"a website dedicated to 1980's culture, criticised the writers of Bouncer's dream stating: ""Was the writer on LSD? Or maybe somebody slipped a magic mushroom into the lasagne at Lassiters."" Daniel Bettridge of ""The Guardian"" said the ""Neighbours' faithful golden retriever"" was one of the best actors to ""tread the Ramsay Street tarmac."" He described Bouncer's dream as the ""infamous episode dedicated to a doggy daydream where he married the saucepot sheepdog from next door. Woof."" Andrew Williams of ""Metro"" said that Bouncer was a ""photogenic"" and ""fun-loving labrador"". He noted that while Bouncer ""went on to save Madge from"
"and was named by viewers of ""Blue Peter"". She went on to appear with 8 other presenters and began the long list of golden retrievers to appear on the show. In early 1986, Goldie went on to have puppies and one of them, Bonnie, went on to become a ""Blue Peter"" dog after Goldie left. She left along with Simon Groom later that year and lived to 14. Goldie is buried on Simon's farm in Derbyshire. Bonnie (3 February 1986 – 17 April 2001) was a female golden retriever dog who appeared on ""Blue Peter"" in the late 1980s and"
"ease of training. Goldendoodles have also become increasingly used as domestic pets due to their affection towards families, as well as their friendliness and patience with children and strangers. Goldendoodle The Goldendoodle (Groodle in Australian English) is a cross-breed dog, which is obtained by breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle. The name, which alters ""poodle"" to ""doodle"" by analogy to ""Labradoodle"", was coined in 1992. The Goldendoodle was first bred by Monica Dickens in 1969. Popularity for the goldendoodle grew in the 1990s when breeders in North America and Australia began crossing Golden Retrievers with Standard Poodles. The original"
"the matter and the two rarely spoke again. Soon after this angry confrontation, Noakes relinquished Shep, who went to live with Edith Menzies. Noakes subsequently appeared in a series of television advertisements for Spillers ""Choice Cuts"" dog food, using a dog that was indistinguishable from Shep but named Skip. The subterfuge led to a deeper rift between Noakes and Baxter. Shep died on 17 January 1987. Goldie was a female Golden Retriever dog who appeared on ""Blue Peter"" from 1978 to 1986. She was owned by presenter Simon Groom. She made her first appearance on the show as a puppy"
"other dogs in Don's life, including the female golden retriever, Nellie, who also now appears with him on ""Gardeners World"". Nigel (dog) Nigel (born 17 May 2008) is a male golden retriever dog owned by Monty Don, a British television gardening presenter. Nigel is known for his appearances on the BBC Two gardening programme, ""Gardeners' World"", on which he is seen, with Don's other dog Nellie, following the presenter around his garden and sometimes playing with a tennis ball. Apart from his television appearances, Nigel has his own Twitter account. Nigel is popular with viewers who were concerned when he"
"Nigel (dog) Nigel (born 17 May 2008) is a male golden retriever dog owned by Monty Don, a British television gardening presenter. Nigel is known for his appearances on the BBC Two gardening programme, ""Gardeners' World"", on which he is seen, with Don's other dog Nellie, following the presenter around his garden and sometimes playing with a tennis ball. Apart from his television appearances, Nigel has his own Twitter account. Nigel is popular with viewers who were concerned when he disappeared from the programme in September 2012. The dog had injured himself after twisting sideways when jumping to catch his"
"well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century. The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog, such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they are trained to be a hunting dog, a detection dog, and a search and rescue participant. The breed's friendly, gentle temperament means it is"
"on 2 October 2017 exclusively to Sky, replacing Eden HD on the platform. Gold HD was added to Virgin Media on 25 September 2018, replacing Gold in standard definition. For the first few years, idents on UK Gold featured an animated golden retriever mascot named ""Goldie"" posing with the UK Gold logo. Goldie was never name-checked as such on air, possibly owing to the death of the ""Blue Peter"" dog Goldie some weeks before launch, although the late-night music video slot ""Dog House"" was originally listed as ""Goldie's Video Bites"" in initial pre-launch listings. The Goldie idents were kept until"
