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    Quote Originally Posted by windycanyon View Post
    Hmmm, was this Sherwood???? Certainly not Walla Walla (held in Pendleton OR). Those were the only 2 I know of in OR last weekend.
    Sherwood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TuMicks View Post
    I was in TX for a couple of weeks working with some folks who are very, very well-known in the Field Sports. They had 2 goldens on the truck, littermates. We were working on a channel swim. Most of the dogs did well... it was a fairly wide channel, sort of for beginning concepts. Now, both Goldens had done it before. The little female did great. Her brother... OMG! Just insisted on running the bank. They don't use anything punitive... so they were trying to reteach and reteach it. What was frustrating was that the dog had been doing channel swims for a while. Something about that channel, on that day... he just wouldn't do it. There is a Golden on the pro's truck up here in Reno. Just absolutely stuck. He'll screw up something (things he's been doing, that he's been taught and practiced) and it goes all to Heck after that.

    I was asking Bill Hillmann if that was normal Golden behavior. He said they can be really hard-headed. If he had to choose anything-but-a-lab, he said he'd go with the Chessie every time.

    I don't care where you live, you will not see a lot of Goldens running the field sports at a high level. Some... but not a lot.

    And no one would venture to guess why that would be. You'd think smart and biddable would carry over whether it was guns, ducks and water, or the obedience ring. But it doesn't.
    For field work, I'd have a Lab. Hands down. I mean, for lower level, dabbling, any retriever would be fine for me because it's just something I do because the dog loves it. I don't think Goldens are generally hard headed (Golden people say that about Labs, BTW). Also, like the Labs, there are variations between different lines. I think Goldens tend to worry and become concerned with right vs. wrong and what they are supposed to do, and can get stressed out and sort of lose their brains or even shut down. They aren't as independent as Labs. Think about seeing eye dogs. Goldens are more likely to walk beside you and do what you want to do vs. walking ahead of you and making decisions. That said, there are a lot of talented field Goldens out there. Personally, I haven't seen many in my part of the world, but in looking at breeders and litters throughout the US, I'm seeing some really nice dogs at the MH and FT level who can also play in the conformation, obedience and agility rings. I really like both breeds and if I ever did get a Golden, I'd have a Lab, too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by windycanyon View Post
    Umm, Janice Gunn has Labs also. She comes down to WA quite frequently.
    I didn’t realize that ... for some reason I thought she was more in the Midwest? All I know is she doesn’t come out here much ...
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    Janice is in BC, right above WA. She only enters events here in the states that are going to be OTCH points, so no surprise she wasn't at sherwood really (~115 obed entries / day? Not sure where the 500 number came from?).
    She does have VERY nice Golden lines though Labradorks, if you are looking.




    Quote Originally Posted by Annette47 View Post
    I didn’t realize that ... for some reason I thought she was more in the Midwest? All I know is she doesn’t come out here much ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by windycanyon View Post
    Janice is in BC, right above WA. She only enters events here in the states that are going to be OTCH points, so no surprise she wasn't at sherwood really (~115 obed entries / day? Not sure where the 500 number came from?).
    She does have VERY nice Golden lines though Labradorks, if you are looking.
    The 500 number came from the show secretary. LOL. It's my home club; I'm very involved. Open was ginormous with the rule changes occurring. Lots of people came up from CA. Janice and I have discussed her Goldens. I'm looking at a Lab breeding, hoping it comes through, otherwise will be going with a Golden litter with influence from her lines, though more moderately bred.

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    For the whole weekend (probably rally +obed). Not per trial/ day. Nice entry though! 400 Bad Request

    Quote Originally Posted by Labradorks View Post
    The 500 number came from the show secretary. LOL. It's my home club; I'm very involved. Open was ginormous with the rule changes occurring. Lots of people came up from CA. Janice and I have discussed her Goldens. I'm looking at a Lab breeding, hoping it comes through, otherwise will be going with a Golden litter with influence from her lines, though more moderately bred.
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