lmkeels
Dublin,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, September 18, 2013
In 2001, I bought my first dog, Corey who is now 12 years old. Corey has been my best friend and I have always wanted a golden retriever. Corey was healthy but he has always had stomach issues. He was so smart but I did encounter a dog from same litter that had thousands of dollars of hip dysplasia surgeries. I thought it was odd as I was going to get a female and he re-directed me to my current dog, which I am of course happy about as I have an amazing bond with Corey. Last year he had major abdominal surgery at Sage in Concord for a liver mass. He is fine and has been better since having 2 cavaliers as his new siblings however he was extremeley jealous and I had to get a dog behaviorist. He is sometimes very protective esp with me.
I would never trade Corey for the world as I love him more than anything but I have done work with the Golden Retriever Rescue and I have heard many not so good things about this breeder. Fortunately, I have done tons of research as I have gotten older and gotten tons of referrences before buying a dog from any breeder and I bought both my other 2 dogs on Puppyfind.com but have done my research and also contacted references and the veterinarians before buying any dog from a breeder.