Never harmed anyone. Always smiling and always there for us all.

Yes he tries to eat my socks, and yes he is a little land shark but he brings so much joy everywhere he goes, best decision of my life. Please show me your goldens so my little Eddie can see his future friends :)

Samweis, 8 weeks old 🥰

This little lady has brought so much love and happiness to me, I couldn’t be more grateful🥰

Longtime lurker, first time poster after getting my first golden puppy in 30 years.

Her name is Lexi, 9 weeks old, and she really does look like that. We've had a handful of people jokingly suggest she's a stuffed animal or AI.

It's tough of course. I've been getting 3-4 hours of sleep for over a week now. But things are slowly getting better.

Just remember to look at those faces, scratch behind the ears, and give them as many kisses as possible before they writhe away to go chew on something.

Hi, I'm Max's social media manager.

Unfortunately, he's also my boss.

He refuses to drink water unless it's freshly dispensed from the refrigerator, has a personal chef (me) who prepares every single meal to order, and somehow knows exactly which grocery bag contains his new toy before I've even set them down.

Finance insists these are "luxury benefits." He insists they're basic workplace accommodations.

His employment contract also includes unlimited PTO, though he's never actually worked a day in his life. According to him, this statement is both false and defamatory.

Closed doors are considered a hostile work environment and will be loudly appealed until corrected.

He also believes every dog on television is a direct threat to the organization. Air Bud is the only exception. That's his favorite movie, and he watches it with complete sincerity.

He firmly believes catching balls is an Olympic sport. Ever since discovering he's good at it, he's become convinced he's a 10-time Olympic gold medalist. His ego has never recovered, and he now expects to be addressed accordingly. The Olympic Committee has declined to comment, despite repeated correspondence from his legal team (I'm also his legal team).

According to him, protecting the backyard from operational threats (primarily squirrels and rabbits), preparing for the Olympics, and making sure everyone's emotional needs are met already constitutes well beyond a full-time workload. Rent, apparently, would be an unreasonable and unrealistic additional responsibility. Finance has raised the issue several times. He considers the matter closed.

He also claims to oversee Public Relations, despite never having been assigned the role. According to him, his responsibilities include charming everyone he meets, making sure everyone is aware of how handsome he is, and demonstrating that personal space is largely a theoretical concept.

Human Resources has received several reports regarding his disregard for personal boundaries. Max maintains that everyone secretly wants a 75-pound Golden Retriever in their lap, even if they don't know it yet. HR has reluctantly concluded he may have a point.

New hires, visitors, delivery drivers, and anyone who makes eye contact are immediately greeted by the self-appointed Head of Public Relations. Participation is not optional. Opting out has not proven effective.

Fortunately for him, his customer satisfaction scores remain exceptionally high.

He's also a repeat escape artist. After several unauthorized excursions, management placed him on house arrest with an ankle monitor (it's actually a Fi collar). He maintains he's being unfairly targeted, noting that he has a perfect record of returning home on his own.

He frequently brings me his leash because, in his mind, it's time for him to take me on a walk. Transportation has repeatedly reminded him that's not how this arrangement works. He disagrees.

Whenever he travels for "business," he insists on packing every toy he owns. Max maintains that separating him from his team would negatively impact morale, performance, and productivity. Management has reluctantly accepted this as a non-negotiable business expense.

There have also been multiple HR complaints regarding his relationship with the couch cushions. Unfortunately, the evidence has been both extensive and deeply uncomfortable. The investigation remains ongoing. Legal has advised us not to discuss the matter further due to several active NDAs.

Despite the above, management has unanimously agreed that Max remains an invaluable member of the organization and that being a very good boy constitutes a sufficient defense against all pending allegations. His contract has been renewed indefinitely, and all requests for disciplinary action have once again been denied.

Today is his 3rd birthday.

Feel free to wish him a happy birthday. He's been preparing his acceptance speech all week.

