I'm probably the only one in the world that really doesn't like Golden Retrievers. I know this is just from personal experience - I used to know someone who trained and raised show dogs. They were "obedience" trained and had ribbons but every time I would go visit, those dogs would jump up, get my clothes all dirty and just be awful. My doberman, who was a rescue pup, who was not officially trained, was much smarter and well mannered. I'm sure there are nicely trained Golden Retrievers but I haven't met one yet. Irish Setters are another breed but once again it is just because of the only one I met that used to attack me whenever I rode my bike at college. |