Celebrating The Golden Retriever Breed
I’m pretty sure this is what heaven looks like. Recently, hundreds of dogs were hanging out at an event in Scotland. It was a celebration of the golden retriever breed. The breed was celebrating its 155th anniversary.
Golden retrievers originated in Scotland in the late nineteenth century. According to Wikipedia, the breed was created by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks. He apparently bred flat-coated retrievers with Tweed Water Spaniels with some Red Setter, Labrador Retriever, and Bloodhound included. Marjoribanks had a goal of creating the ultimate breed of retriever.
In the 1970s, the breed’s popularity increased with President Gerald Ford and his beautiful golden retriever, Liberty.
The golden retriever breed was officially recognized by the Kennel Club in 1911 as “Retriever – Yellow or Golden.” In 1920, they were recognized as “Retriever – Golden.”
Golden retrievers are known for being intelligent, friendly, and devoted. You’ll often find them hunting or doing fieldwork. They also make great guide dogs and search and rescue dogs.
And you know, Dub just recently got a golden! Check out her adorable pictures below!
Puppy Cuteness Overload- Dub's Puppy Josie Is Growing Up
Get ready for puppy cuteness overload! I know thats what you need on a Wednesday. Its the middle of the week, there was a holiday, maybe you’ve been off for a few days, maybe you’re off all week. Either way, I’m betting you wouldn’t say no to some cute pictures of a golden retriever puppy would you? Yeah I didn’t think so.
Our puppy Josie is officially four months old now. She’s getting so big! Josie is starting to really look like a golden retriever now. When we first got her, she was just a little ball of fluff. Its really cool to see how smart she is, and how much she’s learning, both good and bad. I say that because she’s picking up some of our other dogs bad habits already.
I can tell you a few things we’ve noticed. Josie is so good when it comes to riding in the car. She’ll just sit or lay down in the passenger seat and won’t move. She won’t try to climb all over the car, she just chills until we get where we’re going. Another thing we’ve noticed is that Josie is finding her voice, she’s not afraid to bark at our other two dogs if she wants a toy they have or wants them to play with her.
We got Josie as an early birthday present for our daughter Maddie. Its really cool watching them both grow at the same time. Maddie and Josie are going to be best friends. I love seeing when Josie comes up to Maddie and starts licking her and Maddie just starts smiling and laughing! If you want to check out some of the pictures from when we first got Josie, you can see those here.
If you’re ready for puppy cuteness overload, check out these new pics of Josie!
“Cody” Blaine Jackson is one half of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on Kicks 99, and also serves as the Digital Program Director for Beasley Media Group in Augusta. She’s a Georgia native but currently resides just across the river in South Carolina. She started in the radio industry as a part-time board operator, and moved up through various roles, including on-air positions and program director for multiple stations. Her passions include fitness and anything to do with animals, as she has two fur babies, her dogs Harley and Waylon. Cody likes to write about pets, fitness and Augusta local events.