Why Goldens Do That: A Collection Of Curious Golden Retriever Behaviors

By Tom Davis

Golden retrievers are very special dogs with equally special traits and characteristics that set them uniquely apart from other (some would say "lesser") dogs. This book aims to answer all of the questions golden owners wonder about this breed, such as: Why do goldens have such long hair that sheds so much? Why do goldens look like they're smiling? Why do goldens eat grass? Why do they love to play, and why do they make such good service dogs? These and 35 other interesting golden behaviors are lightheartedly and thoroughly explained in this fun and insightful volume. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595432418
• ISBN13: 9781595432414
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

A must for Golden lovers

This book is a must for golden lovers. The pictures are fabulous, surpassed only by the quality of the writing. Each page is a treasure, and even if you already know "why Goldens do that" the writing invites you in, brings a smile to your face and a giggle to your heart. Delightful! It is a book that is a great coffee table book that people will pick up to read over and over again.

Great Book

I gave this as a gift to a friend who owns a Golden. He loved it. He's already passing it around to others to read.

Never a dull moment with a golden retriever.

This book is very well written. I gave this book to my husband for Christmas. He is enjoying sharing wtih me and with others about things that goldens do! We both have learned some things as to why goldens do what they do? For example,why do goldens rebel when they are between one and two years old ? The answer is because they are essentially teenagers. I would recommend this book to anyone that has a golden. There is never a dull moment with a golden in your household.

Them loveable Goldens...

I gave this book 5 stars due to two things: excellent, delightful pictures of golden retrievers in all sorts of places and the text which must be read out loud to be appreciated. You won't get a vet's answer to these such questions as Why are Goldens always Napping? Davis gives an answer that napping helps them avoid some potential while-awake danger and hey, people who nap a lot are a friendly lot and so are napping Goldens. No technical best-in-show tips here. But a fun,fun read and very pleasing photographs of those dogs who never really act like real dogs. And we love them.

Great Book!

I gave this book as a Christmas present, and the family that I gave it to has read it multiple times! They love it! They go around the house saying "Oh, it is a Golden thing" about all that their beloved "Mollie" the Golden Retriever does!