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!
Nancy Briggeman
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Peggy Haugh same pup today!
Donna Rick Robertson
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Please add: Your pool is now “their pool”.
Diana Aird
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My golden passed yesterday. I sure do miss this.
Lisa Connors Daley
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Sara Daley
Dorothy Quesenberry
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This is a great post for GR dogs, and people who appreciate them!
Nate Staub
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Emily Staub
Gabriele Mannsbart Capps
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Carl and Kirsten. The look!
Aimee Birch
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Jordan Birch Mandy-Ron Morello Lynda-Trevor Birch Jessica Morello Teghan Maree Birch all 12! Except he doesn’t sleep in our bed even though he would like to haha
Mary Peters Schneider
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Katie Schneider
Chellewyn Ken Dsouza
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Nicole Fernandes
Ralph Toop
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Zara Leanne Toop
Chaman Suresh
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So true
William Oakes
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#13 They steal your heart.
Ari Schenker
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Totally true
Johanna Johnson
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Troy Johnson
Randy Witte
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So true…especially #6…my Chloe was just fixated by the Cubs game. The one thing they forgot to mention is that losing a Golden is one of the hardest things you’ll ever experience.
Nandi Foxcroft
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Once you love a Golden no other breed will ever do.
Diane Crowley
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How true! We have had4 Goldens and can’t imagine life without one.
Ryan Riggs
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We’ve had three. Don’t have one now and I bet I don’t make it to years end without one.
Bill Trone
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THE most WONDERFUL dogs with whom I’ve ever had the privilege of sharing my life.
James Patrick Marshall
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They hate getting wet …
Debbie Markl
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They are clowns and they are so loving. My baby is 9and a half years old and we love him so much❤️
Rosemary Kay Watson
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Now I have a golden I wonder why I ever had any other breed; Charlie is the best dog we’ve ever had. Such a big personality. Photo-bomb by Penny the Corgi
Anne Mcloughlin
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Ian McLoughlin
Tim Andrejcak
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Cassidy Andrejcak
Cassidy Andrejcak
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These are so cute and so true
Amanda Taves
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Joel Campbell Sums it up, especially the lazy part
Mandy Ashby
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They require many cuddles
Doris Pressley
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I can relate to the tv one. Ginger loves to watch tv her favorite is animal planet and nat go .
Irena Orzikh
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Absolutely right. No more space in my car and more space on my sofa.
Carol Taylor-Roberts
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GR’s are the most wonderful beautiful breed, but then, I’m biased ☺
Andressa Anklan Glubin
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Jared Glubin
Ryan Delaney
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Fallon Evans
Gigi Tan
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so true!
Joo Hyeon Jeong
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I totally agree with them.
Navien Marwah
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They are the best breed.
Terry Adkins
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Virginia Sakalauskas
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And these are the 12 realities I absolutely came to love & adore about our gorgeous adorable Golden boy! He passed away a few months ago & I dearly miss every single one of these- especially being covered in fur, getting slobbered on & his overall loving friendship & his goofiness..& being scared of cats!! Golden retrievers are one of the best dogs on the planet!!!!!! ✨❤️
Imee Mangle
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Model
Nancy Glenn Lyons
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No. 8. I have to explain why they can’t go in the car with me and approximately when I will return.
Chi Wai Erh
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A smiling face. Very cute!
Keri Montville
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She is, she’s crazy but cute
Jacalyn Martinez
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And this is why I have 3. ☺️
Sharon Applegate
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I remember my Golden watching out the window as I left the house….always made me sad, but the happy dance when I came home was awesome.
Imee Mangle
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Lovely pic
Linda Martin-Desy
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So much truth!