Okay, but who’s that adorable Golden Retriever spectator?

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Wife catches husband cheating on her with blonde in their own bed

This must be one hot Golden Retriever …. to be able to stand the heat.

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Kitty lovers her some Golden puppy

These videos (part 1 & 2) of 7-week-old Golden Retriever puppy Blake being loved, licked or bathed (whichever way you see it) by young kitty Al-e are simply delicious. Actually having these opposite breeds beginning home life together is the best way to guarantee a great relationship. Just check out the research on that here.
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Ut oh, Oprah’s done it again – Updated 3x

Remember, Oprah’s past debacle related to promoting a supposed memoir that turned out to instead be fiction? Well, it has happened once again.
It relates to a Holocaust memoir written by Herman Rosenblat, who says he married the young girl who had daily tossed him apples over the fence when he was a boy in a [...]

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Merry Christmas from Bailey the Unknown Reindeer

I’ve posted about Bailey before but just could not resist doing so again. This dog is simply incredible. What an athlete and from his expression, one funny dude. His dad wrote the following about this clip.
I shot this video on VHS-C in my backyard, near Ward, Colorado (8,700′ elevation) during a blizzard in the [...]

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Does your dog do this?

Almost all of my Goldens have been suspicious of Lawn People, Stuffed Scarecrows sitting on porch chairs, Figures standing outside of a store’s entrance, you name it. They know that it just isn’t right. Well, here’s Duman, a handsome Golden Retriever from Turkey, doing a demo for us.

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Golden Retriever Annie plays piano & applauds for herself

I had posted about this almost a year ago but dug it up after seeing the other Golden clip this week of a fellow player. This is really the supreme piano playing video. And what could be cuter than a girl playing and then applauding by clapping for herself. Who couldn’t love Golden Retriever Annie?
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Sunbear Squad Watch Tip of the Week: Dec 27th

The Sunbear Squad has resolved to make a difference for neglected and abused companion animals. They are transforming animal lovers into animal welfare defenders — with knowledge, tools, and inspiration.

Watch Tip: Watch and listen for stray dogs and cats that could go missing while traveling with their families, or be frightened by holiday fireworks. [...]

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Dog Shoplifter on the Lam

I hate that this dog took a rawhide bone as these things are the WORST thing you can give a dog. But, I do take my hat off to his intelligence.
My pharmacist hubby, Gary, told me a story of a dog shoplifter from a ways back. A man and his dog [...]

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Ya gotta listen closely to catch all the insanity

From JibJab . . .
It must be December – snow is falling, children are writing letters to Santa and we’re dragging 2008 through the mud in our all-singing, all-dancing, all-out year-in-review. Baby New Year ‘08 takes you on a tour of all of the good, bad, and worse the past year had to offer, all [...]

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Giving Hanukkah equal time

Who knew that my visit to The Daily Beast would net such wealth about the holiday. I learned that in honor of the holiday of Hanukkah, a new song just came out. It’s sung by the brother of Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Borat) and Y-Love, a black Jewish rapper.

I learned about [...]

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Oh my.

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And to all a good night . . .

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A Dancing Romanian Christmas from Golden Vanda

Bernadette and Golden Retriever Vanda look to be awful cold dancing in a winter wonderland.

This is just one crazy Golden, as her mom says. Check out this tree-grabbing girl below.

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A very clever Christmas Treat

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Patience is GOLDEN

Bonnie, a very patient Golden Retriever (rescued from St. Louis, MO’s Dirks Fund) is “enjoying” Penelope, an adopted kitten brought home by Mom’s son & girlfriend during their college’s Christmas break.
Bonnie and Penelope play together frequently and even share food!

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Have you got a head tilter?

My first Golden Ollie was a classic head-tilter. As soon as we said “Do you want….” he got immediately focused and tilted his head as if to catch the next words to see what goodies awaited.

