Mrs. GeneJockey, as soon as we bought a house, told me we were going to get a Golden Retriever. She'd never had a dog, growing up, and I think she figured a Golden is an Entry Level Dog.
So we found a good breeder, got a puppy, and life was magical for a while. Then he reached the stage where they jump up, nip, and hump everything. She called me at work, terribly upset, "We made a mistake! He's uncontrollable! It's like he's POSSESSED!!!!", but I reassured her that they all do this. She'd bought the 'puppy books', but hadn't read them. I showed him who was boss, and he was like, "Oh! There IS order in the universe! I know where I fit in!" and calmed down and became the bestest dog EVAR!!!
Lesson - even an Entry Level Dog needs work.
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