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retriever

[ri-tree-ver] / rɪˈtri vər /


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But in real life, he's seen more as a loveable golden retriever than a Rottweiler, despite his success.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

I swiped right on a man whose profile pic was of him hiking Runyon Canyon with his golden retriever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Drop a golden retriever owner into a pit bull neighborhood, and they’ll face constant stress,” Adamen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Kind of like a golden retriever, as insulting as that is to Bieber Spier.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

These include personal preoccupations like bonsai trees and golden retrievers, celebrities such as pop star Olivia Rodrigo and mega events like Formula One and the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

When the team compared these results with human genetic studies, they found that twelve of the genes linked to behavior in golden retrievers are also tied to emotional traits and behavior in people.

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

Which would have been no big deal, except for the way they treated their dogs—they had two chocolate Labrador retrievers that rode along with them in the motor home.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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