■The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
■The Golden Retriever is a medium-large.
■Males stand between 22 to 24 in (56 to 61 cm) at the withers; females are between 20 to 22 in (51 to 56 cm).
●yellow (considered from cream to fox-red)
■COAT : strongly built breed with a dense, water-repellant wavy coat.
■COLOR : As indicated by their name, their coats occur in light golden to dark golden colours.
■JAWS : The muzzle is balanced and well chiseled.
■BODY : Golden retrievers have muscular bodies with great endurance, owing to their origins as hunting and gundogs.
■TEMPERAMENT : The temperament of the Golden Retriever is a hallmark of the breed, and is described in the standard as "kindly, friendly and confident".
●Golden Retrievers make good family pets.
■GROOMING: Golden Retrievers require regular grooming and occasional baths.
■HEALTH AND LIFE SPAN : The average lifespan for a Golden Retriever is about 11 to 12 years.
■FOOD STYLE: Look for a commercial dog FOOD that lists meat or meat meal such as chicken,turkey,beef,lamb or fish as the first ingredients.
●CANCER is the breed's biggest killer, causing 61.4% of American Golden deaths
●hip and ELBOW DYSPLASIA affect one-fifth of dogs.
●Eye diseases are also possible in the breed; CATARACTS are the most common eye disease.