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Meet Service Golden-in-training Blythe

Seven months ago I posted about Golden Retriever Tavi, a CCI Service Dog-in-Training being raised by Pat Lawson (she’s trained nearly 20!). Pat is a charter member of the Valley of the Sun Volunteer Chapter of CCI. At winter time, all the Goldens at Pat’s enjoy these wonderful organic naval oranges. She has a mini [...]

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Sunbear Squad Watch Tip of the Week: Dec 22nd

The Sunbear Squad has resolved to make a difference for neglected and abused companion animals. They are transforming animal lovers into animal welfare defenders — with knowledge, tools, and inspiration.

Watch Tip: Watch for tracks in the snow or mud leading to occupied dog houses. If you don’t see footprints, the dog is not being [...]

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All I want for Christmas is a bone, instead I got piano lessons.

A very sweet Golden Retriever …. putting up with his crazy human.

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Making a GOLDEN Christmas Card

This is simply adorable on so many levels. I love those crossed paws, btw.
Kimba, a gorgeous, patient & well-trained 10-month-old Golden Retriever puppy from Brazil, is just a charm. You will surely fall in love, that’s for sure.

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Maybe a Golden Retriever at the White House

Vice President-Elect Joe Biden is getting another puppy, in addition to the puppy shown above. In an exclusive interview to air Sunday morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Joe Biden said they are getting another pup from a pound so that his German Shepherd pup will have some companionship.
“I’ve had German Shepherds since I [...]

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Phoenix loves him some kitty.

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Furkids will be furkids . . .

From Bulgaria, this video shows the usual evening fight about who gets to sleep on the bed

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The Bumpass Hounds

I do not know how Bill Stevens does it, but he sure does have his hands full . . . with one HUGE fur family. The Bumpass Hounds are made up of 6 Golden Retrievers, 1 Yellow Labrador Retriever, 2 Landseer Newfoundland Dogs, 2 Maine Coon Cats & an American Long Hair Tortie Cat. And, [...]

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Sunbear Squad Watch Tip of the Week: Dec. 14th

The Sunbear Squad has resolved to make a difference for neglected and abused companion animals. They are transforming animal lovers into animal welfare defenders — with knowledge, tools, and inspiration.

Watch Tip: Watch and listen for chained and kenneled dogs during subzero weather—withoutadequate shelter and extra food, they may freeze to death. Call the authorities. [...]

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Puppy Love for VP-Elect Biden

Aww, too cute.
It seems President-elect Barack Obama’s children were not the only ones promised a dog after the presidential election. Biden’s wife, Jill, made the same assurance to her husband if he and Obama, his running mate, won the election.

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Oddball’s not odd at all

I simply love this story.

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Melamine – just the tip of the iceberg

Dr. Wang Haizhen, a veterinarian from a Chinese Animal Pharmaceutical, has become a whistleblower, now going public exposing corruption in China’s food industry. She reports that the most dangerous chemical added to animal feed in China is rhodium iodide. “This chemical speeds up the birth process in animals, but when processed into food is a [...]

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Rescue Golden Retriever Monty & Stem cell therapy

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Do Goldens like to play hide and seek?

My Golden Retrievers have all loved playing what we call “Search”. But, we hide, and they must find us.

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oops

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How could we resist?

When you come to the word PEACEFUL in the dictionary of all things CAT, my image of Chester is used for illustration . . . and this is why: Chester and his Golden sibling have have shown each other nothing but peace, security and love since he came home at 6 weeks [...]

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Cherishing the moments

A man with Alzheimer’s wanders from his home, a hiker goes missing, a trapped family desperately tries to escape flood waters. The National Association for Search & Rescue indicates that the ability to save a life is often dependent upon how quickly the person can be found and accessed. But, providing enough [...]

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Miracles do happen . . . and this time it’s Golden

Oh my, I cannot even begin to imagine what life was like for this sweet little Golden Retriever. h/t to Steve Harder for letting me know about this incredible tale. Go here to learn the tale of how Squirty survived for 6 months in a tunnel before finally being discovered.

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