Sitting Golden Retriever Shirt: Small Embroidered Golden on the Left Chest

This sitting golden retriever shirt puts one small golden on the left chest: the dog sits upright with its chest out and its head lifted, the classic patient pose of a golden waiting by the door. Its coat is stitched in warm gold and honey brown, and fine dark lines trace the feathered chest, legs and tail, so the dog keeps its detail at pocket size. It is a ready-made design on a soft, short-sleeve T-shirt: choose the color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the sitting golden retriever shirt?

The sitting golden retriever shirt has 2 parts:

• The golden: a small golden retriever sitting upright on the left chest, in gold and brown thread with dark outline shading.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the design on that color before you order. The gold coat reads clearly on nearly every tone: on light and soft pastel shirts the dark outline frames the dog, and on deep greens, charcoal and black the gold fur stands out the most. Warm yellow shirts sit closest to the coat, so there the outline carries the shape.

How do you order your T-shirt?

To order your T-shirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the T-shirt color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one short sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as Maple or Golden Mom, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected because it reads best on dark shirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a minimalist golden retriever shirt?

Yes. A single small dog on the chest, with no words around it, makes this a minimalist golden retriever shirt you can wear with jeans, shorts or under an open jacket. The fine engraved lines also give it a vintage golden retriever shirt look, closer to an old field guide drawing than a cartoon.

Is there a sweatshirt version too?

Yes. The same golden comes on our sitting golden retriever sweatshirt for cooler days. It also comes on our golden retriever quarter zip. Choose this T-shirt for warm weather or layering, the sweatshirt for a cozy fleece, and the quarter zip for a layer with a zip collar.

Is it a good gift for a golden retriever lover?

Yes. It suits a golden mom or dad, a new puppy family or a friend who signs every text with a dog photo, and it makes an easy birthday or summer gift. Add the dog’s name on the sleeve, and find more ideas in our golden retriever gifts.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your T-shirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For a birthday or a holiday, order at least two weeks ahead.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the measurements with a T-shirt you already own before you order, and size up if you want an oversized look or are between sizes.

How should you wash an embroidered T-shirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and the color even, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the T-shirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold with similar colors, and use only non-chlorine bleach.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Skip the dry cleaner, and if you iron, iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the golden printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The gold fur, the brown shading and the dark outline are stitched in thread, so the golden has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Can the golden look like my own dog?

This golden is a ready-made design. To stitch your own dog’s face from a photo, see our custom dog shirts.

Are there other golden retriever shirts?

Yes. The happy golden retriever shirt is the closest one, with a golden lying down and smiling instead of sitting up, and more designs are in our golden retriever shirts and embroidered pet T-shirts.