Sep 8
Joey is six months old today. He is weighing in at 72 lbs, so the size estimates I am seeing on-line are scaring me. I have looked at different formulas, and they seem to agree that his adult weight will be around 144. All the websites are very careful to mention that these are only estimates, but it does seem clear to me that we need to start calling him "Big Joe".
We know that SEGD's goldadores always come from male goldens and female labs, but we have heard that they are considering breeding male goldadors with female labs. If this happens with Big Joe, I can envision a line of very large dogs. Probably not in the best interests of SEGD, unless they are planning on creating personal protection guide dogs for blind celebrities and heads of state. Or, adding a riding stable for the kids after they come for the puppy hugging. Not to mention the females that would have to carry his pups!
What I am getting to, is that we want to get that letter telling us to get him fixed. Of course we would be proud if he was eventually selected as a breeder, but we would rather see him fully trained and be somebody's first guide dog. We want him to change somebody's life. And, it would be great to put an end to those raging hormones running rampant in our house. The kids aren't safe getting down on the floor to play with him. And he wouldn't be so distracted by little miss Ellie, the beautiful nine month old golden in our puppy group.
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