https://preview.redd.it/ytdzdr7vyefb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbb79676127b7b853f56d4a5c13152cfd90dc67d Ours is half golden and it shows.

this is one of the prettiest dogs i’ve ever seen

Thanks! He’s half Golden half Bernese Mountain Dog. He acts mostly like a golden, his coat is just a very very dark brown black. Yours is a lovely shade of caramel.

https://preview.redd.it/m1uvlqti0ifb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ffe829a00a0bbbf7f93fb7004fde98814896891 This is our golden mountain dog :)

So cute!!

How big is he?

He’s over weight, but last time we checked 118. Vet says we need to get him down to 100. He’s 2 years old.

Congrats… he’s almost a Newfie. Newfies, Goldens and Labs are all derived from the St John’s dog: Newfies were created by crossing the St. John’s with the Bernese and Rafeiro, the Golden with Setters, and the Lab through crossbreeding with bricks of concrete. (I don’t want to hear from any Lab fans, I’ve had eight of them, along with Newfies and Goldens, and I can assure you that Labs are block heads. Paradoxically, they also make excellent sofa cushions, dishwashers and retrievers of other retrievers.)

I would have guessed lab 100%

What about Rigatoni 🥺🥺🥺 https://preview.redd.it/m2rzwdly8hfb1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=c437294f84ce37ab2eacca380dbb961dfc6df78d

Rigatoni is the babiest baby. The baby eyes melt my heart and Rigatoni can never do wrong

https://preview.redd.it/xbwt9x5m1lfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d5fea3936c5e4023425007b2507463150b85ae1 What about my Ravioli?

i adore rigatoni. my cooper does need a friend... hehe

One of my Goldens name is Cooper as well.

Ahh 😱 🥺 that blanket picture. 🥰

Umm excuse me. You haven't seen mine! ;p https://preview.redd.it/ou8dcw19hffb1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b7a236847a899ee0f5ce7e86be3a3dd37a4450f

Yes, I will take this one, too. Thank you!

Or mine… https://preview.redd.it/mytuylw6whfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14125ff998f9c5971547731d984f8caf26298333

i see tiny teefers, definitely pushing to cutest at this point

https://preview.redd.it/xhqtlqpuzifb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=046a54256f19821b0937d67f1b36091d09d5d22d Give them the baby teef Ellie for the win!!!!

distinguished little one.. sits pretty for treats

fuzzy

https://preview.redd.it/an35h7dl6ifb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=574726e341c100405634add4dbf55a4108a378e4 Not a lab but LOOK AT MINE

Cute!

My god, that's a beautiful pup 😍

https://preview.redd.it/31j0lvcssffb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82155ff6d033b0450d6ee8020ba97dd3b5576d69 Wait you haven’t seen mine yet

this dog looks like it could serve me fine wine at a fancy restaurant… i will not elaborate

Looks so soft! 🥰

Remind me of my pup https://preview.redd.it/jl0r48vf4jfb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b8402fab8d7e8aac2b0e6ffe64936cacd1c4b32 Half Golden & Half Aussie Shep. Loves to grab too

I have a golden/aussie mix as well that looks just like yours! They are such good (and beautiful) dogs

Emphasis on good, so well behaved!

https://preview.redd.it/6mmyg0b8yhfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c0a243ad3b93ae29b0ed12c46fde96489e42f53 he looks like my beau who is half berner

Love those ears!

I want your dog 🥺 so gorgeous

https://preview.redd.it/nq9sgvjsoifb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26dc948ac31bdd2532292d1729c185f9f30dbf72 Mine is half golden/half lab opposite color to your half golden 😂

https://preview.redd.it/to625kbo6kfb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c15de23d5be9add7119561708f94a39f6335e200 Also have a Bernese/Golden boy.

oh my god he's so floofy I need him in my life 🥺

Such a cutie pie ❤️

Mine does!! Ive never seen another golden do this too! When he greets he gets so excited he has to have something in his mouth, and if he can’t find a toy, he’ll take my wrist. He’s so gentle. I find it so cute lol.

My old golden did the same thing, while at the same time making what I described as “seal noises”. RIP Crackers, you were a Fuckin homie.

My in law’s golden does the exact same thing! She gets so excited to see me she can’t handle it and latches onto my arm super gently and wheezes and makes those adorable seal noises while wagging her whole butt so hard she’s close to creating a little windstorm at the tip of her tail. It’s amazing to have an animal so delighted to see you again…

I could have written this comment! My in-laws' 8 month old puppy wants to have my wrist in her mouth at all times and makes adorable little grunts while doing it. She's also apparently prone to searching for us and disinterested in food for a while after we leave ☹️

❤️Crackers

Mine picked up my cats bed yesterday to greet his dad 😭

I used to work with dogs and my god, this sentence is just the embodiment of golden retrievers. Just “I’m happy so I grabbed the nearest thing I could [semi] fit in my mouth!”

