we got a working bred goldie pup this year. he's an absolute star-the easiest pup we've ever had. he's far more leggy (at 7 months) than his show-bred playmate but at 25kg already, will not be a small dog. he is a calm but fun boy, I do tracking and scent work training with him which he loves. He's great with the cats, poultry and horses. he has a lovely nature and is very switched on-very bright-not the boldest pup but not neurotic, tries really hard all the time. fab with disabled step kids. parents had excellent hip and elbow scores, great temps-the mother in particular is a completely sweet dog-dad is too and a FTCH. I am used to setters, so bar is quite low on the trainability score
but his recall and manners are great.
he's the first goldie I've had, had never even considered one before someone suggested one to me-we'll almost certainly be getting another next year. next time we'll go for a bitch but only due to size considerations and because you can get goldie bitches with very pretty faces
I do not intend to breed and have enough options and experience to cope with one or two seasons before she's neutered.
working quite hard to find up here at least, there are some very good breeders about though-we got lucky but mine mean a bit of a wait for some.