Certainly, This is Not the Golden Way!

This canine training article was recently sent out by Terri Klimek, the Education Coordinator for As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Rescue, addressing Cesar Millan’s negative training methods. It mirrors our own particular bias. If you’ve ever thought that perhaps Cesar’s way could possibly be your own, please read the article below and follow the [...]

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Reading to Christa

Students look forward to days with dog
Taking care of Christa helps Smoky Row children focus on tasks
By Robert Annis, Topics.com
CARMEL — Students at Smoky Row Elementary are finding Christa, a 2-year-old Labrador and golden-retriever mix and certified companion animal, hard to resist. They often flock to her side to run their fingers through her silky [...]

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A Golden Angel

Devon Montgomery, 6, gets a visit from Angel as she recovers from a horse kick last Sunday at Mary Washington Hospital.
Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi for The Free Lance-Star

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Dog Tale of Deception: Lies from WTC to Katrina – Updated

SEE IMPORTANT OCTOBER 15, 2008 UPDATE HERE.
I have received much positive feedback from my brave attempt to set the record straight on a major injustice. But, nothing has moved me more than a blog comment from “Lt. Dan” left in response to my ‘Lying all Along’ tale. Lt. Dan has done what is always such [...]

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A Service Dog named Eagle

Service Dog Speeds Toward Recovery After Surgery Thanks to Generosity of Donors Including Tony Stewart
By Sarah Carey

A service dog named Eagle, whose unusual orthopedic problem threatened his ability to help his disabled owner, is speeding toward recovery after successful surgery Tuesday (June 20) partly funded by NASCAR champion Tony Stewart.The Tony Stewart Foundation supplemented efforts [...]

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Fur Doesn’t Fly with Arnold

Fur doesn’t fly over pet safety legislation
By Kevin Yamamura – Bee Capitol Bureau
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shows signed bills to Tucker, a golden retriever owned by a staff member. One bill makes it a crime if pets are injured while left unattended in vehicles under dangerous conditions.
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A Secret Tale Exposed

I have a story to tell – a story I have not wanted to even whisper about. It has stayed with me for over four years. While the central character in this sordid tale has, and continues to, deceive many unsuspecting souls, it shames me to even have to acknowledge that I, too, fell victim. [...]

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Lying all Along

This is a story about a man who has deceived many unsuspecting souls, a man who has used the tragedy of the attacks on the WTC to bring himself unearned attention, money & fame. When you can fool folks like Dr. Jane Goodall, it sure does show how we so want to believe that there [...]

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Lying all Along

SEE IMPORTANT OCTOBER 15, 2008 UPDATE HERE.
Once upon a time I was taken in by this man above. But, he has taken in far bigger fish than myself. He got someone to write a book with him, he got Dr. Jane Goodall to believe in his heroic tales, and sadly he got a well-known legal [...]

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Professors Gone Golden

UWSP Faculty Members Use Dogs for Healing, Helping and Research
A group of five University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professors have literally gone to the dogs for helping, healing and research. Biology Professor Terese Barta, Associate Professor of Biology Isabelle Girard, English Professor Dan Dieterich, Psychology Professor Mark Plonsky, and Associate Professor of Communication Karlene Ferrante are [...]

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Discover the Life of Golden Skywalker

Sky’s dad does some mighty interesting work. Come discover what that is along with experiencing his very unique slide show on his life.
Just click here.

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House Calls

This Vet Makes House Calls
Times Herald-Record
Lots of married couples work together, but it’s unlikely that any other duo has teamed up to grind down the nails of a pot-bellied pig — then painted them ruby red.It’s all in a day’s work for Melissa Shelton, 32, a small-animal veterinarian who makes house calls in the western [...]

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Dog Running For Governor In Alaska

Dog Running For Governor In Alaska
NBC10.com
One Alaskan gubernatorial candidate is an extreme long shot to win. But he’ll keep barking up every tree to turn out the vote.Brinkley is a two year-old golden retriever who is the center of a write-in campaign for Alaska’s highest office.
The dog’s campaign started as a joke between his owner [...]

