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From: cdk@avsdS.UUCP (Chris Kendall)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: golden retrievers as pets?
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Date: Wed, 29-May-85 11:10:31 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 11:10:31 1985
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> Followup-To:net.pets 
> 
> My wife and I are interested in getting a dog, now that we have
> a yard for one.  We are currently thinking about a golden
> retriever or golden retriever mix.  Would anyone out there like
> to volunteer any information about 
> 
> 	1) their intelligence
> 	2) how much they drool
> 	3) how much they chew or dig
> 	4) their barking habits
> 	5) how they are with children
> 	6) other questions you may think relevant.
> 
> I would especially like to hear from people with first-hand experience
> and would appreciate descriptive ancedotes from anyone who wants
> to provide them.
> 
> If you don't want to get involved in a discussion on the net
> (say if you think all these animals should be taken out and shot,
> or if you think all other breeds should be, or if this discussion
> just died down last month) just send me mail at the address below.
> -- 
> Charles Cleveland			 Georgia Tech Surface Studies
> Georgia Tech School of Physics
> Atlanta, GA 30332
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   I have had Goldens for over seven years now and I am convinced    
that they drool less than a child of equal age. Mine will let a burgler
take anything except the food.
      I wouldn't trade them for a wife of equal age!