DEVELOPED IN SCOTLAND IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY FROM RETRIEVER, WATER SPANIEL AND SETTER STOCK, THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER WAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS A BREED IN 1920.
GOLD OR CREAM IN COLOUR, ADULT MALES GROW TO 80 POUNDS AND 24 INCHES AT THE SHOULDERS AND HAVE A DENSE WATERPROOF COAT.
THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER BREED HAS A CALM AND PATIENT TEMPERAMENT, IS AN IDEAL HUNTING DOG WITH A SOFT MOUTH AND IS FOND OF WATER.
