I thought golden retrievers don't bark often?

I am surprised to say my golden barks. She is a puppy and pretty mellow for one, but she barks sometimes, randomly.

Any ideas as to why?

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We have had many goldens growing up. They seem to have been one extreme or the other. My sisters golden barks every time a leaf falls or a mouse farts. I swear sometimes she just stands int he backyard barking just to hear her own voice. My dog only barks at dogs walking by and when people come to the door. My moms only when someone comes to the door. We asked the vet and he just said some dogs have more to say then others.

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We have a lab retriever and she did not bark for her first year or so, and now she'll bark randomly as well. I think it's a temperament / personality thing...I've seen quiet goldens and barking ones! Hopefully she keeps it to just random times!!

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We had a golden that was a barker.

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my mom has a golden who is a barker - we used to spray him with water in his face and that stopped him for a couple of years- he is bad again but my mom babies him

mine on the other hand - rarely barks - but he does howl like a beagle when the fire whistle goes off

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My Golden only barks if someone comes to the door, unless DH isn't home and it's late, then he'll bark at any strange noise in or outside the house. He's very funny like that.

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My golden is almost 7 and she has barked 2 times in her whole life! She is a little too friendly!

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Ours is 8 and she hardly ever barks unless she wants something ( food, to go out etc).

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I had a golden for 13 years and I swear I never heard his voice. He was silent. I think it's definitely a temperament thing, but can also be influenced by other factors. My dad's Portuguese Water Dog didn't bark for the first 7 years of her life. When my parent's split, my dad had a gf he lived with for a while. Her golden barked, and my dad's dog picked up on it. Now she barks sometimes, usually just to hear her own voice. It all depends! Dogs are individuals!