re: Hunnington Farms Golden Retrievers

I know nothing of them but this thread but if they strictly Breed for that whiter cream color I'd stay away. They are breeding for strictly color and that's all. I've had Golden's all my life and so have my parents and they have all been great retrievers, used 2 for duck hunting and we didn't train them overly well nor sought excellent genes but they were plenty serviceable.

They've also all lived to 12-14. Beyond their truly healthy years frankly, just go so old their bodies fell apart. I'm not doubting cancer is there, but we've never had issues with that nor heard of it being prevalent but maybe that's just by luck.

Definitely have to find the right food due to the skin allergies, and they definitely shed. Outside of that it's hard to find a better house dog imo. I take my current dog to the dog park and she prefers to run up to owners to be pet then to play with other dogs.

UPT you're worrying me but the good stories at HF seem to out weigh the bad. The shedding doesn't bother me the black lab sheds awfully bad and the hair really doesn't bother me. The roomba tries to take care of it

Their Goldendoodles aren't very impressive at all. I'd suggest a goldendoodle for your needs but not from them.

Beautiful dogs

Thanks for the help. Put a deposit on a hunnington dog today. Beautiful dog bapple.

Triple L definitely has good looking pups but based off of what I've seen there's really no comparison to the coats of Hunnington or either other breeders dogs. My dog had a longer and thicker coat at 6 months than my buddy's dog currently has at a year and a half old. Here's mine at 11 months.

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I've never understood the love for the cream color

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Diff strokes for different folks. Its like those in the lab world that like the white, red, silver lab. I don't care for them but people like to be different.

English Cream I think is more the standard in Europe. My 2.5 mth golden is a mix between dark dad and white mom. Looking like he will fall in with a traditional lighter golden color (not white).

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Diff strokes for different folks. Its like those in the lab world that like the white, red, silver lab. I don't care for them but people like to be different. English Cream I think is more the standard in Europe. My 2.5 mth golden is a mix between dark dad and white mom. Looking like he will fall in with a traditional lighter golden color (not white).

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I guess I should have worded it differently. What I meant was everybody I talked to after getting my dog didn't understand why I went with the darker coat when there were cream or lighter colors available from the same breeder.

On another note has anybody heard that the darker coat goldens tend to be better retrievers. I've heard from several people that this is the case and my female is a really really good retriever. I personally think this is BS but I've heard it from several people that I'd consider "dog people".

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The darker goldens are field bred and have better hunting bloodlines (typically) and the lighter goldens are bred more for looks and to be house pets.

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Makes since. My golden has a strong drive to retrieve. It's a shame I don't have the time to duck hunt like I did when I was younger.

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I've never understood the love for the cream color. I mean they are great looking dogs but I like the darker color.

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Same. Personal preference, though, and is largely divided along hunt/bench lines. I also avoid long hair . Long haired dogs are a disaster in the marsh.