Golden Retriever Face Shirt: Smiling Embroidered Golden

This golden retriever face shirt shows the head of a smiling golden retriever facing forward, with soft feathered ears, dark eyes, a black nose and a wide open mouth with a pink tongue. 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 golden retriever face shirt?

The golden retriever face shirt has 2 parts:

• The golden: centered on the chest. The face is stitched in wheat and honey gold with deeper gold markings above the eyes and along the ears, a cream muzzle, dark eyes, a black nose and a smiling black mouth with a pink tongue.
• 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 golden face stands out most on dark colors and mid-tones. On the lightest colors the gold reads warm and soft, on colors close to the golden coat the edges of the coat sit close to the fabric so the eyes, nose and smile carry the face, and on warm colors the gold looks deeper and more muted.

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 your golden’s name, 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 golden retriever mom shirt?

Yes. A big golden smile on the chest makes it an easy golden retriever mom shirt, and it works just as well for a golden dad. Add your dog’s name on the sleeve and it reads as your own golden, without any words on the front.

Is there a sweatshirt version too?

No. This design comes only as a T-shirt, so the color and size options above are all for that T-shirt.

Is it a good gift for a golden retriever lover?

Yes. It suits a golden retriever mom or dad, a new puppy family, a dog walker or anyone who smiles back at every golden they pass, and it makes an easy birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Christmas gift. Add their dog’s name or initials on the sleeve to make it personal.

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 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 it an embroidered golden retriever shirt or a print?

It is an embroidered golden retriever shirt. The face, the eyes, the nose, the smile and the sleeve name are stitched in thread, so they have 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, choose the custom dog crewneck.

Are there other golden retriever designs?

Yes. A golden puppy naps in a Santa hat on our sleeping golden retriever Christmas shirt, more golden retriever designs are in our golden retriever gifts, and more short-sleeve designs are in our embroidered T-shirts.