My Golden Retriever Years Started At Twenty-Five!

By Nancy Kreger, VMD

In this book, Dr. Kreger relates her touching and humorous experiences with Golden Retrievers, one of her favorite breeds of dogs, both her own and her clients’ and friends’. It is meant to be an enjoyable read for both children and adults with stories that owners of all dogs can identify with. Dr. Kreger graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, in 1995. She is also a Molecular Biologist and presently works for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, participating in research projects dealing with agriculturally important diseases. In addition, she has been training for several years in the field of veterinary forensics and is a charter member of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association as well as an associate of the American Academy of Forensic Science.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Sep 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781483456607

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to the family and friends who inspired me to pursue my dream and to all the dogs who have shared my life and given me so many happy moments as well as their unconditional love.

N. Kreger

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Prologue

The Beginning

Two Goldens Walked into a Bar…..

Would Your Kid Do This?

Golden Retrievers and Kids

Golden Retrievers As Kids

Epilogue

About the Author

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S caggsville, Maryland. I used to see the sign for Scaggsville from the highway and wonder why anyone would live in a town with such an awful name. But, that is where, at age twenty-five, I found my puppy, Trapper (the dog against which all other dogs would be measured), and, thus, that is where it all started. My odyssey into the world of Golden Retrievers. They are, of course, a unique breed genetically, by definition. They are also unique, I believe, in another way. They have, almost, a physiologic need to be with humans. I honestly don’t think a Golden could survive without one or more human companions. It’s not that they don’t have the physical ability, the survival skills. It’s more like they have such a huge reservoir and scale of similar emotions and thought patterns. (It is, most likely, also why they consider themselves to be lapdogs from when they are just puppies to when they are full grown, no matter how big they become.) Any Golden Retriever owner will tell you that their dog is so empathetic, that they seem to know what you’re thinking and/or what you need emotionally, something to make