Golden Retrievers: Feared or Loved?

[Vela]

IMO this is kind of a pointless thread. The "golden retrievers" above could be replaced with ANY breed name and have exactly the same posts about it. It's not breed specific to having problems with Goldens being biters or aggresive, ANY breed of dog can be so. It depends on breeding and the genetic predisposition of the parents as well as the environment the dog is brought up in and how they are trained. Again, this is just my opinion.

[Allecto]

IMO this is kind of a pointless thread. The "golden retrievers" above could be replaced with ANY breed name and have exactly the same posts about it.

It is pointless to discuss any dog breed simply because they share nature vs. nurture issues?

I think you could have said what you wanted to say without telling everyone else their posts and thoughts here were pointless.

[K9soul]

She never said everyone's words were pointless, she said the thread itself (meaning the poll, loved or feared? doesn't seem much point to it). And since then it's gone off into talking about goldens with behavioral problems, goldens who have bitten, goldens that are badly bred. Well like Vela said you could replace "goldens' with any dog breed and it'd be true. I see threads on goldens from time to time and they always turn into this with like.. people trying to prove goldens are no better than any other dog breed. Well it is like any other dog breed, some folks will just enjoy/click with them more and really feel attracted to them. That doesn't mean they are "better" than any other dog. Now I looked at two old rottie threads and nothing but positive comments, no negative stories about bad breeding or puppymill rotts, or rotts with behavior problems. Sure they are out there, but the point of the threads were to talk about the breed with others who enjoy the breed. It seems almost impossible to have a similar thread about labs/goldens, the "popular" breeds, because people seem caught up in trying to prove that "they aren't all that."

I'm off my soapbox. These are thoughts I've held back in other golden threads in the past that I decided to air out this time

[abbeygailsparty]

Everyday I am amazed by the gentleness & sensitivety of this wonderful breed!

[CathyBogart]

Welcome to PT! Your three are absolutely beautiful!

[abbeygailsparty]

Thank you Cathy. Baxter(8months) is my daughters baby boy & Abbey(2yrs) & Alfie(10months) are my furbabies!

[K9soul]

Welcome abbeygailsparty! What gorgeous goldens you have! I also got your pup pal request on Dogster so Tommy can officially be pals with your two . Hope you enjoy it here, we'd love to see and learn more of your sweethearts! I hope you'll stop by Dog General and show/tell us more about them