Originally Posted by Dogslife57
I also had a golden that looked like an Irish setter from Top Brass. They are not the breed standard but I didn't care about that. Good dog, lots of energy, lost him at 6 1/2 to cancer, that one wounded me more than any other I lost due to his young age, still miss him years later.


Unfortunately as with many of the gundog breeds "breed standard" is unrealistic for a working dog. They seem to adhere t the thinking of form(or at least a few peoples idea of it) over function. My best Golden is about 55 lbs with "little coat" but she knows her job and is happy doing it all day long. I doubt if some of the "cart horse" show dogs I have seen could even start to keep up.
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