Discovering The Wonders Of Golden Retriever Breed

The popularity of golden retrievers has been constantly increasing through the years. The reason why golden retriever breed has gain popularity is because they are known to be loyal, friendly, energetic, fun and heartwarming breed of dogs. Originally, goldens are bred because of their persistence in hunting and their capacity to tolerate the cold and wet terrain of northern Europe. Golden retriever is the number one favorite breed among families, search and rescue groups, this also includes the different service groups. When people would think about golden retrievers, there will be a lot of things aside from the breed抯 bouncy and upbeat personality that will come into their mind.

When we talk about golden retrievers, the first thing that would come to mind is their appearance. Goldens are indeed large, powerful, and active breeds of dog, and these characteristics must be evident on their bodies. Goldens are muscular. Under the luxurious coat of golden retrievers is a firm muscle. This structure of the goldens gave them the capacity to track game through underbrush of forests. The male retriever can grow up to 23 to 24 inches in height at the withers and as heavy as 65 to 75 pounds. Female retrievers are smaller at about 21 and a half to 22 and a half inches in height at the withers and 55 to 65 pounds in weight. Goldens also have sweet face that gives the dog lovers pleasure in their presence.

Golden retrievers comes in variety of golden shades, thus gave these breeds the partial name because of their gorgeous coats. Their colors range from rust to cream colors. The dense water repellent coat of golden retrievers serves as their protection from the swampy condition of northern Europe where they are bred originally. As far as grooming is concerned, only moderate grooming is required to keep your golden retrievers looking at their best. Usually, the double layered coat of the goldens needs styling for about twice a week or more, depending if their coat is shedding heavily or not. Their messy hair also needs to be trimmed once in a while. Generally the coat of golden retrievers are straight or moderately wavy, however, it must lie flat against their body. Their tails which are fuller and longer must also be trimmed regularly to keep the tail neat at all times.

Even if all golden retrievers originally came from the Scottish highlands, noticeable difference can now be noticed from British and American golden retriever breeds. As compared to American golden retrievers, the British breeds have a stockier body. Their color is also typically lighter as compared to the American goldens. There are also significant difference in the shape of their eyes, their head, and muzzle. The mix of the American and British are called Canadian golden retrievers. Canadian goldens is quite closer to the American goldens in terms of their height and weight but as far as color is concerned, the shade of the Canadian goldens are much closer to British goldens.