retriever
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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
The golden retriever looked up at him with a wounded expression.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Just like some people prefer aloof cats to Labrador retrievers, some people get exhausted by my extroversion and geeky enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
A mass gathering of golden retrievers and their owners is to return to the ancestral home of the breed in July 2028.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
The golden retrievers were lying near him, all five: Bosh, Grendel, Poppy, Prince Philip, and Fatima.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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