They grow so fast, these golden puppies. You bring them home, you blink and next thing you know, they're in the awkward gangling phase and then fully grown . . .

ZuZu is our first golden retriever that has really taken to playing catch with frisbees. When you pull the frisbee back to throw, she'll get a little bit of a head start and run as fast as she can to catch it . . .

Daisy loves to jump up on the loveseat in my office and take naps, a lot of naps. During the autumn, the sun comes through the window just right and keeps her nice and toasty . . .

One beautiful September evening, ZuZu started running in circles around me, so I couldn't resist snapping a motion image of her as she made another pass. You can see she's pretty happy about this, even though it was a little dizzying for me.

Puppy Ginger is a very happy golden retriever and celebrates every day. I just happened to catch her when she was blinking while smiling, but it does look like she's putting a good giggle on. Always makes us smile . . .

This image was put together for one of the national dog days or golden retriever day, not sure which one as there are quite a few. But anyway, around here, every day is a Golden Day!