Golden Retriever

Every responsible dog owner knows that your dog should wear a collar at all times. If your dog wanders off and gets lost, the information on their collar will be used to trace the owner (you) and return your dog to you. It also helps to show that your dog is owned by someone and isn’t a stray.

Oh yes, and the collar can save your dog from falling 70ft off a cliff.

That’s just what happened to a golden retriever who was chasing a rabbit by a cliff’s edge on the Isle of Wight. The golden retriever is called Mac and he chased the rabbit off the cliff, and rather than fall to his death was saved when his collar became snagged on the rocks.

Mac still suffered serious injury, breaking tow of his legs and suffering a collapsed lung, but he survived and is now walking again, albeit with the aid of splints.

Mac was with his owner Margaret Sills when he bolted after a rabbit, heading straight over the [read more]

We’ve all heard that old schoolboy excuse to his teacher “Sorry miss – the dog ate my homework” but in this instance, the Winsconsin teenager was telling the truth – the dog ate his passport.

The 17 year old Wisconsin teenager, Jon Meier, was to take a school trip to Peru with his Spanish class, but the family’s one year old Golden Retriever named Sunshine had [read more]

Many people do not really know the difference between a Labrador and a Golden Retriever, and some may be unaware that they are two different dog breeds.   Retrievers are a type of dog and are part of the Gun dog category of dog breeds.  The Retriever dog breed was originally bred to fetch game for hunters, whether they were hunting on the land or in the water.

There are six retriever dog breeds [read more]

You normally expect councils to be the ones charging you for luxuries and necessities, but Wendy Hillings, living in Devon, is pleased to find that her council is offering her money for a dog she has described as a lifesaver.

Wendy, who lives in Barnstaple, Devon, suffers from a skin condition that means her skin is very brittle and blisters constantly. She has been given a golden retriever named Edward to help perform daily tasks to save her skin from blistering.

Edward has been helping Wendy since he was a puppy, and responds to over 100 different [read more]

Eric Gamsby, a 78-year-old blind man, has been told he will not get another guide dog when his current dog, a 9-year old Golden Retriever named Alice, retires. The reason given by the charity ‘Guide Dogs for the Blind’ is that Eric walks too slowly to benefit from a guide dog.

Eric has relied on guide dogs for the past 20 years to allow him to stay mobile, and he’s had Alice for the past 6 years. However when Alice retires soon Eric will have the dog taken from him, and will not be given another one.

Officials for the charity have stated that because Eric’s health is poor and his mobility is sufficiently hindered that he cannot have another guide dog.

Eric is a retired factory worker who has had guide dogs since he was 60-years-old. [read more]