Are Golden Retriever...Smelly?

Yes, I know all dogs are smelly once or twice without grooming. But I heard that they has a special distinctive doggy odor..is that true?
Answers:
Yes. Golden Retrievers ARE one of the breeds of dogs that are more repulsive smelling. Golden Retrivers have glands in their butt that fill with an oilish liquid that are supposed to keep their coats healthy, but if you don't take the dog to the vet or groomer (or figure it out and do it yourself but no one really wants to) to get them released, they can start to really smell. Their coats may get greasy too.

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any dog with long coat thats not groomed properly wil lsmell.

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I don't think so. I own a golden retriever and she doesn't smell bad. She smells better than most of her other "dog friends" do.

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I don't think that's true. I think that their odor is more pronounced because of the long hair, not just that breed. It's just like people, you take a bald guy and a guy with really long hair and don't take a bath everyday, the guy with the long hair is more likely to smell!

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not all of the time just when they are really dirty

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no in my experience labs are much more. goldes have t=no distinctive odor.

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The only odor that I can think of that you're worried about is the anal gland smell. My golden has had to have her anal glands squeezed because there is a build up of really bad smelling liquid that can sometimes come out when she gets excited. That is a very distinct smell.

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Golden dont smell any worse then any other dog. All dogs have anal glands that need to be expressed every so often.
All dogs have that dog smell when wet too. If you come across a Golden who really stinks then it the owners fault for not grooming it properly or for not getting it some medical attention!