Looks just like our 5 month old with that crazy tail and head. Hi My golden is almost 7 months old. She has feathered tail but her body coat relatively short. Does she has chance to grow thicker? Hanks for this article and the pictures! My pup is 5 months and I get so many questions about her being a lab. Does the hair that grows underneath a golden ear differ from their normal coat?
He has medium length golden hair with undercoat , but the hair underneath his ears is curly and longer than his other hair. Is that normal. My golden is 1. Looking to get a short-haired golden retriever? Well, you might be looking for a long time… Technically, short-haired golden retrievers do not exist, however, some goldens do have shorter hair than others. Oliver at almost two years old.
Thank you! I was starting to think Oliver was part lab for a while too haha Reply. I felt the same way! Is that normal Reply. Even in adulthood, golden retrievers will have some fur variation. Dogs that are outdoors much of the time will have thicker fur when compared to indoor dogs. There are also seasonal and genetic variations in fur. Golden retrievers are born with a thin coat of fur, which is wet upon birth.
As soon as it dries, it gets soft and fuzzy to protect the dog and keep its body temperature regulated. For the first three months of life, golden retriever puppies are little golden fluffballs.
Although you will notice the puppy fur getting thicker in the first few months, it will remain short. If you live in an area like that, you should definitely check out the ways how to help your golden retriever cope with hot weather here.
The worst one, and the most common, is shaving golden retrievers. Shaving golden retrievers can cause permanent damage to their coats and their coats may never grow back in the same way and it often grows back shorter and rougher than it was. You can learn all the reasons why shaving your golden is a terrible idea here , but in short; you should never shave your golden retriever unless for a medical necessity, and it must be done by a professional.
Yes, basically all golden retrievers have long hair when compared with the average coat lengths of other dog breeds. However, field golden retrievers have shorter hair than show goldens. Some Goldens can have different hair lengths depending on genetics, grooming, nutrition, health, and age. However, before you decide whether or not your golden retriever has shorter hair because of nutrition or something else, you may want to check the line of your dog for yourself. I really recommend doing both to be absolutely sure.
You can even get a home DNA test from Amazon. Golden Retrievers that come from a line of hunting and working dogs — also referred to as field golden retrievers — often have shorter hair than goldens that come from a line of show golden retrievers.
However, with time, goldens have slightly split into two groups; working and show dogs. Working dogs were bred for purposes other than how they look, while show dogs were bred for their appearances, which explains how and why they have longer coats than their working counterparts. Goldens start growing their longer adult coats around the age of three months old. If you want peace of mind, you can discuss it more with your vet and have them check out your dog.
The only real difference in appearance between labrador retrievers and golden retriever is the coat. Labradors have shorter coats than golden retrievers.
Flat coated retrievers look very similar to golden retrievers except in one major way; they have black coats.
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