The most joyful place in Canberra on Saturday morning was most definitely a house in the city's south as it was swarmed with nearly 40 golden retrievers.
Golden retrievers descended on the house as part of a meet-up for dogs and owners alike to make new friends.
The event was held at Tracy McGregor's house who invited the dogs on a Facebook page for Canberra golden retriever owners.
The page has grown active in recent times with owners bonding over their loveable companions.
Previous meet-ups have only attracted about 10 or 15 dogs but when Ms McGregor posted about the meet-up at her house she was swamped with RSVPs.
"I was shocked when 40 people said that they would come," she said.
Meet-ups have previously occurred at dog parks, however, Ms McGregor said they often found there were other dogs that weren't friendly, which was a contrast to the golden retrievers who just wanted to play with every dog and person.
"People were finding it difficult to meet up at the dog park and I have a big backyard so I just invited them over," she said.
The group has developed close bonds. If someone is going away, they are always able to find a dog-sitter in the group.
"We're always sharing and babysitting each others dogs, it works really well from that perspective," Ms McGregor said.
"It's a great community outreach, we've become friends through dogs not kids."
Ms McGregor has three golden retrievers: Georgia, Harvey and Fletcher. All were rescue dogs.
Much like the disposition of golden retrievers, it was sunny for most of the day on Saturday. After weeks of rain, the temperature reached above 30 degrees.
Many Canberrans were lapping up the warm weather at Black Mountain Peninsula, with children enjoying the waters of Lake Burley Griffin.
Showers are forecast for Sunday and there is the possibility of up to 15 mm of rain. There is also the chance of a possible storm.
But the temperature will remain warm with a maximum of 28 degrees.
It is expected to remain clear with sunny conditions forecast most of the week.
Forecast temperatures are mostly in the high-20s.