"rivers. Consequently, the best water spaniels were crossed with the existing retrievers, resulting in the establishment of the breed today known as the Golden Retriever. The Golden Retriever was first developed near Glen Affric in Scotland, at ""Guisachan"", the highland estate of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth. For many years, what breeds were originally crossed was disputed, but in 1952, the publication of Marjoribanks' breeding records from 1835 to 1890 dispelled the myth concerning the purchase of a whole troupe of Russian tracker sheepdogs from a visiting circus; instead it details a careful line-breeding program. Commonly, the breed is said"
"Goldendoodle The Goldendoodle (Groodle in Australian English) is a cross-breed dog, which is obtained by breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle. The name, which alters ""poodle"" to ""doodle"" by analogy to ""Labradoodle"", was coined in 1992. The Goldendoodle was first bred by Monica Dickens in 1969. Popularity for the goldendoodle grew in the 1990s when breeders in North America and Australia began crossing Golden Retrievers with Standard Poodles. The original purpose of the cross was to develop guide dogs suitable for visually impaired individuals with allergies. Poodles are considered to be hypoallergenic. Their coats do not shed, which reduces"
"for blind people, drug or bomb sniffing at airports, or helping to rescuing people from earthquakes and other natural disasters. This breed is also used in water rescue/lifesaving, along with the Leonberger, Newfoundland and Labrador Retriever dogs. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century. At that time, wildfowl hunting was a popular sport for the wealthy Scottish elite, but the existing retriever breeds were inadequate for retrieving downed game from both water and land. Retrieving from both land and water was necessary because the hunting grounds of the time were pocketed with marshy ponds and"
"been in many magazines and newspapers and currently appears in a book ""Hearts, Minds and Paws"" by Nina Bondarenko in the chapter on ""Canine Superheroes"". Orca (dog) Orca was a male golden retriever trained by the UK charity Canine Partners as an assistance dog. he was one of 12 dogs to be awarded the PDSA Gold Medal, the highest award for outstanding bravery and dedication by an assistance dog, for remarkable dedication, tenacity and initiative in saving his owners' life in 2003, when he was still a young dog of 17 months age. As a result of this and other"
"and his family of bat-retrieving dogs. Chase died on July 8, 2013. He was diagnosed with lymphoma in February and had been suffering from arthritis. Chase (dog) Chase ""That Golden Thunder"" (2000 – July 8, 2013) was a Golden Retriever who served as ""bat dog"" and mascot for the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team. Chase served as ""bat dog"" during the first inning at most Trenton Thunder home games, retrieving bats and balls and returning them to the Thunder dugout. Contrary to popular belief, his teeth did not leave marks in the equipment, as retrievers are trained to carry"
"Golden Retriever The Golden Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl, such as ducks and upland game birds, during hunting and shooting parties, and were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged (soft mouth). Golden retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden retrievers are"
"his teeth did not leave marks in the equipment, as Retrievers are trained to carry birds without puncturing them; however, he did have a golden tooth, due to his bat carrying duties. Later in the game, Chase usually caught frisbees to win a cash prize for a lucky fan. Chase had garnered significant media attention, appearing on FOX, CNN, YES Network, UPN9, WNBC4, and even Japanese television. In 2008, Chase sired a litter of pups. One of the pups was trained to be his successor and was named Home Run Derby (or Derby for short) in a fan poll during"
"room in Hayes, Middlesex, for many years. The iconic image of a mixed fox/bull terrier, Nipper, looking into a phonograph became an international symbol of quality and excellence for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Nipper lives on through the brand names; he even appeared in ads on television with his ""son"", a puppy named Chipper who was added to the RCA family in 1991. Real dogs continue to play the roles of Nipper and Chipper, but Chipper has to be replaced much more frequently, since his character is a puppy. Nipper continues to be the mascot of HMV stores in"
"Chase (dog) Chase ""That Golden Thunder"" (2000 – July 8, 2013) was a Golden Retriever who served as ""bat dog"" and mascot for the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team. Chase served as ""bat dog"" during the first inning at most Trenton Thunder home games, retrieving bats and balls and returning them to the Thunder dugout. Contrary to popular belief, his teeth did not leave marks in the equipment, as retrievers are trained to carry birds without puncturing them. Later in the game, Chase usually caught frisbees to win a cash prize for a lucky fan. He also carried balls"
