NY: if you would feel better about it, try this google search:

Golden+Retriever+bite

With a sample from a Golden Retriever rescue

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And lastly, we get the dogs that may not make it. Dogs that were so poorly bred, socialized or handled as puppies that they may or may not be able to adjust to living a normal life. Ragtag Golden Retriever Rescue has a zero-bite policy. One bite, you're out. So while we may accept a dog into the program who has a bite on its record, that dog will never be re-homed into the community.
Oh my... A rescue society that deals specifically with Golden Retrievers acknowledges that there are some retrievers that bite...

And here's a VERY good read from the "Dog Whisperer" website:

To Bite or Not to Bite - C.W. Meisterfeld, Ph. D.

And a quick quote:

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Dog attacks are increasing in every country throughout the world and can no longer be blamed on Pit Bulls, Bull Terriers, Rottweilers, Staffordshire Terriers, Akitas, Doberman Pinschers or any fighting breeds, due to the fact that even Golden Retrievers, New Foundlands, and Labrador Retrievers have not only become vicious, but have caused fatalities. See Dr. Golab in Facts & Figures: Fatalaties Due to Dog Attacks.