#7 Teach your child never to disturb a dog while it is eating or sleeping, or to try to take food away from it. No dog, no matter how friendly, should ever be left unsupervised with a child.
#8 The Golden’s attitude towards other animals is: the more, the merrier. He enjoys the company of other dogs and with the right training and introduction to them, he can be trusted to live with cats, rabbits and other animals.
#9 For many years there was a legend that the Golden Retriever was descended from Russian Shepherd Dogs that were bought by a circus.
The fact is, however, that the breed was created in Scotland, more precisely entirely on the Highland estate of Sir Dudley Majoribanks, later known as Lord Tweedmouth.