Golden Retriever Alone Time. My retriever got cancer and my lab had organ failure. Start with just five minutes.

Will your Golden Retriever get lonely. You hit it spot on with all the signs of aging. You need to realize that your Golden can not.
Most goldens will eagerly greet any human with a wagging tail and smile even strangers.
Golden Retriever Home Alone Time-Lapse. This would be more likely if it starts being anxious when you are leaving to go to bed. A golden retriever will get you a toy and want you to play fetch with it silly until it is tired and exhausted. A golden instinctively will bring back a dog toy to you when it is as young as 4 or 5 months.