Golden Retriever Who Loves All Creatures Big and Small Radiates Pure Love in Every Snuggle

Golden Retrievers are known by pretty much anyone who knows anything about dogs as one of the sweetest breeds. “Golden Retriever” is even used to describe people sometimes, when they’re super fun and happy about everything.

The breed didn’t earn that standard for nothing: on Sunday, March 9th, we got to see a classic example of their sweetness. When one Golden Retriever got caught snuggling a couple of ducks, her parents could hardly believe their eyes:

Junie the Golden Retriever feels like one of those animals you’d find in a cartoon. She has absolutely no reason to be this sweet!

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Junie is living a very interesting life. Her family lives in nature with lots of trails around them, and even more interesting pets. Junie will truly snuggle anyone, from a cat to a duck and even a baby deer. She loves being outside in nature, and right now, she’s really enjoying her new duck friends!

Their names are Pip, Squeak, and Squirt, and they’re actually Runner Ducks who were just born recently. They were hatched by her parents and will be joining their flock when they’re old enough. For now, they’re perfectly content to be snuggling with Junie, and for the first time in my life, I am terribly jealous of a bunch of baby ducks!

Golden Retrievers Are Naturally Nurturing

Junie is just about as Golden Retriever as you can get, in every aspect. Of course, she’s got that iconic Golden coat and those big brown eyes, but it’s more than that.

Golden Retrievers are notoriously good with young things, whether that’s taking in young animals and acting as a “surrogate,” playing with your human babies, or even just doting on their own puppies. They’re gentle and kind, even with people they don’t know.

Golden Retrievers are:

Even though Golden Retrievers are incredibly well-intentioned, you should always be sure to supervise when they’re around young kids or animals. They mean well, but they also don’t always understand that they’re not exactly small. If they get over-excited, someone could get hurt.

With proper supervision, however, your Golden Retriever can be best friends with just about anyone. Especially in farm/homestead-like settings, it’s really important that your whole “herd” works as a team, and letting them snuggle is a perfect way to get them bonding!

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