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Is it time to get a second dog? Why do you want a second dog? Are you doing the right thing?

This topic has come up regularly since this site began in 1999. And usually it is because the poster has a romanticized idea of what life will be like with a second dog.

I'm not against everyone getting a second dog, but I have noticed a pattern. There are some red flags I look for that indicate the poster is getting a second dog for the wrong reasons, or isn't adequately prepared for the adjustment.
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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth.
It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colours.
Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge, there is a land of meadows, ...

When I adopted my first dog, his breeder gave me a book called "Behavior, Development, and Training of the Dog: A Primer of Canine Psychology" by Frederic J. Sautter and John A. Glover. This book is incredible. The copyright is 1978, but if you are able to find a copy anywhere, I highly recommend picking it up and reading it cover to cover. As a first time dog owner, it gave me great insight into canine behavior, including how dogs learn, and their critical stages of development during their lifetime.
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Woo Hoo! You've passed your very first Working Certificate (WC) test, you are now the proud owner of "Toller WC", ah what a day that was, watching him retrieve those birds on land and in the water. He has such fun when you are training him and the day at the test was a blast, it's obvious that you can't stop here, after all, if you are resting on your laurels you are wearing them on the wrong end! So now it's time to look at the Working Certificate Intermediate (WCI) test.
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Thinking of getting a Golden Retriever??

Well the photos are cute, the dogs look adorable, but Golden Retrievers are definitely not for everyone.

Before you decide to adopt or purchase a golden, please consider the following:
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The Government of Canada has put together a website that lists the positive cases of rabies, by year, by province, by species back to 1998.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/...g/statse.shtml

In Canada the animals that most often transmit rabies are foxes, skunks, bats, and raccoons.
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The following is a list of titles and their abbreviations that can be awarded by the CKC and/or the AKC for various activities and events. They are sorted into titles that appear as a prefix and as a suffix.

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Winter brings its own changes and challenges for our Golden Retrievers - or maybe more so for us!

I usually refer to winter as any time after muddy paw season! As soon as the ground freezes, and you are excited that you can put your paw towels away from your doors, you aren't too far away from bringing that towel back to wipe snow off their backs! And watch for the painful snowballs between their toes!

Here are some winter tips and reminders:
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