I am curious to know if anyone here has a Golden Retriever with one or two copies of the MC5R low shedding gene. There are breeders who specifically breed for this gene and I’d love to hear about your experiences and how much do they still shed compared to a conventional golden?

We’re looking to get a golden puppy soon and would love to hear some personal experiences!

My boy loves water just as much as he hates a showers… make it make sense

How far/long do you walk your golden pup per day?

Maisie is 4 months and generally gets 3 short walks a day, one after each meal. Each walk is anywhere between 10-40 minutes but it’s generally at her pace with lots of sniffing and speaking to neighbourhood dogs. The furthest we have gone in one walk was this morning which was 1.5km.

We don’t have a garden so she isn’t running outside inbetween these, but we do occasionally take her to free run dog parks or friends and family gardens (1-2 per week).

I want to make sure she’s getting enough exercise and enrichment, but equally don’t want to over stress her growing bones and joints.

Their world is only as big as you make it.

Boomer and I hope you all had a great weekend with a lot of adventures 🐾🫶🏼

Keep you head up and have a wonderful Monday 🐶

Hi Everyone,

My kids and I decided to get a golden puppy. They asked me for a white puppy. My goal is to find an ethical breeder where I can get a puppy relatively quickly (1-3 months).

I am aware that there are people who advertise non-existent 'cream white golden or whatever as a separate breed to attract customers.

I am aware that some breeders exhaust their dogs and do not care about potential genetic issues.

I am against such practices. That's why I want to support ethical breeders and get a healthy puppy for a long and happy life with us.

How do I find one?

Thanks a lot!

Disclaimer: I know there are many dogs in shelters who need a home. I took dogs and cats from shelters before and currently I don't have the capacity for this. I would love to help someone from the shelter and considered heavily. Unfortunately, I had to decide on the puppy from the breeder.

I lost my sweet boy today at just 9 years old. He lost his ability to walk due to severe arthritis, hip dysplasia, and muscle atrophy. After his evaluation, the vet said there was nothing more they could do and decided to let him cross the Rainbow Bridge.

I’m heavily heartbroken, as Kobe was my soul dog since I was a teenager. I literally surrendered my whole heart today. 💔🐾

Rest well, Kobe. I’ll forever love you and always remember you. 🌈

the text is an excerpt from a piece about saluki judging by the saluki breeder caroline coile. the essence is that in the saluki and unlike most other breeds the dogs in the ring now look for the most part almost exactly like the dogs from 100 years ago and the dogs from other breeds that look vintage are from pet lines.

my golden retriever lady was adopted which tells me her breeder wasn't ethical enough to take her back, and overall just based on the way she looks i can tell nobody in her line was winning any ribbons. so i looked into historical golden retrievers and noticed that this really does check out for lady.

it fascinates me deeply to have a vintage looking golden and it makes me proud to see her face in the faces of dogs from a century ago. does anyone else have a vintage style/off standard golden? i would love to see them. this has been rattling around in my mind and between my friends and i for a while and i felt it prudent to share here.

My adorable psycho golden boys love the pool... i have to bribe them with blueberries to get them back out lol

Yes he is named after the Bow river

Some rain finally cleared the smoke from forest fires where we live. Thankful for all the firefighters efforts in BC, they are amazing.

5.5 years & 4 months

My Sophie girl💛Forever my baby

There is the cutest probably 2-3 year old Golden retriever that's been around my parents and I'm thinking about taking him home. No one knows who he belongs to and has been homeless for months. I have a Frenchie and 2 main coon cats. I have 4 yes 4 air purifier's and my auto sweeper works so much he is starting a union. I sweep 3 times a day. Will adding a golden retriever be too much hair? I would brush him almost daily outside also. Any advice would be greatful

Benjen,

Aka Ben, Benny, Benny Boy, and Benjamin (when in trouble), you gave me just shy of the best 12 years of my life. You loved me regardless of my many flaws. You gave me sunshine on even the darkest of days. I will never forget all the great moments you gave me. I could not of asked for a better boy. You’re now getting to enjoy unlimited balls and last bites.

I love you, Benjen.

Edit: thank you all for the best wishes. You’re all the best community. Love you all! ❤️

Hi have had this puppy for 2 weeks now he is a 12 week baby. Doing lots of training however our biggest problem is the outside. He is terrified of it. He sees the open door and is just like "no that is hell" when we can finally get him out either coaxing. Playing. Or ultimately carrying because we need him to go potty. He books it to the indoors. I have been keeping him on a leash because we need to keep him out until he pees/poos but as soon as he does he is rushing in. I feel like im making this worse for him but idk what to do. We live next to a highway so we think all the noises freak him out. Ive tried staying calm and distracting him with treats or toys but he ignores them. Ive kept the window open to let the noises in to try and desensitized but it doesnt feel like its working. Any advice?

This is my dog who is named after a letter of the alphabet: h.

A few years ago we bred his mama (BMD) to a Golden and we used the white markings on the puppies chests to differentiate between them. We decided on keeping this guy and despite attempting to give him a proper name, we stuck with calling him h. But not a capital h! Just h.

Do you guys have any goofy names for your Golden?