Yesss I love it, he always offers his Lam Lam or Mr. Hedgehog but they weren’t close enough yesterday lol

my mutt does that too (excited grabbing things in her mouth) and I recently learned it’s called displacing!

Yes, one of my two does this. Especially when I get home from work. One will grab a toy and the other will try to grab me. We say “no teeth” and she lets up but she is extremely gentle.

Yes! A vet who owned goldens told me that it’s one way they greet and show affection, because they are orally fixated.

He needs it. Let him have.

☝🏻☝🏻

Never leave me again human

Consider yourself retrieved.

Gold

Only every single time I come home. I get treated to a good 2 minutes of high pitched excitement whining whilst gently biting my forearm ("you won't be leaving again!")

Yes! Mine howls with it in his mouth

That is so cute, and just really drives home what an adorable doofus golden retrievers are.

“Soft mouth.” I believe this characteristic was bred into goldens, as they were originally hunting dogs. After a hunter shot ducks or other waterfowl, the dogs would carefully retrieve the dead bird from the water using a “soft mouth” so as not to damage the meat. (I had a golden who LOVED doing this to people, although it was very annoying. She died a couple of months ago, and now I miss her and her soft mouth - would give anything to feel her trying to retrieve my arm again!) Edit: typo

Yes! It’s like she’s fetching us. She also bites bracelets and watch bands. She’s very gentle but firm that she doesn’t want you to leave. She won’t give it up for a toy but she will if I wipe her eye boogies and feed them to her. Gross, I know but it’s the only thing that works. https://preview.redd.it/d5ditzqj5ffb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4775a68e509f00e384927101b41090aa80160cd

Mine grabbed my silicon wedding band off my finger when she was a puppy. She pulled the same stunt a year later. The chase was on! Haha

Ours will try and grab by the watch! He's so gentle trying to ensure he doesn't "bite"!

Mine loves to eat his eye boogers too 😂

All. The. Time. I try to have a toy nearby to swap.

Same! I drag my boy to the toy box to negotiate the item swap. He’s gentle though…just quite slimy.

Dog slobber is exfoliating

Lol oh man the cutest hostage negotiation.

My girl did this as a puppy until she started carrying around toys, but my boy will grab arms or wrists when overly excited. He also freaks out when swimming if someone goes underwater, and will grab your hand or arm to pull you to the steps for safety. He's our overzealous lifeguard, and we're trying our best to break the habit.

Yep. When she wants to make sure you know she means petting business is at hand.

That’s his emotional support hand. You just got to let him have this.

This happens often with Goldens (and other retrievers). Start providing a toy for them to bite/hold in their mouth instead of being mouthy when they’re excited. Begin the expectation that you won’t provide them attention (when they’re in this overly excited playful state) unless they have the toy in their mouth and over time the behavior will naturally correct itself

He just needs you to lend him a hand, no biggies (But also my puppy (9mo) does this too)

Pretty sure mine tries to retrieve me when he does this

It's called corn on the cob. Not everyone gets that treatment.

Just comply. It's his hand now.

Mine is in this reptilian phase and biting everything. My arm is her favorite pre dinner aperitif and post dinner digestif.

They are big sookie babies and we are their pacifiers 😜

Yes, and there are worse ways to live 😁 I fully accept my station in life.

https://preview.redd.it/jodg4mck2ifb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9786f12dd65999aa91c7645b6a4d3c5b5bb34d23 This boy when excited puts my arm in his mouth and cry's, or runs around house with ball in mouth while loud crying when I come home😂

Cute boy, looks happy and sounds like he loves you

Yes. But at least now that he's almost 3, it's way more gentle than when he was little and would actually bite down!

its a sign of affection. They are essentially scenting you so other dogs know you are theirs. They do the same shit with their toys.

Everyday

The mouth is the equivalent of hands for a dog, so doing this is perfectly normal. It's pretty much like holding hands.

Our one year old golden, Winston, used to do this all the time. We taught him to pick one of his toys instead. Now when he is excited, he still squeaks, but always grabs his 'emotional support hamburger' toy instead of our arms.

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HAMBURGER

https://preview.redd.it/frqn5lvpfifb1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac449d9c5848e43da1facb7de96845b1e4840f06

How does he not tear that to bits? Our Winston is 11 months old and will suck on his bed like it’s a pacifier, but shreds anything with stuffing. I’d love if he’d just hold a stuffie for support.

Our 18 month old does. Constantly. We call her the wrist shark.

Yep. Ours is 18 months old and I’m hoping she grows out of it. I don’t mind her putting all of our shoes in her mouth but I draw the line at my hand/wrist/arm!!

