Hello everyone!
While doing research into dog breeds I stumbled upon this forum. I'm looking to add a new member to my family this coming fall or next spring and thought this might be the place to find out whether a Golden Retriever would be a good option for us. The other option I'm considering at the moment is a Poodle. If this is not the right place to post this please let me know where would be most appropriate.
Currently I have a five year old of the two legged variety that likes to call me Mom (usually repeatedly in a five minute span), and have recently been adopted by an eight month old and six week old of the four legged floofy meowing variety.
I'll be living in a single family home with a fenced back yard and my daughter and I like to take long walks around town when it's not a torrential downpour.
I have been around dogs my whole life and have owned them in the past.
While I work 9 - 5 weekdays my office is 4 blocks from my house, and I am easily able to leave for fifteen minute breaks mid morning and mid afternoon in addition to an hour for lunch.
I need a dog that is cat and kid friendly. I'm looking for a companion that is smart, well tempered, and easy going. I'm willing to put in the time and effort for basic obedience and have access to obedience classes if needed. I'm willing to look into more extensive training as well. My daughter is generally good around animals, but is still learning to be careful around them. Obviously she wouldn't be unsupervised but some minor tugging may happen in play.
Would a Golden Retriever be right for us? Any comments, questions, concerns/etc are welcome.
Thanks in advance!
While doing research into dog breeds I stumbled upon this forum. I'm looking to add a new member to my family this coming fall or next spring and thought this might be the place to find out whether a Golden Retriever would be a good option for us. The other option I'm considering at the moment is a Poodle. If this is not the right place to post this please let me know where would be most appropriate.
Currently I have a five year old of the two legged variety that likes to call me Mom (usually repeatedly in a five minute span), and have recently been adopted by an eight month old and six week old of the four legged floofy meowing variety.
I'll be living in a single family home with a fenced back yard and my daughter and I like to take long walks around town when it's not a torrential downpour.
I have been around dogs my whole life and have owned them in the past.
While I work 9 - 5 weekdays my office is 4 blocks from my house, and I am easily able to leave for fifteen minute breaks mid morning and mid afternoon in addition to an hour for lunch.
I need a dog that is cat and kid friendly. I'm looking for a companion that is smart, well tempered, and easy going. I'm willing to put in the time and effort for basic obedience and have access to obedience classes if needed. I'm willing to look into more extensive training as well. My daughter is generally good around animals, but is still learning to be careful around them. Obviously she wouldn't be unsupervised but some minor tugging may happen in play.
Would a Golden Retriever be right for us? Any comments, questions, concerns/etc are welcome.
Thanks in advance!