Bichon Bailey back home safe

This is Bailey, resting now on his family sofa in North Huntingdon, all safe again (photo by Barry Reeger/Tribune-Review).
I could not believe this story. Learn about how 10-year-old Bailey logged more than seven miles to come home after being lost.
I hope he has healed from the walk as he was definitely a hurtin’ little [...]

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Scott Shields: in less than 20 words, so many lies – Updated

SEE IMPORTANT OCTOBER 15, 2008 UPDATE HERE.
How does a man under federal indictment keep getting away with the telling of lies and even get himself invited to a function from the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, with Golden Retriever loving Governor Rendell in attendence, to speak about himself and his heroic deeds from 9/11?
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Another 9/11 Survival Tale to rival that of Scott Shields’ – Updated

It was interesting to see this story make it to the front page of the New York Times yesterday.

Tania Head’s story, as shared over the years with reporters, students, friends and hundreds of visitors to ground zero, was a remarkable account of both life and death. She had, she said, survived the terror attack [...]

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Remembering Therapy Golden Retriever Hannah

Photo by Dave Lloyd/The Tribune-Democrat

This is Christine Fogle walking her two certified Golden therapy dogs. Hannah is on the right and Gretchen the left in this 2006 photo. Go learn more about this special girl. 

Her name was Hannah, and she will never be forgotten.
Hannah was an 8-year-old certified pet therapy dog. The gentle golden retriever [...]

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Golden Retriever Gracie: World’s Smartest Dog

Well, that is what her dad says in his tribute to his special girl. My favorite part is hearing Gracie saying Mama and I love you. She is so, so sweet. Then, the photo of the family cat on top of Gracie was just a classic.

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Jessica Hanson at 2006 GRCA National Specialty

I just discovered this video from last year’s Nationals. It shows Jessica Hanson with her 4-year-old Golden Retriever Treasure performing a canine freestyle routine to the song, Footloose. What fun it is and what a Golden Treasure her girl is!
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Our Goldens always make such a big hit

Photo by Mike Reuther/Sun-Gazette

There is surely so much good our furkids can do. 

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Training World Class Frisbee Dogs

These videos come from Zak George, a real interesting guy who is very busy training his dogs, as well as providing instruction to others, in the area of canine Frisbee.

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Can Golden Retriever Kinsey truly see your soul?

We just learned about a wonderful story of Golden Kinsey from Golden pal Denise. Denise is so funny. I asked her how her furkids were doing and this was her lol response (I definitely need some photos of this):

My Barley is doing fine with typical teenager behavior. The poor kitties will be better [...]

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Service Golden Retriever Mako makes my day!

You’ve got to check out Mako in the most endearing video clip from CBS news. This photo shows Eli Zabawa with Mako, his new partner and lifeline. This little boy is just so fragile and health compromised. It warms the heart to see him with his new best Golden friend.
Just click here and then click [...]

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Golden Boomer is a proud 4-H dude

The photo above shows 13-year-old Amy Kondziola with her guy Boomerang. They were getting ready to compete in the intermediate 4H showmanship competition before heading off to take the Family and Consumer Sciences exam.
There is much to know about handling dogs in the breed ring, from finding the right puppy, to training, grooming techniques, [...]

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Golden Retriever Guide Dog Arlie not allowed in!

HW-Photo/Jennifer Coombes
Don Hert and his Golden guide dog, Arlie, are shown here in front of the Quincy restaurant Greek To Me. Hert said he was denied service at the restaurant because his dog was not allowed in the establishment.

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Golden Retriever Bailey watching over his human siblings

Photo by Vishal Khanna/Special to Go Triad

I love the way Bailey is keeping a watchful eye.
 

Bailey, the 3-year-old golden retriever who lives with the Binnings, our weekend hosts and the owners of the house next to our rented cabin, leads the way up this snaking mountain trail. To the left of us is a steep, [...]

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Service Golden Retriever Pauli is training hard

Photo by Erge Giachetti, Bellingham Herald

Alice Johnson just wrote us to say cutie, Pauli (changed from Elijah, pictured below as a pup) just got his first press. It wasn’t the best press for service dogs as they detailed him jumping into Alice’s lap during a Brigadoon service dog graduation ceremony.
Pauli is in training as he [...]

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Caribbean Golden Retriever Companions

Maggie & Jerry Rudd (Photo by Chandler Rudd)
I love to hear sea-faring tales that involve Goldens, and we have several at our foundation’s site.
I have just discovered a wonderful story by Gilly Gobinet, a biologist, painter, writer & sailer. She relates a story in the September 2007 issue of All At Sea [...]

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UC Davis helping Golden Retriever Duffy Beat Cancer

(Golden enjoying Goldstock) Photo by Chris Solis

We just learned about a great video clip and article about Golden Duffy (h/t to Karen Jones, mom to Duffy’s sister Becky). Media can have difficulty with accuracy sometimes and Karen has informed me that Duffy’s mom is Mary Ann Peters, not Peterson.
Check out the great article [...]

