Here’s a guide to the similarities and differences between these dogs—and how other retriever breeds ... because golden Labrador is also used to describe a mix between a Labrador and a golden.

When she first got her dog at the shelter, Bird was told he was a Labrador retriever mix, and that his mom was likely a golden retriever; however, the DNA test said something different.

After leaving service dog training because he was too distracted by scents, Sheldon the Labrador retriever/golden retriever mix became an arson detection dog with Texas' Saginaw Fire Department ...