Piper Welsh - Lets Hear It For Golden Retrievers

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Lets Hear It For Golden Retrievers / Piper Welsh. p. cm. -- (Dog Applause) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-62169-864-7 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-62169-759-6 (softcover) ISBN 978-1-62169-965-1 (e-Book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2013936475 Rourke Educational Media Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota rourkeeducationalmedia.com PO Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964 Table of ContentsGolden Retrievers Long ago someone said that the dog was mans best friend.

Golden Retriever Facts
weight:	55-75 pounds (25-34 kilograms)
Height:	21.5-24 inches (54-61 centimeters)
Country of Origin:	Great Britain
Life Span:	12-13 years

Like other retriever breeds, the Golden loves to fetch, or retrieve.

Golden Retriever Facts
weight:	55-75 pounds (25-34 kilograms)
Height:	21.5-24 inches (54-61 centimeters)
Country of Origin:	Great Britain
Life Span:	12-13 years

Like other retriever breeds, the Golden loves to fetch, or retrieve.

The love of retrieving is part of the Goldens instinct. Goldens are one of the so-called sporting, or gundog, breeds. Goldens are trained by hunters to retrieve ducks, geese, and other game birds. Goldens are also one of the three breeds commonly used as service dogs. There are many other dog breeds in the sporting group.As a service dog, the Golden Retriever wants to please their master because of their caring and compassionate personailty.Look at Me! Goldens have fine, athletic builds similar to those of other retrievers. A well-bred Golden has a broad head with wide, floppy ears and a fairly square muzzle. Long hair helps separate Goldens from yellow Labrador Retrievers. Goldens wear a fringe of hair, called feathers, along their legs, underside, and tail.

The coats of Golden Retrievers range from red-gold to nearly white. A dense undercoat lies beneath the long outer coat. Can you name some of the differences between a Golden Retriever and a yellow Labrador Retriever?Golden Retrievers can be trusted to find something to play fetch with anywhere they are taken.History of the Golden Retriever Lord Tweedmouth was a wealthy Scotsman. He loved hunting and he loved hunting dogs. The common retrievers of Tweedmouths day had dark, flat coats. Tweedmouth wanted a handsome retriever with a longhaired, yellow coat.

In 1868, Tweedmouth mated a male yellow retriever with a female Tweed Water Spaniel. Their four pups werent Golden Retrievers. They were, however, the beginning of the breed. Even today, many Goldens are trained to help hunt fowl. Over the next several years, Tweedmouth used the grown pups and several other dogs as parents. He used Red Setters, a Bloodhound, and more retrievers and Tweed Water Spaniels. The Tweed Water Spaniel is now extinct. Many people considered Tweedmouths dogs just a yellow variety of the Flat-Coated Retriever.

But in 1912, The Kennel Club of England recognized the Golden Retriever as a breed. Golden Retrievers get their characteristics from several different breeds.Golden Retrievers were first shown in England in 1908. Lord Tweedmouths sons had brought Goldens to America by 1900. Still, the American Kennel Club (AKC) did not accept Goldens as a separate breed until 1925.

Did You Know?

Golden Retrievers have acted in many movies and television shows such as Air Bud, Homeward Bound, and Full House.

In the early 1900s, darker Golden Retriever coats were favored over the lighter variety.A Popular Breed The great majority of Golden Retrievers are not working dogs. They are household companions. Their friendly nature makes them especially popular in homes with small children.