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One Family’s Experience

Animal Assisted Therapy: One Family’s Experience
By Ann Killion, Autism/Asperger’s Digest Magazine
Our 7-1/2 year-old son’s voice rings through the house, followed by his muffled giggling. No sooner does his voice die down than I hear a burst of activity from another room accompanied by running and sniffing.”1 – 2 – 3…go get your boy,” I say [...]

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A Double Golden Delivery

Service Dog’s Pups Come Rare Three Days Apart
By John Leptich, East Valley Tribune
For more than a week Christi, a 2 1 /2 year old golden retriever for Power Paws Assistance Dogs, has enjoyed spending time nursing her four puppies born Sept. 8 and 12. That’s not a misprint. Christi delivered the tiny balls of fur [...]

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Golden Maggie Loves her SAR Job

Rescue Team is Ready to Serve
By Liz Sheaffer, Managing Editor, Medina County Gazette
It’s 4:30 a.m. Saturday. My mouth is full of toothpaste when the phone rings. It’s Margie. “You awake?” she asks. “You ready?”I mumble through the toothpaste, pacing as I talk. My golden retriever, Maggie, is at my side, dancing with excitement as she [...]

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More Biscuit TIme

To follow up our original Biscuit article . . . . .
It’s true: Time and tide wait for no pup, too
By Michael O’Rourke, San Antonio Express-News
“I can’t believe it, Daddy. She’s growing so fast.”It wasn’t lost on me that the very girl making the observation about her baby growing so fast was, in fact, my [...]

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Mom Thanks Service Dog

Mom Thanks Service Dog: Helps Calm Autistic Kids
By Joyanne Pursaga, Staff Reporter, The Winnipeg Sun
He’s a furry anchor in a world of distractions. Joan Leslie-Thomson said her twin sons, Quinn and Brody, are more safe, calm and attentive, thanks to one special four-legged friend. “No family could imagine it would be as good as this,” [...]

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Boy’s Best Friend

Boy’s Best Friend
A military Aid Program Joins a Special-Needs Teen with a Four-Legged Support System
By Barbara Clark, The Kitsap Sun
Despite his youth, Falcon takes his work seriously. The 21-month-old, 70-pound dog is the picture of decorum when strangers step up. He knows better than to jump on them, wag his tail ferociously or — heaven [...]

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The Story of Maggie and Jay

The Story of Maggie and Jay
Therapy dog and hospital’s sickest children share in cancer fight
By Megan Woolhouse, The Boston Globe
Dogs usually aren’t allowed into UMass Memorial Medical Center, and especially not in the sterile environment of the children’s intensive-care unit. But that rule does not apply to a golden retriever named Maggie. Wearing her blue [...]

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Pet Therapy Day

Pet Power: Richland Woman, Her Dogs to Present Pet Therapy Day
By Ruth Rice, The Tribune-Democrat
Hannah and Gretchen are known in certain circles as the golden girls. The girls are 7-year-old golden retrievers owned by Christine Fogle of Richland Township.They are certified pet-therapy dogs and provide a golden opportunity for local nursing-home residents and hospital patients [...]

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Pampered Paws Upon the Potomac

Pampered Paws Upon the Potomac
Alexandria Doesn’t Stop At Yappy Hour and Masseuses for Dogs
By Annie Gowen, Washington Post Staff Writer
One recent balmy evening in Alexandria, the dogs — pugs, Labs, golden retrievers, poodles — led their owners down a gangplank to board a boat for their moonlit cruise on the Potomac. Some had started at [...]

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Golden Parker – Teacher’s Pet

Wisconsin Weekend Package
By Eric Lindquist, Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire
Parker is one of the most popular attendees at Memorial High School. It’s easy to see why: He greets everyone enthusiastically, maintains an upbeat personality and genuinely enjoys every minute of his time at school. Parker is so well liked that his mere presence frequently prompts classmates to [...]

