Do you have a golden retriever? How much do you know about it aside from for the fact that it’s a fun filled family dog? There is actually an official definition of a golden retriever. That is to say how the kennel clubs define a golden retriever. There are actually a lot of, clubs that have a definition for the Golden retriever. There is the AKC or American kennel club, the CKC or Canadian kennel club, the UKC, the ANKC and a host of others.
What follows are some of the fun facts for what constitutes a golden retriever that can be registered.
Origin
Golden Retrievers were actually originally called a golden flat coat. They came from a cross between a yellow retriever which is the flat coated retriever and the now extinct Tweed water spaniel. Further in the revolution they were mixed with Irish setters and bloodhounds. They originally hailed from the North of Scotland and were bred as a hunting dog or gun dog retriever.
Watchdog
Golden retrievers don’t make a very good attack dog. They will however generally barked loudly when a stranger approaches. But they’re not a dog that you’re going to be of the train to attack. Generally speaking as a family dog this is probably not something that you want anyway.
Registration Group
Ultimate Golden Retriever Guide – Adoption & Training
Golden Retriever Training – Ultimate Handbook
Basic Knowledge
In the beginning the golden retriever was named the yellow retriever. In later years the name was largely replaced by the golden retriever, a name made up by the late Lord Harcourt. Also at the beginning of this century there was consternation about the origin of the breed. Black with a wavy coat retrievers were known in certain circles in the south of Scotland in those days, but especially black Labradors are very popular. Actual yellow retrievers were hardly known, except for a few members of noble families and their close friends. Their subsequent spread to all parts of England was not easy to provide. Therefore, it is rather late to try to put facts and truth. Fortunately there is still an undisputed source of information available.
Character
In Britain, Europe, the United States, South Africa, Australia and Japan this dog is very familiar. It is one of the six retriever breeds we know: the Labrador Retriever, Flat Coated Retriever, the Curly Coated Retriever, Chesapeake Bayretriever and the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever(yes, really!). The golden retriever is full of life, workaholic and controllable of nature, and is therefore often used as a working dog such as service dog and hound. As a family dog he is very sound. Towards children, he is regularly understanding and good-natured, a real do-gooder, but not very watchful. Golden retrievers are often forceful but are softer in nature than the Labradors.
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