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It has been known long that some mixes seem to do better than their parents of either breed. It’s a question of finding which breeds cross best with other breeds. Many of these crossbreeds even go on to become established breeds in their own right. The Golden Labrador Retriever is one, bred from Labrador and Golden Retrievers. Even at an early age, they readily show the best of both the Labrador Retriever and the Golden Retriever.

The Perfect Personality?

Both Labrador and Golden Retrievers are dogs that really love people and are looking to please. Note that not all dogs are alike, and poor training will always make a disorderly, fearful dog (regardless of breed), but overall, a Labrador/Golden Retriever puppy is a born people lover. They are fascinated by people and seem to identify with them. They also have a lot of strength and energy, which comes in good for service and search and rescue dogs.

Best Seeing Eye Dogs

The Golden Labrador Retriever are hailed as the best seeing eye dogs by experts that train seeing eye dogs in England. There is an excellent breeding program run in England by Guide Dogs to raise dogs to be seeing eye dogs. A Labrador/Golden Retriever puppy is first tested at about eight weeks of age to see what his personality is like.

A seeing eye dogs training is never really over. Many a Labrador/Golden Retriever puppy fails the program and is put up for adoption as a pet. It costs about $70,000 US Dollars to take a Golden Labrador Retriever puppy and turn it into a specially trained service dog. They work until old age or illness forces them to retire, and then they are placed in care homes for the remainder of their days.

Other Facts

Many information websites will tell you that a Golden Labrador will always be yellow, which is not always the case. Occasionally a dark puppy will be born. You can register your Labrador/Golden Retriever puppy with the American Canine Hybrid Club.

Every day, there is a newborn Golden / Labrador Retriever puppy who makes that first step to being a drug sniffing dog, cancer sniffing dog, service dog or a search and rescue dog. They all can rescue us from ourselves and our selfishness and help give our souls back to ourselves.