"led to the duo continuing gambling. The pair found ""Ange the Dog Whisperer"", a greyhound trainer who provided a greyhound sired by Awesome Assassin. On 26 August 2006, this greyhound was named Fred Basset after receiving 77% of listeners' votes. In September 2006, Hamish and Andy purchased the greyhound for $9,000. Fred's journey was a regular feature on Hamish and Andy's Melbourne-based afternoon drivetime radio show since Andy won Bachelor of the Year. Through every step of the journey, the boys have pushed the idea that Fred is ""The People's Greyhound"", purportedly since without the continued support of the listeners,"
"unsuited to being a professional guard dog, but its temperament has also made it the third-most popular family dog breed (by registration) in the United States, the fifth-most popular in Brazil and Australia, and the eighth-most popular in the United Kingdom. Golden Retrievers are rarely choosy eaters, but require ample (two or more hours a day) exercise. The breed is fond of play but also highly trainable. The Golden Retriever is a large, strongly built breed with a dense, water-repellant wavy coat. As a dog with origins in pedigree breeding, and owing to its widespread historical popularity, some regional variations"
"puppy, a rarity in Golden Retrievers, at the kennel of breeder Barbara Shapley. Because she was missing an eye and a leg, the veterinarian recommended she be euthanized. However, Shapley did not have the heart to follow the advice and decided to find a home for her instead. As a member of the Golden Retriever rescue community, she thought Trish Herrera would be the ideal adopter. Herrera had a long history of working with the breed. In 2002, she founded Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston. She had fostered more than 25 dogs, including an orthopedically-challenged Golden, Rosie, which she adopted."
"1990s. She was the daughter of Goldie, and succeeded her mother as the ""Blue Peter"" dog. Bonnie appeared in 1,150 editions of the programme, alongside 16 different presenters, until she retired in 1999 to live with Leonie Pocock, her off screen owner. Bonnie died at the age of 15 in 2001. Mabel (born c. 1996 - 4 May 2011) was a ""Blue Merle"" Border Collie and was ""Blue Peter's"" second longest serving dog after Petra being on the show for more than 14 years. Mabel was rescued by the RSPCA who found her in South East London in 1996. She"
"early 1980s, the variety was extinct. The St. John's water dog was the ancestor of the modern retrievers, including the Flat Coated Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the Golden Retriever, and the Labrador Retriever. They were also called water dogs because of their love for water and coat which was water resistant. The St. John’s dog was also an ancestor to the large and gentle Newfoundland dog, probably through breeding with Mastiffs brought to the island by the generations of Portuguese fishermen who had been fishing offshore since the 15th century. During the 19th and early 20th"
"Australian Shepherd The Australian Shepherd, often known simply as the ""Aussie"", is a medium-sized breed of dog that was, despite its name, developed on ranches in the Western United States during the 19th century. There is disagreement regarding the exact history of the breed prior to its arrival in the United States, and thus no official consensus on the origin of its name or association with Australia. They are similar in appearance to the popular English Shepherd and Border Collie breeds, and research has found that Australian Shepherds and Border Collies are closely related to each other; both the Border"
"Golden Jubilee, and is decorated with a figure of the Queen and groups from Canada, Australia, India and South Africa representing Britain's Empire. During the 1980s, a feline rodent operative gained local fame when she became a member of the General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union, after NALGO refused her admission as a blue collar worker. This was Smudge, the People's Palace cat, who ensured the building did not become home to small, unwelcome visitors. Glasgow's Lord Provost made press appeals and police searches were carried out when she disappeared for 3 weeks in 1987, eventually re-appearing none the"
"believes that there may be some Parson Russell Terrier stock in him due to his long legs. Following his appearance in Thinkbox's award winning advert ""Every Home Needs a Harvey"", he has become better known to the public as his character in the advert, ""Harvey"". In the advert he gets up to several different antics in order to impress prospective adoptors in an animal shelter including ironing, cooking and driving children to school. By the end of 2010, the advert had been viewed on YouTube more than a million times, and had over 11,600 followers on Facebook. The advert was"
