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We are on our seventh Golden. We love them so much. Abby will be our last because we are in our eighties.

if a golden retriever is wary of somebody, it probably means you should be wary of them too because goldens are so friendly and will greet anybody.

My golden heard the word "walk" in this vid. It's 1am but she still thinks its a great idea.

I found that the best way to make my Golden Retriever actually like fireworks and thunderstorms was to act excited by the noise. Initially, she was terrified by both, but after I made it clear that they were fun, she began to enjoy them as well, barking back at the thunder and bouncing like a puppy at lightning. Goldens pick up a surprisingly large amount of their behaviour and "opinions" about the world from their owners. Dogs, in general, have spent the last 15000 years, domesticating themselves, and are easily able to recognise human emotion, whereas we still struggle to recognise theirs. Being people pleasers, Goldens are quite talented in this regard, but you need to put the work in, in order to train and socialise them, because modern human society is nothing like anything that any creature on the planet evolved to endure.

Isolation and neglect, being ignored are torture to a Golden. They see you as family, and IMHO, everything is easier with a Golden if you see them as family as well. Forget the word 'pet'. You are adopting a family member and friend.

I am really enjoying your videos. I have had 4 Goldens over the years and now have a 12 week old puppy. My last dog was a Goldendoodle that I rescued when she was 6 and she passed earlier this year at 17! So this is my first puppy in many years and your videos have kept me sane. I like the fact that the videos are short and to the point. Thank you!

Goldens are just an amazing breed ^_^ Loved this vid, thanks so much for sharing!

my golden is actually different, he loves relaxing and being alone sometimes and he doesnt eat right away, he actually waits maybe 30 mins to an hour and a half before eating but he is very cudly and loves to explore

Just wanna say you’re a genius at marketing your videos. I’ve been on a train of your videos for like 3 hours man, great great job.

To prevent food protection make them sit and wait before serving them. We also put my pups food in a treat ball and he goes nuts flipping it over with his nose to get the treats out. Even picking it up and moving it when it gets stuck. That's what we did and it worked pretty well anyways.

In five years I have never had to yell at my girl - ever! If I did it would break her heart. As for cuddles, well she loves them and I have to avoid her at times because she thrives on them, even from my young grandsons. She the kindest, gentlest dog I’ve ever owned and does absolutely nothing wrong. Bless her 💖

I had three consecutive Golden’s over 43 years. Yep. First one, Christian, lived to 16. Second one, Alex, lived in Europe with us an made it to 12. The third one, Zach, made it to 15. Lost him three years ago and just haven’t had the heart to get a fourth. Zach wS a very special dog.

Great video! Concise, good explanations, and good points. This is how a video should be.

Thank you for leaving tips we have a golden pup and this is new for us 😊

This video was wonderful! So informative for new Golden owners. I am on my 5th....and while I knew most of the info, it was interesting to hear the whys!

basic fact: golden retrievers are very intelligent beings and know very well when you do something with good intention or not. So, even when you do something they normally don't like very much, they still can be very tolerant and, to a certain degree, come to appreciate it (if there is good intention).

I Have a lovely Golden Retriever called Linda,she´s now 7 years old , for her the only 2 hated things on your list are the Sudden Noise ( loud or low ) and she doesn´t like to go to some places, the rest of your list is okay for her, she likes the shower, she likes being groomed and brushed, and yes she likes the routine, it´s amazing when her food time comes she goes and sits beside the food bag showing funny face , she likes to be hugged and kissed and play , she trys to talk ..lol very lovely breed, I´m not gonna change this breed at all, Thanks for the video

6:26 Ok, the thing you're missing here . . . when you train your puppy to allow interference during meal time . . . Yes, you get in there and take away their food, but only if you're going to put a nice treat on top for them. Take away the kibble, put a nice-sized piece of sausage on top and give it back to them. They'll quickly learn that they don't need to guard their bowl.

I loved my golden retriever he was 14 we had him from 8 weeks old he died cancer it broke my heart he was beautiful when I was unhappy he knew he'd come over to me I miss him so much it breaks your heart when you lose them

I have had Goldens for about 30 years and have trained the for the obedience show ring and therapy dogs. I have trained dogs for customers and helped work thought lots of problems. I would like to thank you for this video. You really help explain Goldens to people. I was very impressed. Again, thank you so much from not only me, but a lot of misunderstood Goldens. Great Job!

Getting my first golden retriever Thursday and trying for service dog your vids are all I’m watching

Love you the Golden Retrievers 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Give full of Support 🙏🙏

My first dog was a beautiful black lab,missed very much.I now have a 7 month old male golden,I was holding off getting another dog but this one seems he was meant to be,smart,listens and couldn't expect anything more from a puppy.Lots of love to give both ways.

