I have a golden so here are my tips:
1. BUY Chew toys ASAP!!! My golden went through a long chewing phase and it wasnt until we made sure you constantly had something in front of her to chew that she stopped. yeah, the spray stuff they sell at stores to prevent them from chewing on furniture...it doesnt work. They just want to lick it more.
2. Tons of attention and love
3. Exercise!! I hope you did some research into this particular animal breed because they get pretty narcotic if they dont get enough exercise. They love to run, be chased, chase the ball.
4. They do whine the first night. It does stop. I remember mine kept whining because we had her in a little secluded area because we hadnt potty trained her and she just kept whining. So, I could take it anymore and picked her up and took her to bed with me only to have her jump down two minutes later and go back to the very same spot she was before...???
5. They get really lonely when your not around. I have heard from my vet that goldens are notorious when it comes to this and they even get hotspots because of it. I felt so guilty I got her a pet, lol, a cocker spaniel. So now I have two?
6. They are great dogs! Enjoy and watch out for that tail when she gets bigger. Oh yeah, thats another thing, train them while they are young because when your puppy gets big....Lets just say she'll be taking you on a walk instead of the other way around! Enjoy and give her hugs for me!!