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Portland’s ‘Free Hugs’ golden retriever still brings people together
Portland’s ‘Free Hugs’ golden retriever still brings people together
Portland’s ‘Free Hugs’ golden retriever still brings people together

Published on: 09/28/2026

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Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Melissa Heinonen, who founded PDX Goldens after her late golden retriever Scout became a local celebrity for giving free hugs, poses with her service dog Archie in matching bumblebee costumes at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Archie, Melissa Heinonen’s golden retriever and service dog trained to assist people with post-traumatic stress disorder, dresses as a bumblebee during PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers 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Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.Golden retrievers gather for PDX Goldens’ annual Halloween meetup and costume contest at Yesteryear Farm in Wilsonville on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.

Golden retrievers usually stand out in a crowd. At a Wilsonville pumpkin patch Sunday, their sunlit golden coats provided some unlikely camouflage, blending them right into a sea of pumpkins.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/09/a-sea-of-golden-retrievers-a-field-of-pumpkins-and-one-very-huggable-legacy.html

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