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From: crompton@vax4.DEC
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Subject: re:golden retrievers
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 12:10:06 EDT
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Goldens are the best!!! We have a 5 year old female (spayed) and a 1 year
old male (neutered). We have had a purebred dalmation and a black lab golden
mix in the past. Our 5 year old, Brandy, is the only female we've had. All
them were in our household since puppyhood. I will say that females calm
down faster as puppies. Duncan our 1 year old still hasn't calmed down much
as we expect. There are several goldens in our area all of which are males
and just "big old slobs". I think it will be a couple more months for our pup
though. Brandy calmed down inabout 6-8 months. There great with children. We
have 3 kids who love them. Brandy's only bad habit is leaving her toys (rocks)
all over the yard. Goldens love rocks. Brandy will lay around happily for 
hours with a rock in her mouth. I could go on and on. They're just great!

                                                Good Luck!
                                                        Linda
P.S. The golden mix didn't work out too well.
     We had to give him away to a home that would
     devote all of their attention to him.