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The Golden Retriever, one of the most popular intelligent dogs around
the world, is known for its service in a wide variety of areas
including field trials, obedience, hunting and offering companionship
and guidance to blind people. During early days of the 1800's, hunting
was considered both a practical measure for obtaining food as well as
an interesting domain of sports in England and Scotland. The Golden
Retriever was developed from the need to have a medium-sized dog that
has the flexibility to move through wild fowling, both upland gaming
zone and waterfowl.
Lord Tweedmouth at Guisachan Estate in Scotland first recorded the
breeding of the Golden Retriever officially. In the year 1952, the
great nephew of Lord Tweedmouth published all the records to the public
for the first time. In the middle of 19th century, Lord Tweedmouth
bought his golden puppy, called Nous. The breeding location was his
estate, where Lord Tweedmouth tried to breed the Golden Retrievers with
desired characteristics and temperament.
Tweed Water Spaniels were exclusively used for the purpose of hunting
in the early years. It was mainly because these dogs have a true sense
of intelligence, bravery and liveliness. The early breeding of the
Golden Retriever was largely dependent on the contribution of Tweed
Water Spaniels. Breeding between Nous and Belle, a female Tweed Water
Spaniel, was held in the estate and they produced four golden puppies.
However, the breeding of modern the Golden Retriever is highly
influenced by Irish setter, Bloodhound and Tweed Water Spaniel.
The popularity of the Golden Retriever increased significantly during
the last decades of 19th century. The Golden Retriever officially
appeared to the public for the first time in 1908 at Crystal Palace,
England. In the year 1913, the Golden Retriever Club in England was
established and with this establishment a separate recognition for this
breed was marked. It was 1920 when the Golden Retriever reached to
North America and loved by many people.
In the year 1925, American Kennel Club (AKC) gave the breed recognition
to the Golden Retriever. The time between the 1930's and 1940's is
identified as the most flourishing years of the popularity of the
Golden Retriever. This dog is so obedient that it won the Obedience
Champ Title from the AKC in 1977, where it competed with other breeds
as well.
During the early days of development, the versatility of the Golden
Retriever was still unrecognized and this breed was only treated as a
hunting dog. However later on all knew the versatile characteristics of
this breed.
In the earlier times, buyers mostly prefer dark colored coat of the
Golden Retriever to the light shade coat, but gradually the light
golden shade became preferred by most people. Starting from its initial
days of breeding, even today the popularity of the Golden Retriever has
never faded away.
In today's world, the dog is recognized for its true intelligence,
obedience and courage, which sets it apart from many other breeds.
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| Carol Matthews loves Golden Retrievers and has studies the Golden
Retriever standard for a long time. There are several specifics for the
American Kennel Club standard, as it pertains to the http://www.goldenretrievernews.com/Golden_Retriever.php Golden Retriever. They include things like how the tail should be held and whether or not the fur should be trimmed.
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