Golden Retriever Training: Golden Friendship.

Families with children prefer the Golden Retriever breed over most others. The breed compliments families with children because of their willingness to play, as well as, being gentle and loyal.

Golden retrievers have three great characteristics; learning quickly, learning many things, and making great family friends.

Another wonderful characteristic of the breed is their love of the water. Most will dive right in to a pool or lake and are skilled swimmers.

Training golden retrievers is often easier than other breeds, because of their willingness and desire to please their companions.

Teaching the breed to retrieve items is quite enjoyable because they have a natural instinct to do so. Using simple commands of your own choosing are especially helpful to avoid confusing the animal.

Consistency is the key for commands with the breed, the dog will be confused if one person tells him to "fetch" while another says "drop".

Easy hand signals used in conjunction with commands will enhance the training

Undesirable behavior should be handled by ignoring the dog for a short time. However, desirable behavior should be rewarded with hugs or a tiny treat.

Afterwards, the animal will want to please his companion even more because he desires attention.

Don't forget to relax and have fun when training your golden retriever for the best result

Your Golden Retriever has a sense of humor also. Every now and then, he may not return the fetched toy, but instead run all around you daring you to chase him.

Children love golden retrievers, their easy going attitude is enjoyable and they make great friends!

As I mentioned before the best thing to remember about training your golden retriever is to be relaxed ,its easier than with others also golden retrievers are fast learners and its important to have fun with your golden retriever.

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