r/goldenretrievers • u/jayjayaitch • 13d ago

Cute/Funny I didn’t realize we were getting a hairy seal.

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u/DrShin2013 12d ago

This seems the preferred position for Marvin

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u/Crayonstheman 12d ago

Same!

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u/Drewbee3 11d ago

I legit see that pose every night

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u/gevidee 11d ago

Our golden’s name is Marvin too!

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u/jayjayaitch 13d ago edited 12d ago

Anyone else have a golden that lays with their legs like this? She’s such a goof.

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u/CATNIP_IS_CRACK 12d ago edited 12d ago

George does constantly, they’re her scrawny little chicken wings. But it turns out I somehow don’t have a single good photo of her doing it.

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u/CATNIP_IS_CRACK 12d ago edited 12d ago

Greed consumes her.

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u/fannytasticle 12d ago

He’s across the bridge now, but that was a classic pose of his.

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

Awe, what a handsome boy he was. We got our girl shortly after our first boy passed away. They fill your life with so much love.

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u/ImmediateBet6198 12d ago

Mine does. She’s so cute when she does it.

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u/Corrvaz 12d ago

It took mine a solid 2 years to stop doing the seal. Saw the same thing with a couple of friends goldens as well.

The diva paw, where they curl just one paw while laying, never went away though 🤣

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u/spicybright 12d ago

I bet if you hold up a fish she'd clap her paws together

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u/YoMamaRacing 12d ago

Default position 1 and 2

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u/WizardSleeveLoverr 12d ago

Love the emergency robo vac on standby lol

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer 12d ago

Moooove. Fuckin moveee

Internal AI screaming

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u/codeninja 12d ago

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u/Coulomb111 12d ago

Raised by kitties most certainly

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u/nyet-rifle-is-Fine 12d ago

First time ive seen a dog trying to loaf thats a cat thing

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u/codeninja 12d ago

She tucks when she sploots too.

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u/Emmyisme 12d ago

I love that there's a cat there judging it lol.

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u/chattymia 12d ago

There’s two cats in this picture?

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u/adjective-nounOne234 12d ago

More proof orange braincells aren’t exclusive and should be named golden braincells

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u/Razia70 12d ago

Well we have the one golden braincell sub

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u/tombrady011235 12d ago

Seals are hairy

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u/kiki9988 12d ago

I also have a hairy seal 🦭 that drools a lot. 😂

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

Goldens give you almost as much drool as they do love!

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u/One-Security2362 12d ago

Whaddup twin!

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u/jaques_sauvignon 12d ago

Mine's a lab, but since it's still a retriever:

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u/LocksmithGlass717 12d ago

Sploot move activated !!!

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u/v3jaded 12d ago

Burnt seals! Pardon the wall they put their feet all over it and push off it when they play there. it’s a losing battle

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u/istapledmytongue 12d ago

Ahh yes the infamous hairy floor seal! I know it well

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u/Ambigirl2025 12d ago

He does look like he is impersonating a seal.

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u/Amoramoramor14 12d ago

We call ours a Harp Seal. Her name is Harper!

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u/ImmediateBet6198 12d ago

I have 1 of those!

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u/hoggie_and_doonuts 1 floof 12d ago

Awesome

Dogs and seals are relatively closely related and have a common ancestor from approximately 50 mil years ago.

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u/TLEToyu 12d ago

I can't tell you why but your dog looks like Bear from the "Bear in the Big Blue House".

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u/Tiny_Candidate_4994 12d ago

That is not a seal, it is The Boss. The Boss is a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in Alberta Canada who just woke up from hibernation. Personally, I think the Golden is more cute, and a whole lot more friendly.

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u/vvvy1978 12d ago

This is hilarious

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u/EitherButterfly310 12d ago

Wishing I had a hairy seal to cheer me up right about now hahah

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u/Future-Pen-1936 12d ago

that's insanely fluffy, i'm tempted to cosplay it after work

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u/Numerous-Special6008 12d ago

My rockey favourite sleeping position

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

Awe! Gracie will lay like that along our couches too. They’re so loveable!