We are blessed already w our 8 month old puppies. We took them to the cabin and our neighbor was target practicing. The other next door neighbor dogs get so scared they run away. Our puppies completely ignored the sound. Didn’t phase them a bit. And he shot all kinds of loud guns for over an hour!

6:00 that stock footage made me lol and warmed my heart

I am on my 3rd Golden Retriever, love this breed. Your video is fantastic.

I'm having golden and these are really good tips.Thanks!

Loved this video! ❤️ We had a wonderful sweet Golden girl, Penny, who was born on Valentines Day 1970. Thank you for making me smile and laugh as I watched and agreed with EVERYTHING you said!

My food-loving, loud-noise-fearing cuddle monster is a typical Retriever then. Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

Thx for the info! I'm planning on getting a Golden next time, so I'm doing lots of research now. This helped too🤩😘😁

This vid is so helpful tysm

Did the dog tell you this in English?

Golden Retrievers hate flexible schedules...so true! All such amazing points that it took me 30 years of Goldens to understand. The only thing that I would add is to the grooming points. Over bathing a Golden is detrimental to their coat, which you did mention but the reason is this... their coats have a high amount of lanolin ( a natural oil that protects them in the water). It's that lanolin that gives them the stinky, hot Golden smell. Too many baths remove the lanolin and leaves them prone to more skin problems. Goldens are highly intelligent, emotionally and otherwise. If you're young and active, this still is not necessarily the dog for you. Be willing to put in both the emotional and physical time. Whatever you're thinking, trust me, they've already out thought you:). Great video!!

I just got my Golden. She’s an Aussie Golden Pitty and she’s so lovable

How can anyone get mad at a Golden. Look at that face. It’s a happy face that looks like it’s smiling.

My Golden is 9 years old, he has always hated loud and high pitched noises, we have had to turn around on walks before because people have those cat deterring mechanisms that make a super high pitched noise. He hates hugs but is very snuggly and he inhales his food. He is my heart dog and I love him more than anything.

Very useful video. Thank you.

We love our three year old Golden more than anything. He understands about everything we say

Thank you this helps me a lot

We have to use grain free food as we have 3 dogs and one is allergic to grain. We can use oats with her now but for a while we were grain free. We use added Taurine for the Goldens to make sure that their hearts are protected from DCM. We also use heart healthy grain snacks for them. It can be done. 😉

We have had eight Goldens and four right now. You are spot on with your comments. Great work!

this helped so much

My family is not complete without a Golden teaching us … ❤

Aww we have our first golden girl called Nelly she is 7 months! Ty for these tips

My dog absolutely loves bathing. He gets super excited when my mom says “Nai-nai Kare” which translates to let’s bath

We've had 6 retrievers in the last 14 years. 5 Goldens and 1 Flat Coat. So far, we've only had 1 Golden that you could call "sensitive". And that was just with loud noises. Except thunder for oddly. He was a rescue with some bad history. Our Flattie is sensitive to thunder and gun shots, but nothing else. Four of our Goldens were red, field line dogs, so that may have a lot of influence. The "Comet" looking, confirmation line dogs are over bred which lead to a lot of problems.

We had a golden that was going to go to a shelter if we didn't take him. Initially he gravitated to me, the one who fed and brushed him. Then my husband was in a near fatal accident. When he came home to recover Jack took over caring for him. They walked 3 times a day and my husband never needed PT. Until the day he crossed the rainbow bridge Jack was bonded to with my husband.

loved the "nobody wands a chocolate finger!"

I don't even have a dog but I loved this video because of the respect you show for the dog.

Wow this is such great advice! I have definitely done a lot of these and feel like a jerk. Thanks for the video!!

06:50 i was hopping he was gonna say 'texting and ignoring them' 😂

We have had 3 goldens (all rescues), and are now looking for another one; since we lost our sweet Luke a year ago from old age.

My Golden loved water, she would swim in the swimming pool every opportunity she got, or when let out of the yard she would head for the nearest mud puddle and wallow and of course loved being bathed and shampooed. She would even comfort me when I was sick or feeling down.

I don’t even have a golden retriever and I am still watching😂😂😂

Before watching this video I was afraid it was clickbait. But all the points are spot-on and show a very good understanding of goldens and a sensitivity to their needs.

I love the doggies soo much it makes me cry

I don't have any dog but I am addicted to them and watching their videos lol

I have a Golden Retriever / Kuvasz mix. It is very good to teach though a bit stubborn yet: D He will now be 10 months old. He couldn't even learn the call, unfortunately ....

Goldens are Adorable ❤️❤️❤️🐶

"Golden Retrievers hate being lazy" Yeah, tell that to our old Golden, Gunner. Laziest sweetheart in the world! Too bad we only have maybe a few months left (if we're lucky) with him due to his age plus we suspect he might be starting to get dementia as well :(

Thunder Shirts are the greatest!

