Reading this forum and a couple of breeder forums, I swear I get depressed at all the health issues Golden Retrievers have. I feel extraordinarily lucky that I've had pretty healthy and robust dogs. But this breed that I love so much seems to have way more than its share of health problems, from orthopedic, to cancer, to PU, to throat and heart issues, to allergies, and the list goes on and on.
I love this breed. I'd never want another. But sometimes I think this breed has so many problems, and the answers are so elusive, that maybe for the good of the dogs there shouldn't be any more Goldens. Like the problems are just so deep in the breed that there are no answers. Which would be a tragedy for the world, because they are such amazing creatures.
I'm just lamenting all the health problems I read and hear about every, single day. It gets kind of hard. I suppose I'm just being too sensitive, but I am who I am.
I love this breed. I'd never want another. But sometimes I think this breed has so many problems, and the answers are so elusive, that maybe for the good of the dogs there shouldn't be any more Goldens. Like the problems are just so deep in the breed that there are no answers. Which would be a tragedy for the world, because they are such amazing creatures.
I'm just lamenting all the health problems I read and hear about every, single day. It gets kind of hard. I suppose I'm just being too sensitive, but I am who I am.