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Logan is Britain’s Top Dog

Logan is Britain’s Top Dog
By Ben Hurst, Birmingham Post
WITHOUT guide dog Logan, Carl Griggs would constantly crash to the ground. Carl, 40, from Harborne suffered a serious injury playing rugby aged 19 which initially left him blind, deaf and paralysed.Now he can hear and walk – but is still blind and so unstable on his [...]

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Golden Katie and Owner Emma have a Tail to Tell

Golden Katie and Owner Emma have a Tail to Tell
batleytoday.co.uk
Katie originally belonged to Emma’s godmother, Margaret Jessop, who died two years ago. Katie and Emma also formed a special bond – so much so that Emma was allowed to start training her and competing in obedience and heelwork to music.Katie now lives with another friend, [...]

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Golden Retriever Puppy can Sure Work the Crowd

Golden Retriever Puppy can Sure Work the Crowd
By Megan Reiter, Staff Writer, The Times-Tribune
A notebook, pen and squirming, 3-month-old golden retriever puppy demanding attention from every passer-by do not make a good combination. Considering the way my dog, Peanut, has commandeered my house since I brought her home about a month ago (it’s really [...]

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Ponies to Guide the Blind

Ponies to Guide the Blind
BBC News
Shetland ponies are being trained to help people who are blind or partially sighted.
The ponies, which are only slightly bigger than dogs, could have a longer working life than labradors and may also have a better memory. And a centre in Nottinghamshire is already half way through a training schedule [...]

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Golden Teacher’s Pet Mr. T

Teacher’s Pet Mr. T Helps Vail Pupils Overcome Speech Problems
By Konstantinos Kalaitzidis, Tucson Citizen
Mr. T is a different kind of “speech therapist.” He walks on all fours, is very hairy and has a cold, wet nose. And when he enters a classroom, kids run and hug him – just like the preschoolers at Cottonwood Elementary [...]

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Golden Guide Dog Refused Entrance

Suit Claims A.C. Senior Bus Refused to Transport Guide Dog
By Elaine Rose, The Press Of Atlantic City Staff Writer
Thomas R. Schieroth, who is visually impaired, claims in the suit that he and his certified guide dog waited outside his doctor’s office at about 3 p.m. July 21, 2004, for the bus to give them a [...]

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Dogs, Rat Droppings – A Deadly Combination

Dogs, Rat Droppings – A Deadly Combination
By Chau Nguyen / 11 News
Even though Tag, a golden retriever, has already had his annual shots, he’s back at the vet. This time for a new vaccination that protects him from a dangerous and rare disease.“Often times it will move to the liver also,” said Dr. Danielle Rosser, [...]

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Lost Dog, Owner Reunited after Drama

Lost Dog, Owner Reunited after Drama
Golden Retriever Goes Home after Legal Adoption by Another Family
By Salatheia Bryant, Houston Chronicle
A day after the day she thought would never come, Christina Porreca was as ecstatic as a new mother. Her beloved Bear was back home with the rest of her four-legged “babies” after weeks of negotiations with [...]

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Our Golden Retrievers

Our English puppy boy Alfie has such a soulful gaze here. Just perfect to accent this poem that made its way to me recently.

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Extraordinary Talent

K-9s (and Canines) Show Extraordinary Talent for Work, Companionship
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
I’ve been running into some very interesting dogs lately. Just a couple of weeks ago I was introduced to some police dogs at Augusta K-9 near Rocky Gap, Va. Now to truly visualize these dogs, you have to abandon the stereotype of [...]

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A Friend and a Comfort

A Friend and a Comfort
By Jill Armentrout, The Saginaw News
As a boy and his dog, Connor A. Good and Bongo are best friends. As an autism service dog, Bongo also is helping 6-year-old Connor find his way in the world.The 16-month-old golden retriever joined the Good household in Saginaw Township in late June, but his [...]

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Disaster Search & Rescue Dog Woody

Five years ago, when our television screens were filled with images at ground zero, we Golden-obsessed folks searched for images and tales of the wonderful Disaster Urban Search & Rescue Goldens. One of the dogs that I highlighted at my site’s page on these highly trained working dogs was Golden Woody.
In a recent article, firefigher [...]

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