The Golden Retriever's kindly expression says it all. This is one of the finest family dogs in the world: cheerful, demonstrative, trustworthy with everyone, and forgiving of any mistakes made by inexperienced owners.
Give this breed two brisk walks each day, play fetch games, and take him out for a good run once a week, and he is adaptable to almost any lifestyle.
Friendly with everyone (strangers, children, dogs, cats, smaller pets), his bark is welcoming rather than protective.
Eager to please and wonderfully responsive, he is nonetheless distracted by exciting sights and sounds, so you must be both patient and persistent.
If you are considering to own a golden retriever, or you’ve just become a new golden retriever owner, there are some realities you do need to fully accept.
Check out the twelve realities new golden retriever owners must accept on the next page! …and if you already are a golden retriever owner, see if you can relate!
Cecília Gaon
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Andrej Gaon
Nancy Briggeman
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Brought my new Golden Retriever puppy home today, waited almost 2 years for this litter. It’s been three years since my last Golden died of cancer.
She has already dumped her water dish to play in it, such a Golden!
Molly Rose Ness
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Bradley Hocking
Rachael Hubbard
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Wallace Hubbard
Melissa Brown
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We didn’t disturb him, I just sat on the floor. Trixie is 6 months old. Just adorable, loves water, retrieve s everything, my brush, my deodorant, my shoe, all in the space of 5 mins
Melissa Brown
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Just lies in the water, such a tough life
Tricia Prescott
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Gentle, lovable Goldies, nothing better.
Chris Carr
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Lindsay Carr
Judy Fasano
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Beautiful dog.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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The harness with front clip is a huge difference. The back clip harness just makes them pull more. They have an instinct to pull when you put a harness on them, but the front clip harness controls them more.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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Stubborn is a matter of personality. Many goldens arent stubborn. I wonder too if it has to do with gender. I’ve noticed boys are more stubborn than girls. Not sure if that holds true with all.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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Mine too and I lost him in Jan.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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I love labs and goldens. They are the same in personality. Only differences are the golden is a tad funnier, has more hair, and labs are better watch/security dogs.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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My boy brought socks and panties. He liked wearing my bra around his neck. Lol
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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Who was easier to train boys or girls?
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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Labs are the only ones to come close. They are pretty much the same to me.
Debbie Phelps-Prouty
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I would give anything to have my golden and his fur balls back.
Tyler Brandt
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Connie Regehr
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Too funny Debbie!
Lyn Dunning
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Toni Dunning
Judy Bryant McKinnon
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I couldn’t imagine life without a golden
Barbara McAllister Whitt
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Yes!!! Love Goldens!!! I Miss My Buddy Boy!!! Lost him to Bone Cancer.
Michael Crusto Rust
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Brooke Fuller
Brooke Fuller
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Your kids will have a new best friend
Mark Haselwood
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Stormi Wilson
De'Anna Arabella
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Kristina Michelle
Anthony DiGregorio
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Amanda Kashidas Greg DiGregorio
Maria DiGregorio
Amanda Kashidas
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Sooo cute!
Valérie Wiesen
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Trop beau ptit coeur ♥ j’adore magnifique toutou golden gros bisous
Margaret Soria
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Genesis Soria
Maria DiGregorio
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Omg this is hysterical! So true watching tv acting crazy! I love it.
Ray Randall
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Number 11, oh, yeah.
Anthony DiGregorio
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Amanda Kashidas
Kathy Burr
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They are really best dogs ever but You forgot hair all over the house and spilled water all over the floor.
Richard Littrell
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I. Like. Jackie
Mike Martin
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I have two goldens and all these are true
Rachel Goh-Liew
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Draven Liew Kok Soon
Prema Bradley
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So true!
Ray Randall
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All true.
Carol Minot
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All so true…
Alyce Kidgell
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Shane Kidgell
Nancy Grace Hoffman
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10 is the best. Loved when I had three golden on the bed napping with me. Miss them all so much
Virginia Sakalauskas
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Oh wow..all of these are sooo true for our gorgeous golden boy!! 🙂
James Smith
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Lost one of the chairs….check
James Smith
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Decided to join in on the nap…..check
James Smith
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Give the best cuddles….check
James Smith
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Losing the bed space to them both….check
James Smith
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The look….check
James Smith
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And the….”I’m going to be a little bugger face”.
Camilla Steengaard Rasmussen
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Nicholas Bennike