Golden Retriever gun shy?

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That helped alot but just a follow up. Do golden retrievers tend to be more sensitive to loud noises then other breeds?
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This is going to be an interesting question. In my life I have never met a golden retriever that isnt gun shy. My dads golden, my sisters golden, and my brothers golden, were all gun shy. We have tryed a few things like breaking them into cap guns and other smaller sounds. BUt Once each of them heard a loud thunder storm or firework they were gun shy. We have all owned labs and they turned out just fine.  My question is, are Goldens more susseptible to being gun shy than other breeds? And is there a way I can train a golden from a puppy to not be gun shy? Im an avid hunter and love a goldens temperment but I dont want a dog thats gun shy.

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I grew up in a culture that valued dogs on their ability to run rabbits.  However, it has been years since I carried a gun into the woods.  Don't see many hunters on internet dog sites.  

If you start with a pup, make sure you expose to loud noises before it is 12 weeks old.  Don't overwhelm it.  Perhaps the cap guns.  Gradually introduce it to louder and louder noises.  And when you take out the guns, concentrate on enjoying them and act like you expect the dog to be happy too.  The dog will clue into your emotions.  And no ''Oh, poor little doggy!'' nonsense.

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I won't say, and I am afraid many that would, might do so judging the breed by too few examples.  I don't see as many Goldens as Labs, and most of the ones I see were carefully socialized before they were 12 weeks old to accept noise and other things. I don't remember noise coming up as a problem with Goldens in the meetings and training sessions I attend.  

Too many people assume other members of a breed will be like the handful often from the same line they have seen.  I see hundreds of Labs, and their personalities vary greatly, even litter mates raised in similar environments.