retriever
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The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Usually Nash, their friendly golden retriever, jumps and barks at new visitors, Rowley said, but once they get inside, “he just thinks it’s time to play.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
More than 40 years later in 1913, the golden retriever was officially recognised as a breed by The Kennel Club, the UK's largest organisation concerned with dog health, welfare and training.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
While I’d sooner take life advice from my golden retriever than a chatbot, my parents aligned with their contemporaries in treating Claude as a Google substitute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Leo’s family has this gentle muzzle thing that they use on their golden retriever sometimes, and his vet is on Shelburne Road.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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“We’ve seen it in Dalmatians when ‘101 Dalmatians’ came out, or retrievers when ‘Marley & Me’ came out, or French bulldogs when Lady Gaga got her French bulldog” in 2014, said Munden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Researchers also identified another genetic variant that appears in golden retrievers that are fearful of other dogs.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
Not done waxing poetic about the eyes on the veritable Redford of retrievers, Leonberg also pointed out another benefit of his dog’s particular coloration.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025
If Labrador retrievers could speak, that question would likely comprise at least 40% of their thoughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
She learned that golden retrievers are not ponies, peas taste funny, dead flies on the floor are a no-no, but candy is really good.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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