddle

he even loves screaming children my lab on the other hand would hate it

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

A shoot I’m on now has a picker with a working goldie. Her nickname is Fluffy. At every drive she hops out the estate vehicle and does zoomies. She is just fabulous and I love her. She’s very affectionate and a complete fool. I don’t tend to see how other peoples dogs work but she seems very proficient and effective. She’s lovely and sells everyone on goldies (bar me… did I mention the mud!). She so much bigger than a lab, she weighs 30kg.

You mentioned mud? Both of these behinds had been on the same walk through the same mud