Golden Retriever Gifts and Merchandise

The Golden Retriever is a breed of dog, historically developed as a gundog to retrieve shot waterfowl and upland game during hunting. As such they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and an instinctive love of water. Their intelligence and versatility sees them employed in a variety of roles including illegal drug detection, search and rescue, as hunting dogs and as guide dogs. Its friendly, eager-to-please and patient demeanor has also made it one of the most popular family dogs (by registration) in the world today. The ideal Golden is athletic, and well balanced. It is a symmetrical, and active dog. An American Golden is less stocky and lankier than a British. A male should stand from 22–24 inch in height at the shoulders, and females should be 21.5–22.5 inch at the shoulders. The males weigh 60–80 lb and the females weigh 55–70 lb. The coat is dense and water repellent, in various shades of lustrous gold, with moderate feathering. They originated in Scotland during the late nineteenth century and were a mix of the Tweed Water Spaniel, which is now extinct, and the Wavy-Coated Retriever. The temperament of the Golden Retriever is a hallmark of the breed and is described in the standard as "kindly, friendly and confident. Goldens are also noted for their intelligence, and can learn up to roughly 240 commands, words and phrases. These dogs are also renowned for their patience with children.

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