golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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Jennifer Garner is celebrating her golden retriever Birdie’s upcoming birthday and job as a therapy dog!
Garner, 51, and Birdie, 8, joined We Rate Dogs' YouTube channel for an interview on Wednesday.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
If the boyfriend passes these tests, users in the comments laud him as a walking green flag, a golden retriever boyfriend.
—Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
In her free time, this Cathedral Hill resident enjoys volunteering with a golden retriever rescue and a Guatemalan coffee program, cooking, thrifting and planning her dream trip to a dog rescue in Morocco.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
Daniel, a golden retriever, wins the sporting group during 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Feb. 11, 2020, in New York.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
But then Bram’s roommate sent her a video of an 8-year-old golden retriever named Frannie.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
At that time, the golden retriever next door had just died.
—Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
In its first year, the event broke the record for the most golden retrievers in one location at one time, according to WDIV.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
Snow didn't stop hundreds of golden retriever dogs from making their annual pilgrimage to their namesake city!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
If the boyfriend passes these tests, users in the comments laud him as a walking green flag, a golden retriever boyfriend.
—Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
In her free time, this Cathedral Hill resident enjoys volunteering with a golden retriever rescue and a Guatemalan coffee program, cooking, thrifting and planning her dream trip to a dog rescue in Morocco.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
Daniel, a golden retriever, wins the sporting group during 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Feb. 11, 2020, in New York.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
But then Bram’s roommate sent her a video of an 8-year-old golden retriever named Frannie.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
At that time, the golden retriever next door had just died.
—Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
In its first year, the event broke the record for the most golden retrievers in one location at one time, according to WDIV.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
Snow didn't stop hundreds of golden retriever dogs from making their annual pilgrimage to their namesake city!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
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