The Ideal Golden Retriever

Found an interesting article written by James B Spencer on GunDogMag.com, The “Ideal” Golden Retriever: How do you find such an animal?. It is a well written article that expresses the split within the breed in a thoughtful and articulate way. His thoughts and “ideals” are something every Golden breeder should strive for in their program. As it says in the standard “Primarily a hunting dog.”