TTY81,

1.5k AUD is not a bad deal at all if it's the first pick of the litter. Did you personally went to Australia to see the puppy? Yea I've heard of potential buyers going through vigorous screening process from the breeders, but I guess that's understandable and is actually a good thing, it shows how much the breeders care for their puppies. In Malaysia the scene is much different with many local breeders - if you got the cash, you get the puppy, no questions asked.

Agree with you that the working line golden are smaller built and doesn't have much of a thick coat - most people will not find them as attractive as the show line goldens with thick luscious coat and beautiful featherings. Golden retrievers were bred originally as gundogs but the breeding over the years for show purposes led them to have a heavier built, larger head and shorter legs - a show line golden retriever today probably can't perform in the field well with it's structure. From what I read, the working golden is leaner, more muscular and have longer legs which allow them to move about and do the job they were originally bred to do. They are also intelligent and have very high energy, which makes them perfect for training. I'd love to own one of the working line goldens and put it to obedience work. That'd be a great delight! I told this to some local breeders but it was being frowned upon But I doubt that will happen anytime soon as I've already got 3 dogs, plus I'm not in Malaysia at the moment.

As for training classes down at JB, sorry, can't help you there, I do not know of any dog training classes that area. Maybe you can try asking in the puppy.com forum?

I got Sheriff from KL, not Seremban.

My first dog Hunter was bought from Pet shop, after getting him, I had to track down his history by searching online to get an idea of his background. He was a scrawny, average looking puppy when we first got him. I haven't got a clue how to pick a puppy back then so I just picked the active one. When he grew up he looks totally different and I am really surprised by how much (in terms of look and maturity) he've changed.

Sheriff was bought from a breeder and what I liked about it was I get to first meet both his parents and grandpa to get an look at their coat colour, feathering, body structure and temperament. Seeing the his relatives gave me a very good idea on how Sheriff will eventually look like.

Guys I don't have my breeder's direct contact number with me here, but here's his link: www.clangan.com.my. This guy knows his stuff, breeds quality GRs and what I liked best is he cares a lot for his dogs. Sheriff grew up into a strong and handsome dog without any health problems at all, while Hunter grew up having occasional minor problems like allergy, skin problems etc.

PS: Sheriff's grandpa is Shadow, dad is Wind and mom is Aruba. I think his face looks a lot like his dad.

Generally GRs are not the ideal guard dogs. Hunter is a very protective guard dog while Sheriff is hopeless (Hunter barks out of courage, Sheriff barks out of fear!). But I do agree, all GRs crave for their owner's attention. Definitely not the breed for busy people.

I think it's partly genetics - the dogs he use to breed usually have rather long coat (and probably generations and generations before his dogs). Plus, the kennel at his place is air conditioned!

kokifung,

Could be three possibilities:

1. The tone of your voice when giving commands is different from her previous owner, she may be confused.
2. Lacking training, no practice to reinforce commands - she might have forgotten the commands already.
3. You may have spoilt her that she thinks there's no need to listen to you!

Yea that's roughly the price Shadow's offspring are going for. The first time I saw Shadow, I felt that his head is HUGE.

Your GR so cute!!!!!! They are just the sweetest dog one can have. Can't stop loving them!

This video is damn cute! It's like the bone was too big and shushu just willingly exchange the bone. Very heart warming, I wish my GRs will share like this (they obviously won't )

Hi TTY81,

So have you brought home your puppy, or is it in quarantine or something?

i wouldn't worry about an occasional swim.. unless he's swimming like everyday then that probably is a cause for concern.