You have to be careful as a general rule. My old family dog grew up with getting frequently hugged and he knew that it was a display of love. He could give the deepest, most audible sigh when getting a good hug. But I think it was 'learned' for him. Hugging is a human thing.

I have the perfect GR. He loves everything.

I had a pup who was at least one quarter Golden. Her daddy was half and half Lab. I don't know her mixed Mom's composition. You could see the Goldie genetics in Lady. She was small but she had the coat and the smile. When I potty trained her, I never scolded. I would say in surprised voice,"What did you do?" Then I would reassure her it was ok and clean it up with no fuss. After a very short time, she started coming into the bathroom with me where there was a floor drain. She would always go when I did🤭so I would praise her and then wash it away. She learned that was her safe place if she couldn't get outside, like during a thunderstorm or something. As a result, it was a normal event for her and she never broke training in the 10 years I had her. I had actually given her to my husband when we separated because he really needed her. She was with him when he died suddenly and alone. Even tho he wasn't found for 24 hours, she held it. The police officer fed her and walked her. She stayed alone til I could get there the next day and she still held on. She was the most wonderful dog but I had to find her a more suitable home. She was used to space and started having trouble with the stairs, as did I. 3-4 times a day of steep steps was too much for two old ladies. .

Awsome vid

It is so amazing to see puppies moving in Mama's tummy when you shave her tummy! Also, it helps the puppies nurse easier after they are born. I just hope shaving her tummy is not detrimental though... not like giving her a complete shave.

The getting down and dirty things makes my life so tough because both of my babys love that and it’s so tedious to give them a bath everytime and you can’t even bathe them all the time ugh🥲 the struggle is real🤸‍♀️

Thank you for this im getting 1 soon

Great 👍

I'm on my 5th Golden and yellow lab mix I got this time from county pound. I always adopt from kill shelters. I have had 4 pure Golden's and 2 black labs and pug I've had. Since they was middle age or few years old from pound I only get them and love Emm for 8-9 years at most. But at least they had a really good and very healthy taken care of life with regular vet checks. I have two dogs right now cause my golden yellow lab mix needs to have a buddy so I got a beagle and terror mix. He has someone at home almost all the time cause my fiance does outside sakes so she works from home for 4 hours then goes out and meets customers and I work a job as a alcohol rep so I work from home as my office. We are 30 years old and if your not active don't get a golden retriever. I keep mine on a food schedule and he loves it once in morning and once in evening is the vets meal plan. And don't yell when they do something bad get them use to a kennel or crate where they can stand and move in it a good sized one rule of thumb I go by is three times size as dog and put him in there for naps when he sleeps and during meal times when he eats feed him in his kennel so when you mad at him you say kennel up he knows he in trouble but keep door open cause he knows it's also a place where he can go on his own to sleep nap or just go get away when they are stressed out or scared and they know when you tell them to go they in trouble lock door give them treat and let them sit for 15 mins. Golden's are like 5 year old kids if you treat them like one they will be happy. And please play with them like fetch for at least 2 hours a day once in morning and evening and don't play for 45 mins after each meal it can knot there stomach. Also if yours swims all day like mine does in pool you have to clean and dry inside of his ears with cuetips cause they get yeast infection in ears sign of that it hot fever on his ears and always shaking his head or rubbing ears on carpet. Only way to cure it is a cream from vet but I'm lucky to have a cool family Dr he writes me script of same thing for humans when they get yeast infection in their ears or rashes on skin and my insurance pays for it so it's free. There is alot of creams and meds that dogs need to get better and if it's a med you use all the time most of time there is a human version exact same thing and if it's non narcotic just ask your family Dr if he is cool to wite you a script so your insurance pays for it. My golden is very active I take him outside and play for hours long walks and long swims in the pool and the vet has him in hills prescription diet food for weight control and it's only 2 cups of food a day 1 in morning and 1 at night that's it cause this food is high in all protein and nutrients he needs in just one cup for each meal and it makes them feel full to. Make sure you have lots and lots of tennis balls out in open where he knows where he left them inside and out don't put Emm up leave Emm out they love to lay down and just squeeze the tennis balls in their mouth when stressed over storms or fireworks or just stressed from a bad day or bored. Also look on KZfaq for brain excersise games where the golden has to think and figure a problem or solution on his own to get a tiny treat out of a little hole that opens when he does a certain thing. You can buy toys that are interactive learning and problem solving for dogs where you put treats in these different compartments and he has to make something move a certain way to get each treat. Or even a muffin pan and tennis balls is fun. Fill up ranoldom spots on muffin pan with one tiny training treat not all of the just two-4 spots then place tennis balls in over cup in the large muffin pan and with out training they will pick up only the tennis balls with treats under and leave rest. My lab and golden mix did it his first try so if my mix mutt golden can do those games your pure breed can do and there is games you buy to leave like four or five through out house and when he finds the game he will solve it on his own keeps mine busy all day alone if we got to leave him alone more then 4 hours. I watched him on cameras in my house and he solved all 5 games but did one game every 2 hours. Just KZfaq diy brain games for golden or Amazon has ones you can buy they love the store bought ones and the home made ones but loved complicated store ones better

