retriever
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A 12-year-old Labrador retriever named Sugar was sprawled on a hardwood floor of a Brooklyn apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
By scanning the entire genome of each golden retriever, they identified genetic markers that appeared more frequently in dogs displaying particular behavioral traits.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
He wasn’t sure when he’d be able to move back home to Altadena with Daisy May, his 13½-year-old golden retriever.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
This was a large red-gold Labrador retriever, a young dog with all the heritage of his sturdy working forebears in his powerful build, broad noble head and deep, blunt, gentle mouth.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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