r/goldenretrievers

Fits in my hand, still looks like it’s waiting for a treat 😂

Here’s my wool version next to the reference photos. I wanted to capture that happy face, especially the way the mouth curves around the little tongue.

There’s a side view too, so you can see the wavy coat and fluffy chest. The last photo shows the finished piece under its glass dome.

What do you think, does it have the same expression? I’ve been looking at them side by side for so long, I’d love a fresh pair of eyes!

I lost my beautiful baby boy(Griffin) in May and I'm still so wounded and heartbroken from his loss. My wife and I will never have children (out of choice) but he was the closest I will ever come to having a child.

Love your dogs fiercely, loyally, and with every ounce of your soul. Wring your heart and soul dry everyday for them. They are truly divine and special creatures. The amount of love, wisdom, and understanding Griff gave us was immeasurable and his sudden departure has sundered my heart into trillions of pieces that only now, are barely managing to congeal back into a hollow shell.

Love them. Love them for me. Love them for the wonderful companion, friend, and family member that they are. Never take them for granted.

My Golden does this all the time. Lays on her back, and grabs her snout. She will lay like this for 30 minutes. It looks like she has a headache, but she seems normal when she breaks. Is she just showing off and trying to get my attention?

I blinked and my girl is GIANT.

We picked up our brand new boy, Teddy today! Our very first golden. We’re in love!

Pic for reference! Mabel is 7 months and about 45 lbs and is pretty short. I am sure she still has growing to do and will fill out a bit more but I’m curious if she’ll end up staying on the petite side. I was definitely expecting her to be a bit bigger at this age but definitely won’t be upset if she stays small!

My 12.5 year old golden has developed old man ailments. In the past month or so, he has started barking or boofing randomly throughout the day. It is a single bark (or low key boof) every five to ten minutes. I think it may be related to hearing or eyesight (both aren’t what they used to be). However, I feel like I should do something for him but I don’t know what. He doesn’t seem stressed, but obviously, he can’t tell me for sure. I will ask the vet, but before I put him through a bunch of random tests, I am wondering if any of you have encountered this.

Pic of the old man snoozing.

Long post*

I lost my 11 year old French bulldog in August. My dog was my everything.. We moved to my first apartment together, I bought my first house for him to have a back yard. I didn’t travel without him, when I couldn’t- I didn’t travel for more than 3 days.
I eventually had children, and each time I spent a year off at home with my babies and my boy. He heard their first words, he saw their first steps with me.

He was my everything. This sounds dramatic, but after losing him, I had to go on medication.. & it took me 3 weeks to relearn how to sleep on my own without him.

I found a recuse needing donations, and I had unopened prescription food. So I reached out. & I found Vernie 😭
There were six of them, but her bio I immediately felt connected with, and her adoption closed on my boys birthday. I took it as a sign.

Now I have this gorgeous girl! We’ve had her about a month, but she’s the best thing to ever happen to me.
I don’t think I would have found my way out of a dark pit without her.

I always said I’d never get another dog, but if I did- it would be a dog that could enjoy long walks, hikes, heat, etc without me completely stressing out that they would overheat. I would have happily lived with my dog forever with that limitation- but I feel so much freedom now.

I have days where I wonder what I’m doing with a puppy. We go for walks twice a day, she loves my kids, my oldest has started to do some training with her at night. (Things she already knows, sit, lay down, paw, rollover, centre) stuff like that. I just feel so complete, and I’m so glad I found her ❤️ training her has been so rewarding, she’s so gentle. I’m hoping to make her a therapy dog!

I really understand what all the golden owners are saying! They are great dogs. ❤️

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Hey all,

We have our Golden retriever since 8 weeks old, in the beginning we've tried all of things like dog school, paid online cursus and lessons but we never had a "good feeling" with them and we've gone with the flow.

I really dont need my dog to know all kinds of commands or be super obedient. We would just like to be his goofy self and just be a little calm so we can cuddle and enjoy time together. But to this day, it hasn't been possible beside a very rare couple of times.

Since like 3-4 weeks it's been really bad (biting, humping, jumping on strangers, not listening to simple commands like "come" and the list goes on). It feels like we've done something really bad and we are at the end of our Latin...

The dog is never really alone, he always goes to the office with the misses and there he does find his place to settle, and just be you know? But here in the house where there is plenty of things to chew, like Kongs, lickymats, toys of all kinds and so on. We go for 3 walks all between 30 minutes and 1 hour with some off-leash time right before bed.

We really can't sit in the sofa without him jumping over us, biting, humping. We would like to believe it's just a phase but it is really affection our relationship and ofcourse the relationship with our beloved first Golden. It's just such a damn pity!

As of today, we are back on leash in the house, correcting when the behaviour gets to aroused or to nippy, but we don't like this way of doing it whatsoever... I think this way of showing who's boss is to harsh but like I said, we don't see any other way because he constantly is all over the place. Not to think how confusing it should be for him after getting enough room from when it was possible.

We are currently trying to leave the room etc etc.

Tl;dr: Golden Retriever 9 months, very nippy, no rest, always playing (very hard) in the sofa, has external room and bench where he can decompress, gets enough sleep, gets enough exercise, has enough toys, never alone, no other dogs yet

Will he be cream color or little bit golden? You can also post pics of how you think he will look ✨❤️

She's good at it too. 🤭🤣🥹

I’m a dog groomer and had a fellow golden retriever owner client shame me for letting my dog become “so skinny”. We compete in competitive dog sports and stay active every day because I see TOO MANY obese Goldens and labs at the salon who can barely climb into the bathtub or onto my grooming table, and do not want my dog to suffer the same way. Show me your fit Goldens!! 💛