Looking at the weight poll, I noticed that about a quarter of the dogs were above American breed standard for weight (males max out at 75, females at 65). Is that simply because so many folks own dogs with English/European bloodlines where blockier, heavier dogs are within standard? Or is it because people have a skewed idea of what "healthy" looks like in a Golden? Disclaimer: those are genuine questions, not digs disguised as questions.
I will say that lots of the non-GRF people I meet out there in the world who own pet Goldens who are truly overweight who seem to think their dogs are lean and mean. They seem to think that they shouldn't tuck up at the waist (loin) at all, when, in fact, most of the great show dogs and all the great working dogs I see do tuck slightly at the loin, even if it's occasionally obscured by their grooming. The AKC standard says "very little tuck-up at the loin," as opposed to labs, who are supposed to have no tuck, I believe.
Comet's mom (
Sunfire Windrush's Mrs Peele JH CCA WC), for example. She has a little tuck (very little, in keeping with standard) because she's fit and muscular. Her owner (Comet's breeder) is trying to strike a healthy balance between getting show and work titles on her dogs. I, of course, think her waist is dazzlingly perfect, but I imagine many of the Golden owners out there I've met (not necessarily the GRF crowd, who are generally better educated about the breed) would say she's on the thin side.
And here's a show-winning lab (BISS Ch. Cabin Creek Lord Love A Duck TD) with the lack of tuck described for that breed:
If a Golden had that barrel build, he'd be out of standard or overweight or both.
She is about 42-45 pounds now at 5 and 1/2 months. I have no idea how big she will get 
