r/goldenretriever

Hello! I got pancake Sunday and he’s been such an angel. My light of my life is Pancake. He has such a good demeanour, even while travelling on the train he was a bit fussy but just hugged and calmed him. We’re learning potty training, today he went out to balcony by himself to potty but we still have accidents. Pancake can sit and is taking well to crate training. Every night I make it a point to not give him attention when he cries, he settles, and just passes out.

So far he loves chasing his tail, catching himself in the mirror, and squishy balls.

He eats like a race car so wait has been challenging.

Such a bipolar king

We are picking up my sweet boy next week and I am looking for some advice for our long car ride home. We have about a 5 hour trip (depending on traffic).

I am very concerned about his potty breaks and him not being fully vaccinated. How do we pull that off if he isn't meant to touch the ground until he is fully vaccinated? I thought about taking puppy pads and putting him on that, but I hate to start that precedent since I have never potty trained using pads and I don't intend to start now. But I also don't want him to pick up Distemper or Parvo or something else.

Also, any tips on toys or entertainment I can pack for him for the car ride home that won't be too messy? I bought a Pupcicle, a puppy Kong, and a puzzle lick mat. Plus some toys. In my experience a kong filled with PB, can be messy, I am sure the puzzle mat would be as well, but I have no experience with the Pupcicle. Is the filling that you buy hard? I haven't purchased the filling for it yet.

Any other tips and tricks for the long car ride home is much appreciated.

He is the best boy. Sooo patient and loving with my 2 and 4 year old! He looks like he’s ready for the circus 😂

CALLING GOLDEN OWNERS/VETS/ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS:

We noticed our 11 month old Koda girl had woken up with a swollen lower right eyelid end of June. Thinking it was just allergies, we let it go as the swelling went down during the day. July 4 she woke up with another swollen eye this time the left lower one. And her inner corner of her eye was very red. As we put the pieces together we had noticed she would no longer take ice cubes and she would abandon her dental treats halfway through (she LOVES these so abandoning is very strange). She also seems to be struggling with chewing harder treats as she moves it in her mouth and then just swallows it. I had also picked up on the fact she is not opening her mouth to bark and will not open her mouth when she yawns. I tried brushing her teeth a couple of days ago and couldn't open her mouth without her crying. I tried brushing her teeth a couple of days ago and couldn't open her mouth without her crying.

She just had her X-rays done today and they didn't find anything. Next step is scheduling a CT scan and hope something is picked up on that. If anyone has ANY advice or things to ask our vet please let me know.

It’s a male and I’d like advices for him to grow big, strong and happy.

His mom is a dark red golden, and he has a sister that is that same dark red already, so not sure if he will eventually get darker. Curious if he will get the same color as his ears, as they are pretty dark. Any educated guesses?