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The Ultimate Golden Retriever Essentials for 2025
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items This 2025 must-haves list covers everything Golden parents should know: everyday gear, comfort items, supplements, enrichment, and grooming tools that keep your best friend happy, healthy, and ready for every adventure.
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Grooming Essentials
Play & Enrichment
Supplements
Grooming Essentials
Say goodbye to mess and hello to a polished pup. These grooming tools make shedding, brushing, and nail care easy — keeping your Golden looking and feeling their best.
If your goldens love to get dirty like Moose, this paw cleaner is perfect for you! We use it after he comes inside after a walk or playing outside!
Dandylion Clean Paws No-Rinse Foaming Cleanser for Dogs, 5 fl. oz. | Petco
As we know, goldens shed. Start at the source with this pet vacuum. We love using this for Moose and he doesn't mind it!
AUOSHI Pet Grooming Vacuum for Dogs & Cats, 13000Pa Suction, 5-in-1 Grooming Kit with Low Noise, 2.5L Dust Cup, Wireless Clippers, Deshedding Brush – Professional At-Home Pet Hair Cleaner
This is a great bundle of products if you have a golden! Perfect for nail trimming and deshedding!
Upgrade Pet Hair Remover Glove - 1 Brushes and 1 nail clippers - Deshedding Glove Perfect for Dogs & Cats with Long & Short Fur - 2 Pack , Cyan
Our tried and true favorite grooming brush. This is the only brush that truly gets out Moose's undercoat and helps with his shedding!
SleekEZ Dog Brush for Shedding & Grooming, Deshedding Tool for Short & Long Haired Dogs, Dog Comb, 5 Inches Long, 4oz Weight
This is our favorite shampoo! We absolutely love the smell and it leaves Moose feeling SO soft!
Cuddly-Coat Grooming Shampoo - Dog Shampoo - Kiehl’s
This is the conditioner to go along with the shampoo! If you leave it in for the recommended time, your pup will be so so soft! We don't use another shampoo/conditioner because we love this one so much!
Cuddly-Coat Grooming Rinse - Dog Conditioner - Kiehl’s
Play & Enrichment
Keep their minds sharp and bodies active. From chew toys to adventure gear, these picks ensure your Golden stays entertained, challenged, and happily engaged.
Moose is a very heavy chewer/player and this toy has lasted the test of time! He loves it and somehow it hasn't broken yet.
Tug Toy
When Moose is needing enrichment we always turn to his Woof Pupsicle. This is perfect for keeping him entertained and he loves the taste!
WOOF Pupsicle Refill Pops: Peanut Butter and Chicken ...
This is a great enrichment toy and Moose absolutely loves to play with it. Plus you can swap out what flavor is in the middle so it is highly customizable!
WOOF Pupsicle Treat Dispensing Dog Toy, Green
We have always been huge lamby fans. Moose loves to tear it apart and we just keep buying it! Plus the jumbo size is just adorable.
Multipet Lamb Chop Dog Toy, X-Large | Petco
Supplements
Support their health from the inside out. These supplements help with joints, digestion, skin, coat, and overall wellness so your Golden can thrive at every age.
We love sprinkling in the Daily to Moose's food! It helps make sure that he is fully protected and getting all of his vitamins. We have used this since he was a puppy!
Native Pet The Daily Supplement for Dogs - Multivitamin Powder Supplement
These are our holy grail for keeping Moose's coat shiny and smooth. We have used these for almost 2 years now and have never turned back! We love them!
Native Pet Skin & Coat Chews with Omega-3 Skin & Coat Supplement for Dogs, 2.1 oz., Count of 30 | Petco
This is what we use to keep Moose's teeth clean and white. The taste is great and Moose never notices that we sprinkle it into his food!
ProBright® Advanced
Omega oil has been a longtime favorite of ours. It helps keep his coat shiny and he loves the taste too!
Native Pet Omega 3 Fish Oil Supplement for Dogs, 8 fl. oz. | Petco