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From: murphy@hou2a.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: golden retrievers?
Message-ID: <127@hou2a.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Sep-83 13:45:31 EDT
Article-I.D.: hou2a.127
Posted: Thu Sep 29 13:45:31 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Oct-83 20:06:57 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
Lines: 15


          I have known several golden and several black Labrador
          retrievers; the goldens are pretty, affectionate, and playful,
          but compared to the blacks, they seem a little short on brains.
          I suspect that the goldens, being prettier than the blacks,
          have been bred more for show traits (to the detriment of 
          brains and hardiness). the blacks I knew were "working dogs"
          bred mainly for duck hunting but they had very gentle and
          affectionate personalities, and I believe (but not sure) that
          they would be very good with kids; they would certainly make
          good protectors. You might do well to consider this breed over
          the goldens.


                                                     Rich Ganns
                                                     HO x0315