Thanks for the info Keith.

It's a terrible thing for your animal to be in pain and not know why. Our GR Rex was diagnosed with cataracts and the vet said at the time (10 years ago?) this was a trait of AKC regsitered Goldens. Having the costs of three humans to raise resulted in the cataracts remaining with him through the rest of his life. Don't think he was ever totally blind and he got around OK.

Consequesntly, no more pure breds for us. Current doggy Esther is half Border Collie and something else. My wife says she really is "something else!!!"