Breed profile
Golden Retriever
Explore the care, lifestyle and household factors that matter before making a commitment.
SizeLarge
ExerciseHigh
GroomingModerate
ChildrenGood
BarkingLow
HealthHigh
What this means
Source-linked data has been researched to help you make an informed decision about life with this breed.
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Key facts
Size classLarge
Adult weight25 to 34 kg
Exercise needHigh
Energy levelHigh
BarkingLow
Grooming effortModerate
Health burdenHigh
Breed profile
Life with this breed
Home and lifestyle
- Flat suitability
- Limited fit
- Alone tolerance
- Low
- Energy level
- High
- First-time owner fit
- Good fit
Care and training
- Minimum daily exercise
- 120 minutes
- Mental stimulation
- High
- Trainability
- Good
- Grooming effort
- Moderate
- Professional grooming
- Low maintenance
- Shedding
- Very high
Household fit
- Children
- Good
- Dogs
- Very good
- Cats
- Moderate
- Prey drive
- Low
- Visitors
- Very good
Health and evidence
- Health burden
- High
- Heat tolerance
- Moderate
- Cold tolerance
- Good
Health-burden evidence confidence: Medium.
Recorded health considerations
- Hip dysplasia
These are breed-level considerations, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that an individual dog will be affected.
Children and pets need supervision and careful introductions. Individual behaviour varies.