I grew up with Goldens, and our dogs were always very well-behaved, except for one female, Bailey. She was just not a nice dog. I rarely run into aggressive or badly behaved Goldens, but it does happen. Just like with any other breed, there are always those few that don't fit the norm. Maybe you just see so many Goldens that it seems like they are all like this, but you see all different of other breeds, so you can't group them together. Do you know what I mean? But I do agree, it is mostly the owner's fault. Oh, and just to add this in: one of my friend's students got bitten by a Golden just a few months back... but you never really know what happened to provoke...