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Golden Mix Guide Dog Roz receives honors

This photo shows Roz with Gary Wickett, who she guided home safely. It is so sad to hear about what happened to her as she was savagely attacked by another dog while out with Gary, merely doing her job of leading him.
A guide dog from Birmingham which survived a savage attack by another dog [...]

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Service Golden Retriever Nitro

Photo by Patrick Reddy, The Enquirer

Nitro, who looks like he is merely enjoying a recognized Golden Retriever pastime, is actually part of his human companion D.J.’s therapy …. as D.J. has a high-functioning form of autism.

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Rescued golden retrievers embrace new beginnings

 
Photo by Chris Solis
The GRCA Nationals have been in progress this week in Washington State. In fact, we are waiting to hear back from Laura about her freestyling Golden girl Belle.
They will be competing in the freestyle seminar and match with our favorite Carolyn Scott.
But, in the meantime, we learned of a great video from [...]

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Therapy Golden Retrievers General and Sunni

At our foundation site’s THERAPY DOG ORGANIZATION NATIONAL LISTING INDEX, we detail so many fine community groups. Here are two adorable smiling, and hard-working, dudes from Tennessee.

General and Sunni are two very happy dogs as you can see from the photo! General and Sunni are very busy Therapy Dogs, because almost daily both of of [...]

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U.S. free of canine rabies virus

 
Photo of Golden Boomer by Chris Solis
Now, this is welcome news!

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Don’t ask me why I watch

My husband hates when awards shows come on and I think Jon Stewart had the best bit on the Emmy’s this past week when he made fun of the need for celebrities to have show after show to congratulate themselves. (But then, Jon Stewart was involved with the funniest parts of the entire broadcast.)
Think about [...]

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A smiling Golden Drug Detection Teddy

It’s funny how Golden Teddy has all smiling. Teddy is the new drug dog in Carson City.

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SAR Golden Retriever Zoe does it again!

Cathy Orde, shown above, has been very busy bringing help to folks who have lost dogs. We detailed her recent efforts with Golden Zoe (pictured on the left) in finding a Bichon.
Well, she met with success again, along with Golden Zoe, who tracked a missing Service Dog named Hunter for 3 days, before finally [...]

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Words are not needed for these best friends

Skilled Companion Dog Lab/Golden Retriever Dawn has picked up Laura Greenberg’s dropped stuffed animal and is presenting it to her at mom Sue’s command. Laura is unable to speak due to a brain injury that was sustained when she was 6-years-old.

No words ever pass between Laura and Dawn Greenberg. The best friends make faces at [...]

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9-year-old Therapy Golden Retriever Katie

 
Just what the doctor ordered
Carla Duket and her golden retriever Katie greet Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center patient Jackie Zimmermann of Oostburg Monday during a visit to the third floor at the hospital. The dog is part of the pet therapy program at the medical center and had to undergo special training before it could [...]

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Tiggy the Cat Talks!

This video from youtube was seen on Richard and Judy and was a winner of Richard and Judy’s Funny5. Here is what Tiggy’s ownder has to say about the clip:

My cat can say hello, she only does it when she’s looking for you. Though once you call her or she sees [...]

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Random (and definitely Golden) acts of kindness

Photo by Chris Solis
NBC’s Mike Leonard asked TODAY viewers to submit tales of how a stranger they never got to thank helped them.
One evening in April, we had to make the heart-wrenching decision to put our golden retriever, Caesar, to sleep. After leaving the vet, we (my father, brother, and I) went to a [...]

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Golden Retriever Chance — a definite No Go! — Updated

This was not the picture that took place this morning on CBS’s Early Show. This photo above comes from our Foundation’s site where we detail the new sport of Dock Diving.
This morning Dave Price, the weatherman for the show, attempted to get his Golden Chance (as in “Chance of Showers”), to dive off a [...]

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Not right getting such a bad rap

Dogs with troubled owners become troubled themselves. They are not instinctively vicious and uncontrollable as this person would tell you. Just check out her sweet pit bull and kitty who are very close pals. Amazing how this pit bull and kitty are both holding onto each other. Look very carefully at the paws. [...]

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Going to any heights

Kodi scales 40-foot trees and has been doing this for years.

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Spectacular Golden Retriever Slideshow: Goldstock 2007!

Chris Solis & his wife Jessica, along with their three Goldens (Bailey, Boomer & Harley), experienced their very first Goldstock recently. And, lucky for us, Chris had just gotten a new digital camera.
Jessica is so funny when she says this photo below is the reason that cabins should not be coed.

 
Look at this joy!
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Little problems in life . . .

Whatever obstacles you face today, I hope they can be solved this easily!

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Gone to the Dogs

I love this place and the name, The Fur Seasons, is such a hoot. The bone-shaped pool is 3″ to 38″ deep.
Check out all the Goldens having a ball on this video.

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Golden Retriever Rescue Buttercup

Linda Weisenborn/Staff photographer

 
It doesn’t get much better than this. 

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