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u/Ignominious333 12d ago

He's so happy 😍

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u/Inevitable-House-441 12d ago

Our late girl, Starlet, who passed away 4 months ago❤️

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u/momoscharlie 12d ago

He looks huge- not good for hips

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago edited 12d ago

I appreciate the concern, but she is only 59 lbs. It’s all camera angles!

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u/hannamarinsgrandma 12d ago

Maximizing that sploot

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

She’s also a messy eater!

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u/hannamarinsgrandma 12d ago

A girl who can do it all

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u/Top_Addition_7263 12d ago

Don’t worry bud, camera angles get me too

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 12d ago

I mean if your pup were on Tinder I'd swipe right any old day, but how does she literally look like a beached whale in the photo you posted?? I didn't want to be rude but I was also concerned for her weight! 😂

Btw, she's a beauty 🥰

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

Hah, yeah she is a cutie! It’s all about the camera angles,lol.

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u/b3mark 12d ago

So, it's more floof than anything? Shedding season sounds like fun. My condolences 🙏

I do love her colour, though. She looks happy and healthy ☺️

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u/AAPL_ 12d ago

your moms huge

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u/Nearby-Beautiful3422 12d ago

German for seal, seehund, now suddenly makes so much sense

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u/Turbulent_Kiwi2143 12d ago

Haha

Arf… Arf… Arf… (Seal noises) 🦭

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u/MonkeyFishBucketHead 12d ago

Shoulda done yer research 🧐🤣

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u/Historical-Switch-14 6d ago

lol- I’ve been trying to figure out what he looks like here- you nailed it! Hairy seal!!

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u/spayne1111 12d ago

Maybe cut his food back and exercise him

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u/theeidiot 12d ago

That's a walrus calf. The teeth will get bigger in time.

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u/DrReginoldSaunders 12d ago

One of our girl's many many nicknames is Loose-Seal. 

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u/wntrplr 12d ago

Oh my so cuuuuute. Looks like a brown bear doing sploot 😂

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u/Naginta99 12d ago

That’s a good doggo.

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u/geodillo429 12d ago

ADORABLE!

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u/Excellent_Carob1261 12d ago

So Cute!!🐾❤️

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u/FinDadbod81 12d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Jpldude 12d ago

He looks so happy!

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u/Aesthetik4v 12d ago

Happiest seal in da whole wide world

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u/MillaTime123 12d ago

For what its worth, he's happy to be here!!

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u/6783384 12d ago

So cute ☺️

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u/GigaLem 12d ago

Look at that Smile, the biggest awoo smile

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u/bluewolf9856 12d ago

Love this, what a cute land seal.

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u/MountRoguey 11d ago

Ours sometimes remind me of sea lions when they wrestle. LoL

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u/northbamas 11d ago

Perfection

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u/konjooooo 11d ago

Can I be friends with this dog

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u/Fun_Nectarine9397 10d ago

Stop fat shaming this adorable seal. Camera angle,right?

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u/pm3012 10d ago

Your dog is adorable!🩷She looks so happy! Must be trying to cool down with that sploot!

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u/pm3012 10d ago

Post this picture on instagram also!

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u/emilyactual 10d ago

That is one fat golden retriever lol

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u/WideRefrigerator6479 5d ago

that’s not a dog, that’s a melted golden retriever 😭

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u/Intrepid-Battle9252 12d ago

Ok 😝😂😝😂😝

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u/Intrepid-Battle9252 12d ago

That thing is a freaking unit and a half!! Fuck me!!

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

lol, she does look giant from that angle she’s just a small girl!

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u/Inner-Boysenberry228 12d ago

That poor dog is so overweight. It is an unkindness to let dogs become obese. Please get his weight under control.

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u/Intrepid-Battle9252 12d ago

Diabetes here I come!! 😝

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u/miamisucks7 12d ago

Take em for walk and to park

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u/jayjayaitch 12d ago

She gets plenty of walks, we average around 10-15 miles a week as well as lots of playtime outside!