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tandemgal · 03-15-2006, 04:32 PM

Michael,

I agree there is a difference between Goldens and Pems as I pointed out in my post. I don't claim to speak of all Pems or Goldens - only my own. I have to say my Golden was one of the smartest dogs I have ever been around. She was quick to pick up on all her training and she seem to understand a large vocabulary. An example comes to mind - one day the front door was open and she drug her bed outside in the yard. My husband was doing yard work for several hours and she was with him. When he was almost ready to come inside he just looked at Tawney and said "it looks like rain you need to bring that bed inside" and she walked over and pulled it back into the house. She would greet us everyday with a howl that sounded just like "yellow".

She was as you say docile and went out of her way not to pick a fight with other dogs. This I see as a plus when thinking of having a pet around small children. I have seen her on our porch turn her head away from a small dog in our yard as if to say "Nothing dangerous here" and let the other dog walk away unharmed. I don't need my animal to attact another dog to make me proud. I was much happier to see her restraint. If there was an animal threat she did take charge then but not when it wasn't called for.

The only time I remember seeing my Golden in an agressive position toward people was when a family of 8/10 people came onto my property looking for someone new who had moved near by. Tawney positioned herself between the strangers and my sons and brissled her hair. She didn't charge or growl - she was just protecting her boys. The saddest time in her life was when our sons went off to University and left her. We then let neighborhood children come play in our orchard with the warning not to hurt Tawney. They loved her and she brighten back up because she had children to play with again. She was a gentle soul with all and inturn was loved by all. The whole neighborhood was saddened when she passed away. I still miss her 5 years later.

If we could all have the same said of ourselves then the world would be much better off.

03-15-2006, 04:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
tandemgal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,336	Michael, I agree there is a difference between Goldens and Pems as I pointed out in my post. I don't claim to speak of all Pems or Goldens - only my own. I have to say my Golden was one of the smartest dogs I have ever been around. She was quick to pick up on all her training and she seem to understand a large vocabulary. An example comes to mind - one day the front door was open and she drug her bed outside in the yard. My husband was doing yard work for several hours and she was with him. When he was almost ready to come inside he just looked at Tawney and said "it looks like rain you need to bring that bed inside" and she walked over and pulled it back into the house. She would greet us everyday with a howl that sounded just like "yellow". She was as you say docile and went out of her way not to pick a fight with other dogs. This I see as a plus when thinking of having a pet around small children. I have seen her on our porch turn her head away from a small dog in our yard as if to say "Nothing dangerous here" and let the other dog walk away unharmed. I don't need my animal to attact another dog to make me proud. I was much happier to see her restraint. If there was an animal threat she did take charge then but not when it wasn't called for. The only time I remember seeing my Golden in an agressive position toward people was when a family of 8/10 people came onto my property looking for someone new who had moved near by. Tawney positioned herself between the strangers and my sons and brissled her hair. She didn't charge or growl - she was just protecting her boys. The saddest time in her life was when our sons went off to University and left her. We then let neighborhood children come play in our orchard with the warning not to hurt Tawney. They loved her and she brighten back up because she had children to play with again. She was a gentle soul with all and inturn was loved by all. The whole neighborhood was saddened when she passed away. I still miss her 5 years later. If we could all have the same said of ourselves then the world would be much better off. __________________ Last edited by tandemgal; 03-15-2006 at 04:36 PM.