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DOG WEATHERVANE GOLDEN RETRIEVER DOG
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane Standing
by West Coast Weather Vanes
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane Pricing
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Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Running with Mouth Open
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Running with Mouth Closed
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Running with Mouth Open (Portrait) |
Dog Weathervane, Golden Retriever Dog, Standing
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Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Version 2
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Side View
Golden Retriever Dog Weathervane, Detail of Face |
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This copper Golden Retriever Weathervane shows the Golden Retriever in the classic confirmation pose. For a more action oriented pose, we also offer a Running Golden Retriever Weather Vane. Over the years, we have made a number of these standing Golden Retriever weathervanes for customers who have national champions. They are split about equally between the Standing Golden and Running Golden.
Since each weathervane is made to order, we can use hammer blows to create a soft silky show dog coat or, if you prefer, we can create a heavier field dog coat. We can also add an optional collar with a tag in the shape of a heart, dog bone or heart and put your dog’s name on the tag. Some customers prefer the horizontal tube under the dog’s feet to be plain to represent the ground. Others prefer an optional half arrow to indicate wind direction and still others would like to show case their Kennel by having its name gold leafed or cut out on a fletching. Included in the price of the weathervane are brown glass eyes with black pupils to give the dog a more lifelike animated appearance.
Sometimes customers send us photos of their dogs so we can capture a distinctive tail set, head shape, etc. Even though our Golden Retriever weather vanes are among our most popular dog weather vanes, no two are ever exactly alike.
The Golden Retriever is a medium-sized breed of dog. They were historically developed as gundogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties. As such, they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and have an instinctive love of water. The golden retriever has a dense inner coat that provides it with adequate warmth. The outer coat is sleek and water repellent, and lies flat against the body. The official color of the breed is the varying shades of gold that are most often seen. The breed's intelligence and versatility suit the dogs well for a variety of roles including guide dog for the blind, hearing dog for deaf people, hunting dog, illegal drug detector, and search and rescue participant. Because of their loyal and gentle temperament, golden retrievers are also popular family pets. Golden Retrievers possess a friendly, eager-to-please demeanor, and are the fifth most popular family dog breed (by registration) in the United States, the fifth most popular in Australia, and the eighth most popular in the United Kingdom.
Improvements in guns during the 1800s resulted in more fowl being downed during hunts at greater distances and over increasingly difficult terrain. This led to more birds being lost in the field. Because of this improvement in firearms, a need for a specialist retriever arose as training setter and pointer breeds in retrieval was found to be ineffective. Thus work began on the breeding of this dog to fill this much needed role.
The temperament of the Golden Retriever is a hallmark of the breed and is described in the standard as "kindly, friendly and confident". They are not "one man dogs" and are generally equally amiable with both strangers and those familiar to them. Their trusting, gentle disposition therefore makes them a poor guard dog. Any form of unprovoked aggression or hostility towards either people, dogs or other animals, whether in the show ring or community, is completely unacceptable in a Golden Retriever and is not in keeping with the character of the breed and as such is considered a serious fault. Nor should a Golden Retriever be unduly timid or nervous. The typical Golden Retriever is calm, naturally intelligent and biddable, with an exceptional eagerness to please.
They are also known to become excellent surrogate mothers to different species. Kittens and even tiger cubs from zoos are well taken care of by golden retrievers. In some cases, a retriever may produce milk for her adopted even though she may not have been pregnant or nursing recently.
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Ordering Information:
To place an order, please call us at (831) 425-5505.
At the time you call, we will provide you with an estimated completion date.
At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.
All West Coast Weather Vanes are custom made for the person who orders them.
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