Quote Originally Posted by buttercup132 View Post
Not to sound harsh but I can't say this really suprises me, even though I'm not active from the threads I've read I didn't think it would last. It would have been pretty easy to fix this if you were just constant with her on your part.
I can't stress enough that people need to RESEARCH the breed before getting them.

Anyways I'm glad she's in a home that will understand her and her needs.
I've met the dog several times, Missy has taken her to her training since she was a small pup. The dog is not only non-stop energy (sorry to step on any feet, Missy) but she also wanted to kill Missy's cat, Boomer. The prey drive was very serious and with two small children, that's not a risk she should have to take. I've seen lots of goldens in my time. I've seen some extremely active ones, I've done lots of training with my dogs, SAR/tracking/obedience/agility, and I've not run across a pup with this much energy in a long time. I also know that the extreme prey drive towards her cat is uncharactic of a golden. Every dog is different, but that is not a typical golden trait. Regardless of how much research goes into any breed, there are always "odd apples" out there that develop traits uncharacteristic of their breed. I've never seen a dog quite like Ginger, and never seen such a desire to kill a family housecat who was introduced immediately to Ginger as a small pup.

I would have done the same thing if I had a dog who went after my cats like Ginger did. It is not surprising Missy rehomed Ginger, it was responsible. What is surprising is that Ginger was so driven to kill Boomer.