Retriever (Golden)
Intelligent, confident worker with gold or cream coat
- Size
- Size at home
- Coat
- Sheds
- Brushing
- Lifespan
- Grooming
- Exercise
- : Large
- : Large house
- : Double
- : Yes
- : Everyday
- : Over 10 years
- :More than once a week
- : More than 2 hours per day
About this breed
The first Lord Tweedmouth is credited as the founder of the breed with a yellow dog bred from black Wavy Coated Retrievers crossed with the Tweed Water Spaniel. This mating produced four yellow puppies. Later additions to the root stock included the Bloodhound and the Irish Setter and the resultant yellow Retrievers became popular in the Border Counties. Eventually the breed was recognised by The Kennel Club as a “yellow” or “golden” Retriever in 1913. When the Golden Retriever Club was established in 1920 the official bred name was changed to the Golden Retriever.
Lord Tweedmouth and his Guisachan Retrievers are still remembered today and the Guisachan estate is occasionally used as a location for Golden Retriever shows, and is revered by breed enthusiasts as the home of the breed.
The Gundog breed group
Dogs that were originally trained to find live game and/or to retrieve game that had been shot and wounded. This group is divided into four categories – Retrievers, Spaniels, Hunt/Point/Retrieve, Pointers and Setters – although many of the breeds are capable of doing the same work as the other sub-groups. They make good companions, their temperament making them ideal all-round family dogs.
Courtesy Kennel Club information.
Breed standard colours
Breed standard colours
A Cream Golden Retriever also called an English cream golden retriever is basically a Golden Retriever in a very plain shade of cream and gold. They have fluffy coat of light golden fur. They have a level slope, round eyes, broad head, long neck, a bushy tail and heavier built.
