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A friendly face; giving us its total attention; that beautiful light golden fur — no wonder this dog breed is so popular!

Also, they retrieve things.

But what you need to see right now (sorry, AKC) is Punk winning the Westminster Kennel Club agility trial so hard that they actually do a slow-motion replay:

But this is about the American Kennel Club list, so here is Bailey the Beagle to introduce Goldens:

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(Just a reminder that these beautiful creatures really are domesticated wolves: Canis lupus familiaris.)

And for the grown-ups:

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More information:

• AKC breed page
• AKC breed history
• Wikipedia on golden retrievers, including brave Orca and the thespian Buddy
• Why golden retrievers can’t be guard dogs:

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Featured image: Emily Skeels/Shutterstock

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