| Golden Retrievers are at the top of the dog breed | | | | service dog and provided to a disabled person, the |
| popularity list in America. A very intelligent breed that | | | | dog will typically develop a very strong bond with its |
| is eager to please its owner, Golden Retrievers are | | | | owner and learn their specific rituals and personal |
| easy to train, even when it comes to complicated | | | | needs. They develop such a strong bond with their |
| tasks. The majority of American households owning | | | | owners that they will never leave their owners side |
| Golden Retrievers have them only to bask in the joy | | | | or disobey a command. It is this logical mind that |
| of a wonderful family pet, but the breed is often | | | | makes the Goldens such ideal dogs for therapy work. |
| employed as a therapy dog, hunter, drug-sniffing dog, | | | | Proper therapy dogs undergo years of training, as |
| or in other service areas. They are incredibly | | | | many lines of therapy work mean that patients' lives |
| intelligent and easily trainable. They love to compete | | | | depend on the dog's training. In therapy, Golden |
| in dog competitions as well as please their owners. | | | | Retrievers are used for physical rehabilitation, seizure |
| The Golden Retriever has a notoriously gentle and | | | | alerts, seeing-eye dogs, and hearing dogs, and other |
| affectionate temperament, making it ideally suited for | | | | methods of assisting the disabled. There are many |
| therapy work. They are also a strong and study | | | | instances in which a Golden Retriever has saved their |
| breed, which helps them when dealing with the | | | | owner's life, whether by physically assisting them or |
| disabled. When a Golden Retriever is trained as a | | | | providing much-needed companionship. |