Furbert the Golden Retriever Puppy's brother, Keefer the Black Lab Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Furbert the Golden Retriever Puppy's sister, Dippsy the Lab Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.

Description:
Furbert is a wonderful, and I mean wonderful, puppy. I have fostered well over 20 dogs in the last year and a half, and without a doubt he is one of the most delightful. We originally got him as a 6 week old puppy with his littermates. What fun that was! Of course, they weren't housetrained, so fun was rather tempered. All three were adopted as soon as they were fixed, and we thought they'd live happily ever after. Sadly, however, 6 weeks later we were contacted by Furbert's family wanting to return him. The husband had lost his job and they no longer felt they could afford to have a dog. I was heartbroken. I told Judy to bring my baby over right away. He was so excited to see my dogs, Ralph and Gus, I thought he'd break his tail wagging it so hard! I've had him for a couple of weeks because he had developed puppy mange, a common condition, but now is beautiful again and ready for his home. And her's the really great news ~ he's housetrained! Not only that, but Furbert is incredibly sweet and wanting to please. He is also highly trainable and loves children, dogs and cats. This is a fantastic puppy deserving of a fantastic family!

According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Golden Retriever was first developed in the British Isles, probably from crosses between a yellow Flat-Coated Retriever, light-coated Tweed Water Spaniels, other spaniels, setters and even the Newfoundland and possibly the Bloodhound. In fact the breed was first shown as a Golden Flat-Coat. The Golden is one of the world's foremost family companion dogs. Many of the top obedience competition dogs in the country are Golden retrievers. The Golden is also a fine bird dog on both land and in the water. He has an excellent nose and has been used not only for hunting and tracking, but also for narcotics detection. Because of his great desire to please and capacity for love and learning, the Golden Retriever is also used as a guide for the blind, therapy dog, and service dog for the disabled.
These are lovable, well-mannered, intelligent dogs with a great charm. They are easily trained, and always patient and gentle with children. Loyal, confident, sweet and eager to please. It is active, loving and an outstanding family dog. Golden Retrievers enjoy pleasing their masters, so obedience training can be fun. They excel in obedience competitions. Friendly with everyone, including other dogs, the Golden Retriever has very little, if any, guarding instincts. While unlikely to attack, Goldens make good watchdogs, loudly signaling a stranger's approach. This breed needs to be around people to be happy. If isolated from human contact, or left alone for long periods of time, the Golden Retriever may become mischievous. They can be over-exuberant and distractible. Some of the Golden's talents are hunting, tracking, retrieving, narcotics detection, agility, competitive obedience, and performing tricks. These dogs also love to swim. They have a life expectancy of 10-12 years.