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  • Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to bite than to bark, less likely to bark than to lick a hand in greeting. In spite of their size, they think they are lap dogs, and in spite of being dogs, they think they are also human, and nearly every human they meet is judged to have the potential to be a boon companion who might, at many moment, cry, "Let's go!" and lead them on a great adventure.

    Dog   Heart   Adventure  
    Dean Koontz (2007). “The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel”, p.69, Bantam
  • Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

  • Fatty, a bearded collie-terrier mix, is the kindest, cuddliest dog. And Oliver, a white golden retriever, even looks like me! My dogs have taught me to be more loving, more nurturing, and happier.

    Dog   White   Pet  
  • The face of a golden retriever feels like home.

  • A few weeks after my surgery, I went out to play catch with my golden retriever. When I bent over to pick up the ball, my prosthesis fell out. The dog snatched it, and I found myself chasing him down the road yelling "Hey, come back here with my breast!"

    Dog   Yelling   Play  
  • There was a golden retriever who saved countless lives on September 11 by going back in to find people. His companion was in a wheelchair. He got him out and kept going back in to save others.

  • A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.

    Robert Benchley (1976). “Chips Off the Old Benchley”, Amereon Limited
  • I've watched goldfish make babies, and ants execute earwigs. I've seen a fly deliver live young while having its head eaten by a mantis. And I had a golden retriever behave like one.

  • ... occasionally I see rich-looking women on Rollerblades gripping leashes and being towed bodily by golden retrievers. That's my kind of jogging.

    Golden   Jogging   Kind  
  • The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

    Dog   Humorous   Animal  
    Notebooks (1912) ch. 14
  • Hey, do you know what you call a blond with a brain?" I asked, and the continued on the same breath, "a golden retriever." I've heard that one, too," she said, no longer smiling. I'll keep trying." I promised.

  • I am the planet's most affectionate life-form, something like the cross between a golden retriever and a barnacle.

  • I like to be at home because I just travel so much. I have four dogs, golden retrievers.

    Dog   Travel   Home  
  • My friend Phil has a theory that the Lord, having made teenagers, felt constrained to make amends and so created the golden retriever.

    Teenager   Golden   Lord  
    Mary McGrory, Phil Gailey (2006). “The Best of Mary McGrory: A Half-Century of Washington Commentary”, p.59, Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • I never thought of myself as being a genius. I don't know what genius is. I think a far better expression is a retriever, a lovely strong golden retriever that brings things back from the past, or retrieves things from our common blood memory

    Strong   Memories   Past  
    Martha Graham (1991). “Blood Memory”, Washington Square Press
  • Rich parents are famous both for miserliness and astonishing longevity. And, when they finally do die, you'll find they've left their estate in inviolate trust to the golden retrievers.

    P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People”, p.20, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
  • I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.

    Dog   Couple   Long Walks  
  • I've often been described more than once in my life as very much like a golden retriever. Just sort of happy and excited to do whatever it is even if it's as simple as retrieving a ball and bringing it back ad nauseum.

    "Nashville's Chris Carmack on The O.C. and the rules of the death row meal". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. September 22, 2015.
  • There is something about the human condition. I don't think dogs are like "If only I was a poodle instead of a golden retriever, I'd be totally happy." Dogs are happy with who they are.

    "The Best-Laid Plans of Michael Ian Black". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 27, 2012.
  • My name is Oprah Winfrey. I have a talk show. I'm single. I have eight dogs-five golden retrievers, two black labs, and a mongrel. I have four years of college.

    Dog   College   Eight  
  • Once someone has had the good fortune to share a true love affair with a Golden Retriever, one's life and one's outlook is never quite the same.

  • It seems like all the good looking people have smaller dogs these days. Especially for the women, because they always come in with their little Chihuahuas and the guys come in with their Golden Retrievers.

    Dog   People   Guy  
  • Okay, you drive," she said. "I'll sit with m head hanging out of the window like a golden retriever.

  • No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich.

  • My golden retriever, Callie, is so easy to please. She finds great pleasure in our day-to-day routine, which helps me to enjoy the simple things. She loves to jump on the couch with her favorite toys and roll around while I clap my hands.

    Simple   Hands   Pet  
  • Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses!

  • I've been surrounded by dogs my whole life. I got a golden retriever a year after I was born.

    "Jon Hamm’s Return to Austin". Interview with Deenah Vollmer, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 22, 2011.
  • So when the moon's only partly full, you only feel a little wolfy?" "You could say that." "Well, you can go ahead and hang your head out the car window if you feel like it." "I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever.

    Humor   Moon   Car  
    Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.358, Simon and Schuster
  • I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever.

    "City of Bones". Book by Cassandra Clare, "The Mortal Instruments" series, 2007.
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