Dog breed
Golden Retriever
From Scotland, 20 to 24 inches at the shoulder.
The fact file
- Where it comes from
- Scotland
- Height at the shoulder
- 20 to 24 inches
- Litter size
- around 8 puppies
- Also called
- Golden and Goldie
- American Kennel Club
- A recognized breed
Most common names for a Golden Retriever
In the pet license records we use, 6,694 dogs are listed as a Golden Retriever or a Golden Retriever mix. These are their most common names.
Names that lean Golden Retriever
Each of these is more common among Golden Retriever dogs than among all the dogs whose breed we can read in the records.
From pet license records published by New York City, Seattle, Cambridge in Massachusetts, and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. How the names data works
Eight ways we draw a Golden Retriever
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A Golden Retriever's life stages
The senior years start at different ages by size: around 12 for small dogs, and as early as 7 for larger ones.
- PuppyBirth to 6 months
- Puppy or young adult6 to 9 months
- Young adult9 months to 3 years
- Young or mature adult3 to 4 years
- Mature adult4 years until the senior years
- Mature adult or seniorFrom around 7 to 12 years, by size
Stages from the American Animal Hospital Association life stage guidelines. How the life-stage calculator works
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Breed facts in the fact file: Wikidata, read 2026-10-03, which anyone may reuse.
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