Golden Retriever Dog Breed Profile

Added on Dec 7th, 2008
I grew up with a black lab-golden retriever mix and she was the funnest, most friendly dog I've ever seen. Even though she as the coloring and fur of a lab, she's all goldie when it comes to her personallity. Golden retrievers are definetly a hassle and need constant exercise and entertainment, but they are a very loyal dog and we've never had probelms with ours running away. Our dog made friends with everyone she met and was always happy to be around new people and she never ever was aggressive toward them. She was definetly protective of my brother since the two of them basically grew up together, and I guess she sees herself as his big sister. Golden retrievers are definetly great for families with lots of kids and who have a home with a large backyard. They are definetly not ment for city appartments.