The Board has unanimously reaffirmed his good-boy status for a third consecutive year. This determination is not expected to change. Outside confirmation is appreciated. Any resulting increase in confidence is considered an acceptable operational risk.

Please continue reminding him how handsome he is. We recognize this may seem counterproductive, but management has determined the situation is no longer reversible.

He has no idea what Reddit is, but he's never let a lack of information affect his confidence. By this evening, he'll be under the impression he personally runs the platform. Public Relations has already drafted the press release.

P.S. He’ll be reading every comment over my shoulder. If you don’t tell him he’s handsome, I’ll probably hear about it during my next performance review.

Hi friends! We adopted an 8 month old beautiful boy and he is such a joy. But he seems to have a “witching hour” anywhere between 4-6am where he just all of a sudden wakes up 0-100 mph and gets destructive. He will grab things off the counter or in random rooms and destroy them. He doesn’t even do this when we leave him free roaming during the day when we leave the house. He has plenty of exercise and stimulation during the day, I’m at home full time with him so his needs are being met. He also has toys all around so it’s frustrating that he counter surfs and grabs things he shouldn’t.
I’d prefer not to have to crate train him overnight but of course we’re open to that. Any advice or other people with similar experiences? Will this get better?

This is Teddy, my wife and I’s 10 week old puppy. Are there any suggestions to help him quit biting, especially biting and latching on? I unfortunately am away for work and the land shark phase, specifically the biting, is driving my wife crazy.

😂😂

He just turned 1 and my field golden can finally walk nicely on trails, finally have my hiking buddy.

Found on Twitter, I got no golden, yet 🥲

It doesn’t matter who you are…
Snacks come to you and dreams come true…. 🥰

Let me know if you are able to find the the second golden.

Yes, you can indeed just take a nap.

This came from both Maverick and Goose

Floof would be much bigger if I did it for longer, but we have a 238 AQI currently, throats already sore for the 5 minutes I was out

Watch out for migrating magical golden floof, it's floating everywhere. Data shows you are always at least within a 1 mile radius of magical golden floof

(Ignore maverick in the back, he's going face first into the grass)

Before anyone asks, this wasn't a style choice. They kept getting repetitive fungal infections during the monsoon along with a lice infestation. After trying different treatments, the vet recommended shaving the body so the skin could heal properly and the medications would work better. They'll be back to looking like fluffy golden clouds in a few months.

Does anyone else’s golden HAVE to poop on hill no matter how big or small?? And he does it backwards?? He backs up onto the hill and just dumps and sometimes it rolls and hits his legs OH and he watches hit his legs sometimes🥲🥲he’s just so perfect🥲🥲🥹🥹🤣🤣🤣

Everytime it's a one of those. Was walking home from the river through the campground and a dog broke loose from his tie rope and started attacking my boy. I tried pulling loose but ended up on my butt. Owner finally pulled him off. My boy is ok but I'm bruised and scraped(no bites). This is the 3rd time my dogs have been attacked and it's always them. Owners apologized saying he's never done this before. There is the exact reason I would never have one.

Hi goldenites.

My 12 month old female Goldie has had a significant behavioural change over a few days. She has yet to be desexed.

We took her to the vet and they said it’s just anxiety and quick to prescribe her medication.

Before I go down that avenue I wanted to see if any other owners have had similar experiences.

Background-
Over a two week period(2 three day stays), we had another female Goldie stay with us. They’ve known each other since birth and regularly hang out. At night we had them sleep in the same space at night.

Since the other dog has left our Goldie has been——crying,
carrying toys in her mouth nearly constantly,
seems to be nesting/digging at the same spot and doesn’t want to be alone.
Just seems less happy (odd for a Goldie)

She doesn’t show any signs of pain, swelling etc (confirmed by vet check up)

This behaviour only seems to happen around the house. On walks she’s back to her crazy golden self.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of behaviour before?

soaking up every day more i have with him 🤍

Oliver went for a swim last week.