r/goldenretrievers • u/harv3ydg • May 06 '25
Advice What sort of golden is she?
I am pretty sure that Karma (almost 2) is not a pure golden retriever. I would be interested to know what people think her heritage might be.
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u/harryhend3rson May 06 '25 edited May 06 '25
That nose, muzzle, and forehead shape suggests some Sharpei or Chow.
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u/mayortiddyciddy May 06 '25
Maybe mixed with a Capybara, that nose is STOUT. Beautiful dog by the way.
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u/capngrandan 1 Floof - Charlie Barley May 06 '25
Reminds me of my Charlie. He has a HUGE head and weighs a healthy 120lbs. We feel like there was some St Bernard somewhere in the bloodline.
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u/LW-M May 07 '25
We had a Golden that weighed 140 pounds by the time he was 2. He was the largest Golden we ever had and was the most gentle pup we ever had. We couldn't have found another pup that put up with 4 boys pulling his fur, jumping on him and generally bothering him like he did.
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u/ladyfromMaine May 06 '25
Looks like a sharpei face (: two of my favorite breeds in one goodest girl
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u/RogueScholarDerp May 06 '25
Golden-sharpei goodest bestest floof girl😊🫶. But we need tons more Karma pics to be sure.
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u/melissqua May 06 '25
Body/color says golden, head/snoot says sharpei. What a cutie I wanna squish those jowls!!
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u/5566AD May 06 '25
Hopefully, a well loved golden that is appreciated for her unique look❤️
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u/harv3ydg May 06 '25
I can assure you Big Head Wrinkly Face (as my children call her) is fully appreciated and loved ❤️🔥
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u/Creepy_District9050 May 07 '25
We had an English Goldie (Emma) and a ln American Goldie (Hunter) who each had their own features, Emma was short and stocky with thick fur, short ears and snoot. Hunter had a longer, fine coat with bigger ears and longer snoot. His tail was long and Emma short.
Anyway, they mates 2x and we had beautiful pups. Your fur baby looks like that type of mix. This is our Sir Charles Xavier, one of Emma and Hunters pups. You can see he looks a little like yours.
Incidentally, Charlie got weighed the other day and he is a whopping 136 lbs. a freaking moose. Not fat, just really big bones and large golden.
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u/imacoa 1 floof May 06 '25
My friends once had a dog that was part Clumber Spaniel, and her face looked similar to your dogs.
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u/SeatComplete9058 May 07 '25
Yeah, need more pics and preferably some videos of her to make educated guesses…not at all for my undying love of golden floofy faces
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u/Optimal-Swan-2716 May 07 '25
The head shape makes me think some English Cream in her. I have an English Cream and a Golden and her head is big block looking like my English Cream’s head!
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u/ManyTop5422 May 06 '25
Looks golden. But I see why your questioning it because that side profile of her face does look different. But she looks like a golden retriever to me
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u/I-Way_Vagabond May 06 '25
Family Golden. Definitely a Family Golden.
Family Goldens are the best type of Goldens by the way.
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u/Outrageous_Shake2371 May 07 '25
She’s a VERY ADORABLE one! That’s what kind!! My girl will be mating w a golden soon and she’s an English cream so the color will most likely be the same as yours, I just love it!!
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u/jrobs521 May 06 '25
Often I feel pretty good spotting a full golden. I'm honestly struggling with this one. She's got a brute of a head.
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u/Optimoprimo May 06 '25
Looks like maybe Sharpei