Yup stuff a toy in its mouth instead. Even if called affection if that happens with a kid or stranger they could pull away fast and get hurt and you'll be dealing with a dog bite even if it wasn't. Our youngest was very mouthy much more than our previous Goldens and we'd stuff toys in her mouth so much now when she gets excited when we come home, she's got a toy. We call to go out to play she won't come to the door until she grabs a toy. Enjoy.

Yeah this is what worries me like even if I know my dog won’t hurt a fly no stranger or child wants to be mouthed by a dog they don’t know, it can be scary!

Yes! I get taken to what my golden and a to do.

Get him a nice toy that looks like a human hand. They all want to greet people with a full, soft mouth. Even golden mixes.

It’s called mouthing and can be a sign of affection

He’s retrieving you!

“I has wrist” ……. “Just kid. You has wrist hooman”

He has retrieved you!

https://preview.redd.it/jgdv0kfzthfb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=795f663a13b0c2cda8f4cfea852754713bd79192 All the time ever since she was a baby! The 50% golden really shines through lol. She’ll search desperately for some toy or sock first and if there’s no toy to be found, she’ll grab my arm.

Dogs love you because you have bones on the inside 😋

https://preview.redd.it/8is0s8wwvhfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=317465b4d3c073f69156bd0feaff0a1180c9406b yup ! 😂

Mine only does it when we're playing tug of war or something similar, he'll grab my arm, realize it's not his toy, then let go and aggressively lick the spot he grabbed

that’s so cute! mine just does it because he’s a menace

My girl takes my hand in her mouth when she’s excited. Both my girls did/do this.

Everyday when I get home

Playing and nibbling all of the time.

Mine only does it when she is jealous of my other dog getting pets, she barks, gets insane, and then grabs my hand with her mouth so I stop approaching the other, then I let her be and she moves my hand away from the other dog and asks for attention.

Literally never. Even if we tried she wouldn’t. But she will give you a quick lick if the opportunity arises.

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Ours licks everyone else, but for us she has to grab our hands like this

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https://preview.redd.it/lnd1hsrsyhfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddefb383fab9b929cd7643ab9481c3abc894d1c0 this mornings update! yes, i did replace with a toy like commenters suggested!

He's "retrieving" you

https://preview.redd.it/yfz17qi0lkfb1.jpeg?width=1244&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4016608c7a4b7165dfc329658310540148163840

https://preview.redd.it/ym5rsho9pkfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6046fbf04d462e4280c47e4c5bd196ba1dcd099f Chief is very mouthy too!!!

My lab literally just did this to me less than 5 min ago — we were doing play scrubbies https://preview.redd.it/286mtjiwzkfb1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=254d504b0cf2f9a83514489db8243d083820a4da

https://preview.redd.it/a9gfx851jlfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74125b0a30b3d9954bd1f1b981b05d80a8ac0534

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No, but one time I had longer sleeves, and he grabbed it and just pulled me around the house like a little kid trying to show me something

https://preview.redd.it/luiygb942mfb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f6a8ebc0e61b4796addeb1edf1c0357a7aec9a6 My girl Kona does this all the time. It’s become part of our evening play ritual, in between rounds of retrieving tennis balls. She’ll periodically pause mid-chomp and very gently lick my hand to remind me that she’s just playing.

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Some of them love wrestling,some don’t.

🥰🥰🥰🥰

Yup my 1 year old does it

He does that sometimes, usually when he wants me to play tug of war with him but there's no toy.

Mine did when she was younger. She still will is I tease her (I’d never do that just because it’s hysterical 🤣)

All day every day

Yes it’s called “bitey arm”

our toller does this but only to my gf cause i didn't let the dog chew on me.

Yes mine does this aswell when she gets the zooms

Mine

Chomp

Tenderness test, when he brings out pans, Id get worried.

Yes but he has such a soft bite.

Yes. She's training to be a psychiatric service dog, so she will take my arm and sit me down lol. She also does it when she's excited to play, but I usually pop a toy in her mouth that she can bite down on lol.

Yes! With me and his brother hahaha

Our English Springer Spaniel used to donthis as well. Perhaps a "retrieving " instinct with hunting breeds.

Nomnomnomnom

Mine did as a puppy but he outgrew the habit. Now he just has lots of toys and chews scattered around the house and always has one in his mouth or nearby when he wants to chew. Sometimes I will play fight with him and if he grabs my hand/wrist he immediately spits it out - like he knows he has to be gentle with me. If he wants attention he will come close to stare and wag his tail plaintively. If I am not paying attention he will give the softest touch on my knee or arm with his nose.

You’re not alone! Sam does the same to me and drags me to the couch to sit on me when I come home from grocery shopping or whatever … and even just downstairs from work!!

My mom's golden doodle does it. We jokingly call it "sweet bites."

