Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Unlike regular dogs, Awakened Golden Retriever's can live up to 40 years old thanks to their magical abilities.

All dogs are good dogs

Awakened Golden Retriever are Small

Your base walking speed is 35 feet and have a swim speed of 20 feet.

You have a dog’s keen senses, especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 30 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.

Dog's are colour blind. You can’t discern color, only shades of gray.

You awoke with a pointy hat on your head. You are unable to remove it and others are unable to remove it from you.

You can use the hat as a spellcasting focus.

Awakened Golden Retriever's are able to wield weapons they can hold in their mouths. They are not able to wield weapons with the two-handed, loading or reach properties. The do not gain the benefits of versatile or finesse weapons.

Having a lack of hands is hard however you have adapted using the magic of your creation.

You may use your paws for Somatic components.

You have a modified version of Mage Hand at your disposal.

You only require a Somatic component.

You may have up to two hands active at a time however they are limited to the reach of a normal human.

You may not perform any action requiring a dex skill check with the hands. However you are able to write legibly. If you are a wizard you are capable of copy spells into your book as normal however it takes twice as long.

The hands can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

You can speak, read, and write Common.