Thread: Golden Retriever Pup

Our Black Labrador had to be put down in 2016 (stroke).
Just before Christmas we took delivery of a beautiful Golden Retriever bitch puppy. To be specific she is 75% Retriever and 25% Black Lab.
Rosie is 16 weeks old now so yesterday I said to my wife, "It's probably about time I started to teach her to retrieve rabbits." She replied, "This dog is not going hunting with you! This is a companion dog for me, while you are away hunting!!!!"
Naturally is was a bit shocked! I even thought about sending her back!? But then I thought, "Nah! We've been married 37 years, I'll probably keep her!?"

its possibly not such a bad thing...Willie was half retriever and it took 3 years almost to the day before he decided working was a good idea,before that it just didnt seem to click.
sounds like ideal excuse for you to bring home a different pup just for hunting..fairs fair and all that.

Yea, best keep her.......better the devil you know and all that.
A bit of "on the quiet" training with a rabbit skin or bit of old deer skin, and a long length of rope, will have her well prepared. With that pedigree she shouldn't be to hard to get going

Originally Posted by Bos

Yea, best keep her.......better the devil you know and all that.
A bit of "on the quiet" training with a rabbit skin or bit of old deer skin, and a long length of rope, will have her well prepared. With that pedigree she shouldn't be to hard to get going

Bos, you read my mind! I've already stashed a couple of lucky rabbits feet around the garden! LOL