(@ 19 weeks)
Our first visit to see Kona at her breeder's facilities...

 

(@ 19 weeks)

Kona's first "test trip" to our house. This is a grassy area, a few houses down from ours, where all the local pups congregate to play and rough-house...😁

Doing battle with "lamby". We quickly learned that "lamby"s (and all other soft-and-cuddly toys) have a 20-minute life expectancy around Kona. Not that big a deal, until we then observed Kona starting to eat the remnants.

She kind of reminds me of those old Godzilla films. Like, maybe this isn't really a dog, but a really small person wearing a dog costume? 😁

 

(@ 22 weeks)
Gettin' some "Kona time"...

 

Some pics with a Canon...

(@ 26 weeks)
On the prowl...

 

Great batch of pictures! Thank for sharing them!

 

She's a gorgeous dog, and it's clear that she is well loved. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

 

Well, you sure do have uber-cute pics! Kona is beautiful.

 

What a beautiful girl! Thank you for sharing.

 

Beautiful girl, and clearly loved!

 

I think you DO have some uber-cute pics there. I love her smile in the 2nd picture with your neighbor

 

(@ 6 months)
Kona and her new chew/tug toy (she's a very focused chewer)...

On an outing to Carlsbad, right after her first trip to a groomer...

Kona, our "flower child"...

 

(@ 7 months)
Kona finally gets a yard to romp in...

 

(@ 7 months)
Kona's first swim (link to video)...

 

(@ 9 months)
Kona's first outing to a local eatery...

I know how to "settle"! 😁

 

(@ 10 months)
First cone-o'-shame. Minor ear infection, nothing major.

 

(@ 11+ months)
I finally got "couch privileges"! Woot!

 

(@ 11 months)
For some reason, kids and dogs just seem to go together.

 

So, Kona turned 1-year old today...

Celebrating with some cuddles-on-the-couch time...

 

She’s a gorgeous girl, and she sure is loved. Thank you for sharing these photos, I can’t believe she is already 1! It feels like just the other day you introduced her to the forum.

 

A few weeks after she got "couch privileges", Kona's figuring out her "comfy game"...

 

Hi- she’s so lovely. Which breeder did you get her from?

 

If you're worried about "fur" issues, just make sure your home's color scheme is "golden friendly"... 😁

 

Pretty girl, get yourself a Roomba.

 

Kona, doing her best "Look! I'm sitting! Shouldn't you be rewarding me for this?!"...

 

She is growing up so beautiful!!

 

Thanks!

 

Someone got an early Christmas present. Now, time to play "find the golden retriever!" 😁🤣

"Here I am!"