{"id":30,"date":"2015-04-06T06:52:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T06:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2015-04-06T06:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T06:52:45","slug":"golden-retriever-breed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Golden Retriever Breed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the discovery of these loyal, fun and heartwarming dogs, the popularity of golden retrievers has grown throughout the ages.\u00a0 First bred for their hunting tenacity and their ability to withstand the cold and wet terrain of northern Europe, golden retrievers have since become a favorite breed among families, search and rescue groups and service groups.\u00a0 Along with their bouncy, upbeat personalities when people think of what a golden retriever should be, certain things come to mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When people think of golden retrievers, they think of their appearance.\u00a0 These dogs are a large, powerful, active breed and their bodies should reflect that.\u00a0 Their bodies are full of muscle under their luxurious coats.\u00a0 They were bred to be able to track game through the underbrush of forests and their structure is what enables them to do so.\u00a0 Golden retriever males can be 23 to 24 inches in height at the withers and 65 to 75 pounds.\u00a0 Females can be somewhat smaller at 21 and a half to 22 and a half inches in height at the withers and 55 to 65 pounds.\u00a0 Aside from their large size, golden retrievers typically have a very sweet face that influences pleasure in those in their presence.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Partially named for the color of their gorgeous coats, golden retrievers come in various shades of golden.\u00a0 They range from a rust color to a cream color.\u00a0 Golden retrievers have a dense, water repellent coat that serves its purpose by protecting them in the marshy conditions the northern Europeans used to hunt in where goldens were originally bred.\u00a0 Golden retrievers require moderate grooming.\u00a0 Their double layered coat usually needs grooming twice a week or more often when they are shedding heavily.\u00a0 Although they do not get completely clipped like some other dog breeds, they do require straggly hairs to be trimmed.\u00a0 The golden retriever\u2019s dense coat may be straight or moderately wavy but should lie flat against their body.\u00a0 Their tails contain fuller, longer and feathered fur that should be trimmed to keep up on a neat presentation.<\/p>\n

Although all golden retrievers originally came from the same Scottish highlands, throughout the years there is now a noticeable difference between the British and American golden retriever breed.\u00a0 The British golden retrievers are stockier then their American cousins and typically lighter in color.\u00a0 Several other differences lie in the shape of the eyes, head and muzzle.\u00a0 The Canadian golden retriever breed is a mix of both the British golden and the American golden.\u00a0 They are similar in height and weight to the American golden but contain a color that is close but not as light as the British goldens.<\/p>\n

The average person also tends to associate golden retrievers with a friendly and confident personality.\u00a0 They are one of the most trainable breeds.\u00a0 They have the ability to sit quietly for hours in a hunting blind as well as put their focus into a given task and work until collapse.\u00a0 Their limits in a work dog have only been seen in the area of being a good watch dog because of their love for people and strangers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the discovery of these loyal, fun and heartwarming dogs, the popularity of golden retrievers has grown throughout the ages.\u00a0 First bred for their hunting tenacity and their ability to withstand the cold and wet terrain of northern Europe, golden retrievers have since become a favorite breed among families, search and rescue groups and service […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P73vfg-u","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenretrievernames.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}