Golden Retrievers have been a very popular dog breed in recent years. Some owners ask if Golden Retrievers have long hair, which shows a lack of expertise, because Golden Retrievers are inherently long-haired. If you raise a short-haired Golden Retriever, unless it is poor in breed quality, it is likely not a Golden Retriever. So why would a Golden Retriever have short hair?

Do the Golden Retrievers you raise have long hair?

        1. Because the Golden Retriever is still a puppy and its coat hasn't fully grown out yet, what we call "explosive hair growth." The hair of a young Golden Retriever is somewhat shorter, so the owner needs to give the Golden Retriever more foods rich in lecithin to help the puppy grow beautiful fur, such as eating eggs, deep-sea fish, and so on.

Do the Golden Retrievers you raise have long hair?

        2. The second situation is that although the Golden Retriever is already an adult dog, it is thin and in a state of malnutrition. Therefore, the Golden Retriever's hair appears not only short but also dry and dull. At this time, the owner needs to provide qualified food and supplement nutrition massively, feeding the Golden Retriever more meat such as chicken, beef, pork, etc., to help the Golden Retriever recover its normal condition quickly.

       3. The third situation is that if the Golden Retriever at home is neither a puppy nor malnourished, the most likely case is that the dog raised is not a Golden Retriever but a Labrador Retriever. After all, the difference between a Golden Retriever and a Labrador is not very obvious, neither in appearance nor in temperament. However, the biggest difference between the two is that Labradors are short-haired dogs, while Golden Retrievers are long-haired dogs, although they are often confused.

Do the Golden Retrievers you raise have long hair?

        I remember a long time ago, a neighbor asked me whether his Golden Retriever looked good and whether the breed was pure because someone said his Golden Retriever was not purebred. When I looked closely, I laughed; this is not a Golden Retriever but clearly a Labrador. Although it looked quite funny, such misunderstandings are not uncommon.