About the miniature golden retriever

Posted by Yemi B.
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Jun 8, 2016
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The mini golden retriever is a unique cross breed and this is clearly suggested by how it is referenced as "miniature golden retriever" and not in the manner that regular cross breeds are usually referenced which would have been something like "golden cocker poodle mix". And this is about the most important thing about this dog: it is not referred to as a mix because the overwhelming percentage of its genetic makeup is that of the golden retriever in order to achieve the primary goal of breeding the golden retriever in a small body.

This throws in a unique and interesting twist regarding the miniature golden retriever: while it is not a purebred you can however predict to certain extent the traits of an unborn mini retriever pup to be the same as that of the golden retriever as long as the breeder ensures that that the genetic makeup of the pup is largely that of the golden retriever.

This is one of the primary defining factor of purebreds: their traits have been carefully bred into them over many generations so you can always predict how that purebred pup will look and feel in terms of physical looks and genetic capabilities such as the herding skills of the purebred German shepherd but cross breeds particularly the "MIXES" such as "Golden Retriever Husky Mix, Chihuahua poodle mix" etc are unpredictable even after the pup is born. You have to observe each pup individually to determine which of the parent breed genes is dominate and this can be different for even pups of the same litter. In summary what this means is that with a miniature golden retriever "what you see is what you get" that is, what you have is a golden retriever in a small body and what works for the golden retriever will equally works for the mini version.

In essence you should be able to handle the mini version in the exact same manner you will handle the larger version in all aspects. If your mini retriever behaves or looks differently from  the golden retriever then the breeder is to be blamed. Golden retriever crossed with the Siberian husky is referred to as the golden retriever husky mix or Goberian.
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