"foxhound kennels. Performance as an earth dog was and is an essential prerequisite of most, if not all terrier breeds and Plummers are no exception to this rule. These three dogs were known to be full-on earth workers. In the early 1980s during one of the many TV documentaries (Rat hunting man and Lone furrow) about Plummer and his terriers he said that one day he would like his terriers to be known as Plummer terriers and recognised by the Kennel Club. In 1985, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack which resulted in the dispersal of his substantial pack of"
"at Westminster in 1967. Co-owned by Julia Gasow, a well-known English Springer Spaniel breeder since the 1940s. She was ranked the top sporting dog in America in 1998. At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1999, she won Best of Breed but lost in the Sporting Group to the Gordon Setter Ch. Bit O Gold Titan Treasure, who was retired after the show. In 2000, she won Best in Show at Westminster, in the event's 124th year. She beat a Doberman Pinscher, a Shih Tzu, a Basset Hound, a Bedlington Terrier, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the favorite, the"
"Ricochet (dog) Ricochet (born January 25, 2008), is a female Golden Retriever dog from San Diego. She is one of the original surfing dogs that started the whole dog surfing circuit. She entered her first surf dog competition when she was 15 months old. She was a competitive surfing dog for several years and typically placed in one of the top three spots of competitions. She also helps people with disabilities through surfing and community outreach.[1] Ricochet's popularity on social media originated from a video of her surfing with a boy who is quadriplegic that was posted on YouTube. As"
"3:00 pm to 6:00 pm daily and consulted his veterinarian twice every day. The money he won was given to the . However, he left the house on 31 July and his secret was not discovered by other contestants. Saucisse died 22 November 2014, aged approximately 16 years old. Saucisse Saucisse (–2014) was a dachshund who gained fame in France as the protagonist of a book series. He was a candidate at the 2001 mayoral elections of Marseille, and appeared on the third season of ""Secret Story"" in 2010. At an early age the dog was found in the garbage"
"to gain a reward for ""picking it up from the floor"". Endal Endal (13 December 1995 – 13 March 2009) was a male Labrador retriever in Britain whose abilities as a service dog and as an ambassador for service dog charitable work received worldwide news media coverage. Among other distinctions, Endal was described as ""the most decorated dog in the world"" (including ""Dog of the Millennium"" and the PDSA Gold Medal for Animal Gallantry and Devotion to Duty, the highest award available to an animal) and possibly the most famous assistance dog in the UK. He was filmed by over"
"named George Woolnough, was immortalized by his grandson entertainer Peter Allen as the ""Tenterfield Saddler"". Tenterfield residents attest that Mr. Woolnough owned and loved a number of these terriers, though unfortunately no photographs of his dogs are known. Accordingly, the name Tenterfield Terrier was suggested in the 1990s by television gardening personality Don Burke. In 1991 a group of enthusiasts from the state of South Australia formed the autonomous Miniature Fox Terrier Club of South Australia, separate to the Miniature Fox Terrier Club of Australia, which had been operating for some time. In 1992 they met with owners from other"
"policeman, owns Bobby the Westie, but allows a shy boy called Ewan to befriend his dog. When Gray dies and is buried in the Greyfriars Kirkyard, the dog will not leave the grave, despite his fondness for Ewan. The Greyfriars gravedigger, James Brown, takes a liking to Bobby, and gives him food and protection. However, the passing of a new dog law in Scotland threatens Bobby's very existence, and Ewan must do everything in his power to save his canine friend, even when it involves the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Greyfriars Bobby was played by a West Highland White Terrier,"
"typically a result of cross breeding with other toy breeds. ASCA and AKC consider both variants to be separate breeds. Australian Shepherd The Australian Shepherd, often known simply as the ""Aussie"", is a medium-sized breed of dog that was, despite its name, developed on ranches in the Western United States during the 19th century. There is disagreement regarding the exact history of the breed prior to its arrival in the United States, and thus no official consensus on the origin of its name or association with Australia. They are similar in appearance to the popular English Shepherd and Border Collie"