Pop Culture

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Liberty, the presidential pet of President Gerald R. Ford, and Victory, the presidential pet of Ronald Reagan, were Golden Retrievers.

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Movies
The breed has also featured in a number of films and TV series, including the Air Bud film series, Full House, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Fluke, Napoleon, Up, Pushing Daisies, The Drew Carey Show, and Cats & Dogs.

Cash from The Fox and the Hound 2 was also a mix of this breed, as was Whopper from Pound Puppies. A female Golden Retriever named Goldie appeared on the UK BBC One children's programme Blue Peter from 1978 to 1986. Monty Don, a presenter of the UK BBC Two gardening programme, Gardeners' World has a male Golden Retriever called Nigel who appears with him most of the time on the programme.

A Golden Retriever portrayed the role of Levi, the hearing dog of the titular deaf FBI agent in Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, based on the life of the real Sue Thomas.

 

Books
The Everything Golden Retriever Book: A Complete Guide to Raising, Training, and Caring for Your Golden Paperback – May 6, 2004
by Gerilyn J. Bielakiewicz  (Author), Paul S. Bielakiewicz (Author)

Golden Retrievers For Dummies Paperback – October 6, 2000
by Nona Kilgore Bauer

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Article
http://moderndogmagazine.com/breeds/golden-retriever

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