How Big Can a Golden Retriever Grow? A Detailed Guide to Adult Weight and Height Standards

A male Golden Retriever can grow to 58-61 cm tall and weigh 26-31.5 kg; a female Golden Retriever can grow to 52-56 cm tall and weigh 25-27 kg; their lifespan is between 12-15 years.

How do you groom a Golden Retriever's coat?

Grooming schedule: brush once in the morning and once in the evening, 5 minutes each time.

Types of brushes: bristle brush, flexible wire brush and a long, sparse metal comb. A bristle brush can only fluff up the ends of the long hair, but cannot reach the fine downy hair. When grooming a long-haired dog, the bristle brush, flexible wire brush and long, sparse metal comb should be used together.

Grooming technique: brush quickly in the direction of the coat. When brushing, do not only brush the long outer hair and ignore the undercoat below; the undercoat is fine, soft and dense, and if left unbrushed for a long time it will form tangles and may even cause eczema, ringworm or other skin diseases. Therefore, lift up the long hair to brush the undercoat.

Grooming order: start from the neck to the shoulders, then in turn the back, chest, waist, belly and hindquarters, then brush the head, and finally the limbs and tail. During grooming, finish brushing one side before brushing the other side.