A calm voice sure works with my golden.

i really like the Golden Retievers they always seem like very compianship dogs

Our field golden retriever (short hair) loves water, mud puddles, jumping in the river, lake or at the beach. She gets lots of rinse baths to keep her clean, we rarely shampoo her as plain water does a great job of getting out any dirt or smells, leaving her fur fresh and fluffy and appropriate for inside living (lol). Is this still damaging to their skin?

For the cutting hair part we only usually do a little bit of their toe hair

You lost me :10 seconds in. "You might think they love it when you squeeze them. Yes, some definitely do." LOL

Thanks for these facts my puppy wafer or my grandparents puppy I stayed at there house and when I left him alone for 2 minutes and he barked like crazy oh my god he was actually kind of crying so I bought him with me and we took a long walk in a forest thanks so much for this video

In the video there is a purple, barrel style brush being used on a golden. What type of brush is that? Link??

So how many baths per month is recommended for a golden retriever for both puppies and adults? I might get one in the future, so just curious 🙂❤

Yes but they do love the comb brush

I will say if a dog is stinky, it’s because he hasn’t been brushed enough. My mom was very diligent about brushing our Aussie and he never stank, and he only got a bath about once a year.

Not only were my goldens family dogs, they were hunting dogs as well. Gun breaking started early and small. First a a ‘loud’ pellet rifle, then a .22, and working up from there. They were always ready to go by 16 weeks. One of my girls was so excited about going hunting/shooting, she would drag the right hunting bag down the hall depending on which gun I picked up.

My retriever hates being hugged xD she will whine and ask to be let go. But she loves pets~

I’m getting my first golden in a year!!! Any advice is WELCOME ❤️

Oh yeah and my goldens love brush time

My golden loves bath and water in general, hates garbage trucks, hates fire works, we live in suburban area so he is used to not so busy streets, when I took him once to the city omg my poor baby was so scared for the traffic noise.

I appeciate the content but I dont see the DCM study in the description. I have seen other vets saying it is not true. I feel it would have a very small sample size as feeding raw is expensive and also wonder who funded this research eg. Purina?

1:52 He so happy

My current golden doesn’t mind the bath, but drying him is torture!

Had golden retrievers for over 30 years, but I am happier with them than with people. I live in the UK. We feed our dogs wheat free food, 2 retrievers we had couldn't eat wheat, it would make them ill. The food is not grain free, it is just wheat free. We give them Harringtons dry dog food with tinned dog meat. We now check ingredients for all dog treats. We no longer have the retrievers that had problems with wheat as they died or were put to sleep at ages 12 and 14. Though our current 1 year old retriever is the great nephew to the one put to sleep at 12. They all come to sit on my lap for a cuddle and are spoilt rotten, but not to their detriment.

Doesn't this apply to all dogs? It seems my Wire Fox Terrier has the very same behaviour. We tend to groom him quite often but how can we maintain such long hair without it bothering them? A twice a week brush doesn't seem enough, also what can we do to prevent dog aggressiveness? I know GRs aren't known for this but WFT definitely are.

We moved into a new home with a large pond. Our golden, went into the pond a was covered with green weeds from the pond the first day we moved in. He came around the corner, full of joy as he found the pond..(body swinging because of his tail movement, head up and smiling.. yes similing). My wife screamed "Oh my god No" as he was covered with green stuff. He did not eat for three days... best dog we have ever had...

Being a golden retriever owner I don't know they hate anything.. My Goldy almost like everything from me & my son 😀😀😘😘😘❤️❤️

Ouh we also know this! ❤️❤️❤️

The only breed worth having. IMO.

I love my two golden retrievers. The best breed by far in my opinion. I love my two boys

I disagree with the tough love criticism. I have a golden. You have to show tough love otherwise they will not learn. This is the case for any dog. I also disagree with the lazy bit. Mine is extremely lazy. I have to force him to walk. He would much rather sit with me and be cuddled 24/7.

Where did you get that ball at?

One of my dogs had a massively low taurine ..not all grain free diets are a problem. The one start have legumes, (chick peas, peas) and white potatoes are bad. The theory is that those block taurine

We are lucky enough to have a three year old golden grand doggie. She is the most beautiful, loving and smartest dog we've ever known and we really enjoy our time with her. I think the goldens' most endearing trait is their intuition as they seem to know exactly what you are thinking.