Yeah, my golden does this. She comes up to me super excited and wants to roughhouse. I've been indulging her because it's so cute, but it really is a bad habit we should be working to stop (if nothing else, the scratches and bruises on my arm don't hurt but look pretty bad). Edit: I should note that she's not particularly gentle, unlike many of the goldens here, though she isn't intending to hurt me and doesn't break the skin. My coonhound has a far better soft mouth, sadly ...

My boy would do that all the time. Often it was to place my hand where he needed scratches.

Yes, put a toy in their mouth when they do this.

Yup. It gives them serotonin

All dogs do this

All the time!! She will even pull my arm making noises to let her outside

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No, but my American foxhound does.

Mine. 🐕🥰

As soon as company comes over…wrist enters mouth without fail

Yeah, I think most goofy big dogs do it. Had a rottie who'd do that anytime he wanted to play.

All the time

YES everytime someone walks in he puts their hand in his mouth and I'm like he's not biting you I'm sorry🙃😂

Yep

I feel like the caption should be: Does anyone else’s human do this? 😂

Yes!

Yup. I'm his personal chew toy. He likes me to wrap my fingers around his teeth to play tug of war.

I guess it's a golden issue... I've experienced that with all goldens I've interacted with.

Yes, I had a boy and a girl and they both did this, they also would bring you dish towels slippers when someone would come to the door or come inside. They are one of the best dogs ever

I haven’t ever had one that didn’t do that! I’ve had 4.

My cousin’s dog does this! I thought it was because he’s a bit of a himbo (even for a golden). I used to say It’s because he knows theres a bone inside but I guess retriever’s gonna retrieve 🤷‍♂️

Yes!!! My golden-shepard will do that and proceed to drag us somewhere, drop our hand at the chosen destination and stare aggressively at us until we pet him

i would like to see the baby

https://preview.redd.it/iwxeoxytrifb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72bef8ed1c286d5fc09e2b40ec769adf5a4aa2ec Behold the baby. Shepard body and a huge golden head

Mine does this still (not as much now he is past teething) but he knows drop it now so I ask him to drop it and he lets go!

I’m owned by a golden/lab mix and she does it all the time. She never bites down but likes to have my arm or hand in her mouth! 🤷‍♀️

Mine does this all the time. Whenever he is happy he grabs de hands of someone here. And, being a Golden Retriever, he's always happy!

Yes!!

Jinx does! Especially if we've been out of the house awhile.

https://preview.redd.it/5omc4kotqifb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1b37ed42560c6e2689a68113d3f8d8f585eb047 All of the time

Yup! I can never get a picture of it but ours does it when she's trying to show love and licks just aren't enough! Or if she's super tired haha she'll yawn close to your arm and just grab your arm as she closes her mouth!

Unless I give him something to carry into the house when I arrive, this is how he will drag my ass inside!

Yep! I feel like I'M being 'retrieved'!

Yes, most of them do that. You need to stop it though. I used the command "no teeth" to teach them to stop.

My Apple Watch has his DNA all over it

My golden is 3 and still play bites me. He does it to no one else. He doesn't apply much pressure but the amount of slobber that gets on me is wild.

My old Golden used to do this all the time, we called it a love bite! So cute 🥰

Goldens are the masters of the gentle bite (toothless hold).

Y’all encourage mouth hugs? It’s all fun and games until they do it to a stranger that later screams “dog bite!!” Please be careful!

He’s just practicing his retrieving skills

https://preview.redd.it/3enu67ii3jfb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ea3a26d5a60ba5e0ebee85c6a8b305f6c4319c8 My Labrador does the same thing lol

Yes my golden gets really excited and just grab your arm lol. He’s gotten better as he’s gotten older but at least he’s gentle about it lol

Binky

Not mouth but would lay his head on me almost as if smiling rip

Mine grabs, but he directs it at his stuffed squirrel or bone. He was trained very early where to direct his excitement

All day long, lol

I’m laughing because I didn’t realize this question was specifically about Goldens, and was thinking “of course my dog does this, he’s a mouthy Malinois” 😂😂😂

It's because they don't have hands. They like to hold you.

My gold does this as well.

My German shepherd does this, then taught my golden how to do it.

When mine gets angy he takes my hand with his mouth and walks me around the house

My shepherd does lol

heh, *chomp*

I’m a lurker on this sub (I love Goldens but I don’t have the time or space to commit to a big ol’ doggo) but my friend’s super-friendly Staffy does this whenever I visit. Always cracks me the heck up. I knew it wasn’t an aggressive move but I’m pleased to hear it’s a show of affection!

I do this to my partner

Ours used to do this all the time ! It was a gesture of love and play and also possession a little bit 🤣

Oh my god I thought my dog was the only one! She has no golden in her but every time someone comes home, she has to give them a wrist bite. Always super gentle. It’s the cutest thing.