Goldens have to be the best of all time. I had one named Charlie years ago, previous wife and life full of Cats, Dogs, Fish, Birds - I hated the mess, work and the smell but loved that dog. We had a litter of kittens once and Charlie would lay in the doorway to that room for hours on end watching the kittens. The momma cat wouldn't let him close so he just waited until they started coming to him. He'd let the crawl all over him, bat at him, chew on him and sleep on him and once in a while pick one up take him out to the back yard and play with it for a bit then bring it back in and drop it off with the others.
When we divorced I was supposed to keep the dog but he was dognapped and ended up in Arkansas with her. I think that's where the joke comes from. My wife left me and took the dog.... I sure miss him.....
Love the pics of those guys.
Mike