RE: golden retriever question
Start off by shooting a .22 blank! Don't introduce shotguns right away. Once she figures out that noise is comming from you, she'll make the connection. Don't surprise her. Also, I wouldn't recommend taking her to the gunrange. You can't get away fast enough before she turns truely gunshy. Banging pots may not work either at that age. She can probably figure out the difference between a pan banging and a sudden 'boom'.