Golden Retriever puppies

Goldens are gentle and patient, with the soft mouth and the softer nature that made them a retrieving breed first and a family breed ever since. That long golden coat needs regular brushing, and in return you get about as willing and people-loving a dog as there is. Syracuse is in northern Indiana, about an hour from Fort Wayne, two and a half hours from Chicago and about three hours from Indianapolis.

Questions about size, coat or price? Read our Golden Retriever guides.

• Golden Retriever or Labrador?Size, temperament, shedding, colors and health side by side, from a family that raises both.
• Lifespan and sizeHeight and weight, when Goldens stop growing, how long they live, and health testing.
• Golden Retriever pricesWhat our Goldens cost, what goes into the price, and the costs to plan for after.
• Do Goldens shed?How much Goldens shed, when puppies start, how to brush, and what it means for allergies.
• Golden colors, cream to goldWhich shades are correct, how a puppy's color changes, what English cream means, and ours.
• Red Golden RetrieversWhether a red Golden is purebred, how the breed treats red, the setter story, and the shades we raise.
• Temperament and personalityPersonality, children, barking and guarding, energy, and training a Golden puppy.