| The History of the Golden Retriever The
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| | carry the game without damaging it. How
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| Golden Retriever is one of the most
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| | the Golden retriever Breed Was Used Over
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| popular breeds of dog around today and it
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| | Time While the original goal of the
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| is really not too difficult to see why.
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| | Golden Retriever was to retrieve
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| Loving, loyal and obedient, the Golden
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| | waterfowl, as time went on, people
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| Retriever makes an excellent pet, but
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| | started to see a variety of uses for the
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| just how did the breed originate? How the
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| | breed. Some simply wanted to show the
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| Golden Retriever Was Developed The
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| | breed and it was not until the early
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| Golden Retriever is quite a new breed. It
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| | 1900's that the breed was actually shown
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| was developed in the 1800's and how it
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| | in dog shows around the world. Also in
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| was developed is actually quite an
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| | the 1900's, the breed started to be used
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| interesting story. The breed is thought
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| | as a gundog. It was seen as a graceful
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| to have been bred with an Irish setter,
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| | and strong willed breed that could easily
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| the Tweed Water Spaniel (which is sadly
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| | retrieve waterfowl as well as rabbits
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| now extinct), the Newfoundland and a few
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| | that had been shot. The breed has always
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| different Water Spaniels. So there are
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| | had a strong sporting instinct and its
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| quite a few different breeds that have
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| | ability as a gundog was second to none.
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| been used to form the Golden Retriever.
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| | Finally, as the breed gained in
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| The first litter of Golden Retrievers was
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| | popularity, people started to use it
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| actually born in 1868 and they were
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| | simply as a companion dog. The
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| crossed with the Irish setter followed by
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| | temperament of the Golden Retriever made
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| the Sandy colored Bloodhounds. It was all
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| | it an excellent family pet and its
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| thanks to one man why the golden
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| | loyalty and compassion were traits that
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| Retriever was born. Lord Tweedmouth
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| | quickly made it one of the best family
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| wanted to develop a dog which was gentle
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| | pets to own. Overall, the history of the
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| and loyal and energetic and full of
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| | Golden Retriever is an interesting one.
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| spirit. Living on an estate, the dog had
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| | Today the goldie is used mainly as a
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| to be good at retrieving and it also had
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| | family pet, though there are still some
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| to love the water. So the original goal
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| | gamekeepers who use them for their
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| of the breed was to retrieve waterfowl.
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| | original purpose. They are possibly one
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| Another thing that was taken into account
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| | of the friendliest types of dog around
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| with the breed was that it had to have a
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| | today and while they will always have a
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| soft mouth. As it would be collecting
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| | strong sporting instinct. Golden
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| game and bringing it back to its owners,
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| | retrievers can quite happily be kept as
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| the game needed to be kept in good
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| | good, gentle and loyal companion dogs
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| condition. Usually it would be cooked and
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| | too.copyright John Adams. Dog Breeds
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| so the last thing the gamekeeper wanted
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| | Explained. The Golden Retriever is
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| was for the dog to split the game open.
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| | recognised as a family friendly dog. Find
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| So the Golden Retriever had to have a
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| | out why the goldie might be best for you
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| mouth which would be gentle enough to
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| | Golden Retriever explained.
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