retriever
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Neighbor Karen Estes watched over a fence with her Golden retriever, Honey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Every day, she walks to the main street with her golden retriever, Riley, and enjoys Pilates, art and good food along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wearing her blue harness, this restless brown Labrador retriever ventures into the debris of buildings that collapsed in the earthquakes of June 24.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The world’s largest type of rodent, actually; a capybara can easily rival a golden retriever in size.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
I hurried from the girls’ locker room, pleased to find that I had successfully evaded my retriever friend for the moment.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Researchers also identified another genetic variant that appears in golden retrievers that are fearful of other dogs.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
As a superficial snob who grew up with golden retrievers that deserved Pantene commercials, I had to know: Why are we so into ugly dogs now?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Bridget Dobinson, from Devon, decided to adopt one of the golden retrievers - Molly - after being encouraged to foster an animal by her daughter.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Williams is carrying fish curry and a Ganesh statue, along with tags from her two labrador retrievers and multicolored socks.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
She learned that golden retrievers are not ponies, peas taste funny, dead flies on the floor are a no-no, but candy is really good.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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