The Golden Academy

24/10/2025

There’s something really special I wanna share with you… In The Golden Academy we have two VERY skilled and highly talented members… They’re SO talented I think we should call up the international news!

Who knew Golden Retrievers could spell!! 😍😍

This is Hermione and Jupiter, and their word of the day today is “BUS STOP” 🚌🛑

Show them some love for their golden talent in the comments 💛💛💛

21/10/2025

Golden retrievers are the sunshine and rainbows of the dog world, it's just a fact.

They’re the wiggly floofy bums that make strangers smile.

The soft heads that end up in your lap when you’ve had a rubbish day.

The reason your camera roll is 90% golden.

But raising a golden is not always sunshine.

It’s standing in the middle of a field, cheeks burning, palms sweating, while your dog launches themselves at another dog and pretends they’ve never heard the word “come.”

It’s fighting back tears on a walk because your arm hurts from the pulling and your patience ran out three streets ago.

It’s pretending not to notice the judgemental stares from people who clearly just don’t get it, and likely never will.

None of this makes you a bad guardian.

It makes you a human, raising a dog who feels everything a little bigger and brighter than most.

And if any of that sounds familiar… you’re not alone 🫶

👉 Swipe through to feel seen.

👉Share your stories to support each other in the comments and cast off the shame. Together we are stronger 💛

👉Comment "stubborn" for an invite to our next free training week.

16/10/2025

Get 7 days of free, breed-specific training designed just for golden retrievers — live training sessions, games, golden themed prizes and real-time coaching with experts who get goldens. Open to all goldens (and their crosses🐾) worldwide 🌏

Your golden’s about to have the best week ever 😍

💥 Join thousands of golden owners already signed up — click below to grab your free spot! 👇

Got a Goofy Golden Retriever? If your daily dog walk has become the most dreaded part of your day, and you're ready to transform your golden goofball into your Anywhere Dog, sign up to get notified when the free training starts!

10/10/2025

Comment “CRATE” and I’ll DM you the tea ☕️ on crates and golden retrievers 💛

07/10/2025

This is the story of how my two golden retrievers and I helped a lady on our local dog walk transform her Labrador’s crazy pulling with two super simple on the spot tweaks 🪄

05/10/2025

Can my golden retriever catch this banana skin? 🍌 What would you like to see Ottie try to catch next? 💪

04/10/2025

Lies About Golden Retrievers 🤥

“You don’t need to train a Golden — they’re naturally well behaved.”

“They’ll grow out of pulling on the lead.”

“They’re always gentle with kids.”

👆 These are just a few of the BIGGEST lies told about Goldens… and believing them is why so many families end up frustrated, overwhelmed, and convinced they’ve got a ‘bad dog’.

Goldens are incredible, but they’re also high-energy, sensitive, and clever. Without the right training (and yes, it needs to be breed-specific 👈) you might find yourself crying on a park bench (IYKYK 😏)

💛 Your Golden deserves better. And so do you.

👉 Swipe the carousel. Spot the lies you’ve heard before. Then comment the code 'CALM' for a DM invite to the next free golden training - available worldwide 🌍

02/10/2025

Ever turned your car radio down so you can see better? 🧐
Sounds silly… but it’s actually a real brain thing called inattentional deafness.

And here’s the kicker: your golden does the exact same thing.
When they’re nose-deep in a sniff, they’re not being stubborn or ignoring you — they literally can’t hear you yet. 🐶👃

✨ Be patient. Let them come out of their Insta scroll hole… then call them over.
This isn’t disobedience. It’s just how their brain works. 💛

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29/09/2025

Hey Primark, this isn’t cool.

The golden and that gorgeous family? Absolutely Hallmark-card-worthy. I get why you shared this to market your new Christmas PJs (which, btw, are super cute 🎄✨)

But here’s the thing: the majority of dog bites to children happen at home (47%), by their own dog (44%), and over half are to the face or head (52%). And one of the triggers? Kissing the dog—accounting for 14% of bites that end up needing medical attention.

Please, reconsider this post. Remove these images, and reshoot with this beautiful family in a way that’s safe and happy for everyone at home - goldens included 💛

Comment the code 'PRIMARK' and we will DM you a completely free eBook on keeping kids & dogs safe. Let's do better 🫶

21/09/2025

If your golden hits you with The Golden Anchor in protest, you might wanna listen to this one…

There’s so much information available online now that it’s often the first place you turn when you have any issues.

Leaky tap? Google it ✅

Sticky window? YouTube ✅

Tax bill confusion? Ask AI ✅

Dog training problem? Instagram 🤔

I get it, but as an unregulated industry the internet is awash with misinformation on dog training. Something that looks like a super quick fix that took you 5 seconds to look up on insta - well - it’s rarely the long term solution you’re after.

Dogs aren’t taps, and they can’t be fixed with generic one size fits all solutions.

But you knew that really.

If you want solutions that actually work, you have to look beyond the cookie cutter and truly see the dog.

Learn to listen with curiosity first. Train your golden; not just your dog 💛