re: Advice on buying a golden retriever.

I don't have much advice on breeders, but we bought a female (red one) in Moss Point, Mississippi about three years ago and a male ten months ago in Jena, La. We only paid $500 for each one of them and they are both AKC registered. They are very smart and make the best dogs. They recently started mating and I guess time will tell.

We found both dogs on Facebook and I guess you really never know what you get when you buy a dog. Our first golden was 14 years old before we had to put her down because of a tumor. But she had no other issues. The two current goldens are issue free at this time (knock on wood); but ten years down the road can be a different story. Nothing in life is really guaranteed.

I wouldn't trade our goldens for anything and it's true; they are like family.

Our family Golden Retrievers