A golden retriever was delighted to see her dad had come home, but she really didn't want to get off the couch to show him that.

Dev Erlich, an attorney based in New Jersey, adores her dog Skylar. "I've wanted a golden retriever ever since I was a little girl, so getting Skylar was a dream come true," she told Newsweek .

Making that dream a reality was far from straightforward, though. It started with the search to find a responsible breeder . "There is a big issue where too many dogs end up in shelters. A contributing factor to that is backyard breeders who use poor breeding practices and bring dogs into this world with health and temperament issues that can be avoided had they bred responsibly," Erlich said.

"Many of those dogs end up in shelters, being rehomed or causing unnecess

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