The Modern Golden Retriever Handbook
Behaviour, training and everyday life, from choosing a puppy to the senior years
Most breed books tell you a Golden Retriever is calm and easy from day one. Then you bring one home and meet the real thing.
I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd talk to you if we were stood in a field together.
What's inside
Where the Golden Retriever came from, and what a Scottish gundog needs from family life
Is a Golden right for you? The honest version, including the coat, the mouthing and the energy
Skin, eyes, hearts, joints, cancer, and what the research actually says
Exercise, home life and your puppy's first week
Socialisation, adolescence and training foundations
The mouther, the jumper, the carrier and the shadow: Golden Retriever training challenges
Carrying, retrieving, sniffing and swimming, enrichment, family life and other animals
Common behaviour problems, and how to stop small ones growing
Golden Retriever myths, and living well with your dog into the senior years
There's a Golden Retriever checklist at the back to keep coming back to.
Who it's for
Anyone thinking about a Golden Retriever, bringing a puppy home, living with a teenager who's forgotten their own name, or sharing life with an older dog.
What you get
A PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.
