We just put down our 15 yr 4 month Missy golden. We had a consult and went ahead then and sent her to heaven. I’m so regretting not bringing her home one last time and loving her. Her quality of life, walking and going outside for potty was such a struggle ..read more

We brought VeeVee home as an 8 week old puppy over five years ago. She was full of energy and mischief right from the start. She loved stealing socks, slippers, and underwear, and of course we played her game and chased her around the house! She loved to lay on the couch - belly side up. She loved to steal paper napkins off the kitchen table. She loved pretty much any kind of food - apple slices, banana slices, peanut butter, carrots, celery, cucumbers, ice cream, etc. She was our only... Our sweet, sweet VeeVee ..read more

I visit this site very often but this is the first time I want to say something. I want to put together some words for my Buddy, my beautiful golden retriever, my boy I lost 5 weeks ago. These are the hardest days in my life. It all started nine and half years ago. I did not want to have a dog in my house, did not know very much about dogs, mostly have been scared of big ones. But my ten years old... I miss my Buddy ..read more

I searched through other subforums to post this but in the end, I think this is where it belongs. As some of you may notice, I posted in the cancer information subforum about the cancer that took Cody away. It has been a painful month dealing with the emptiness of the sudden loss of your best friend and companion. Like most of you who read through this subforum, I am trying to find some consolation to the sorrow. I think I found a little bit of that today while the monkeys in my brain were... Sometimes there is a ray of sunshine ..read more

I wanted to reach out to the golden retriever forum community. I had joined many years ago. I was pretty active for awhile. But then as life goes, other priorities occurred. Family, school, work, sports. You name it. I never neglected my beautiful girl in our life events, just didn't contribute here on the forum. I want to thank you all - whoever was here back when I joined. I learned an enormous amount from this forum regarding golden retrievers. I learned about the exhaustive... MY BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN GIRL HAS PASSED ..read more

We lost our beautiful boy, Charlie, on his 5th birthday November 15th due to Lymphoma. We decided to try chemotherapy but sadly he was gone in 4 weeks. We are so devastated with his loss. Thankfully we still have our 2 Golden oldies 10 and 11 1/2, who miss him so much as he played and teased them daily. I just cannot believe how difficult it is to find a good breeder. My 2 current pups have gran mal seizures every 3 to 6 weeks. My first one back in 2001 also had seizures. Can anyone... Lost our boy, Charlie ..read more

Our Ellie. She left us today on her 7th birthday. Her presence made everything better. I keep thinking I hear her or I look down to see her and she’s not there. When will this feel better? When will this incredible pain leave me. She was perfect, her love was perfect. We as a family went through so much the last 7 years. Painful loss, job loss, traumatic stuff but she made it all ok . Oh Ellie I miss you so much already . Nothing like a golden, truly ..read more

We made the heart breaking decision to put Asher down Friday, 6/25/2021. He would have been 4 July 15th. He was a wonderful addition to our family. Asher had a sense of humor. He loved to wrestle with the family. He loved to fetch but refused to give up the ball for anything. Asher became my husband's emotional support dog against my husband's will and made an incredible difference in his life. Asher loved all people and was always available to snuggle, preferring to lean in against them as... Our sweet Asher is gone ..read more

Many years ago, when I first decided to get a golden retriever puppy, this forum was a lifesaver. I learned so much, from the breeder we chose to raising a puppy, to getting into dog sports. I brought Abby home from Delmarva Goldens in March 2015, as a little 8-week-old puppy. After Abby turned one, we posted much less frequently, but I owe so much of the beautiful happy dog she grew into, to the words and support of people here. She was my everything. So, it feels like closing the circle... Lost my Abby girl yesterday unexpectedly (1/6/15 - 1/25/22 ..read more

We lost our girl Flurry on 11/20/2021. It hurts to not have her here in my office every day shadowing my every step, but I know she is on her mountain in Tahoe doing what she loved the most...finding all the people. Rest easy girl, it is ok to chase the skiers now....love you ..read more