Ellie the Golden Retriever

The dog in the picture above is my friend’s dog Ellie. She is a three year old Golden Retriever. As many retrievers are, she is full of a lot of energy and loves people. Some basic info about golden’s thanks to Wikipedia: “The Golden Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties,[3] and were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged. Golden Retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden Retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. Although they need substantial outdoor exercise, they should be housed in a fenced area because of their instinctual tendency to roam.[4] They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they are trained to be a hunting dog, a detection dog, and a search and rescue participant. The breed's friendly, gentle temperament means it is unsuited to being a professional guard dog, but its temperament has also made it the third-most popular family dog breed (by registration) in the United States,[5] the fifth-most popular in Australia,[6] and the eighth-most popular in the United Kingdom.[7] Golden Retrievers are rarely choosy eaters, but require ample exercise (of two or more hours a day).[8] The breed is fond of play but also highly trainable.” (Wikipedia). As you can see, Golden retrievers are very popular and useful dogs for many reasons. Ellie does not do any of these things though. She wasn’t trained to do any of these things so all of her energy builds up and she seems like an exceptionally crazy and stupid dog. Every time I go over to his house she seems uncontrollable. She gets overly excited and does not listen. I personally don’t mind having a dog all over me but some other do. Ellie is an awesome dog despite being overly energetic.