Golden Retriever Colors Golden
                      Golden Retriever Colors Golden? 
The name "retriever" refers 
to the breed's ability to 
retrieve shot game 
undamaged due to their soft 
mouth. Golden retrievers 
have an instinctive love of 
water, and are easy to train to 
basic or advanced obedience 
standards. Golden retrievers 
are well suited to residency 
in suburban or country 
environments. The Golden 
Retriever was originally bred 
in Scotland in the mid-19th 
century.
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 3 TYPES OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERS?
  golden,
  light golden, 
and
  dark golden
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British Golden Retrievers 
 can have a coat color of any 
shade of gold or cream; red or 
mahogany are not permitted. 
Originally, cream was an 
unacceptable color in the UK 
standard, but the standard was 
revised in 1936 to include 
cream. At the time of this 
revision, the exclusion of cream 
as a color was agreed to as a 
mistake, as the original 
"yellow" retrievers of the 19th 
century were actually lighter in 
color than was permitted by the 
standards used before 1936.
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American Golden Retrievers 
Amerriican  ttypes  arre  llankiierr  
and  lless  muscullarr  tthan  ottherr  
ttypes,,  malles  sttand  bettween  
23  and  24  iin  ((58  and  61  cm))  
iin  heiightt  att  tthe    wiittherrs;;  
ffemalles  arre  21..5  tto  22..5  iin  
((55  tto  57  cm))  ttallll..  Theiirr  coatts  
arre  darrkerr  iin  collorr  and  occurr  
iin  varriious  shades  off  llusttrrous  
golld  wiitth  moderratte  
ffeattherriing..  When  ttrrottttiing,,  
tthey  have  a  ffrree,,  smootth,,  
powerrffull,,  and  wellll--
coorrdiinatted  gaiitt;;  as  tthe  dog  
rruns,,  iitts  ffeett  converrge  
ttowarrds  tthe  centterr  off  tthe  lliine  
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Canadian  Golden  
Retrievers 
The Canadian Golden 
Retriever has a thinner 
and darker coat and 
stands taller than other 
types. Males stand 23 
and 24 in (58 and 
61 cm) in height at 
withers; and females 
21.5 to 22.5 in (55 to 
57 cm). Weight for males 
is between 29–34 kg 
(65-75 lb); and females 
between 27–32 kg (60-
70 lb)
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Health and 
lifespan THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN 
FOR A GOLDEN 
RETRIEVER IS ABOUT 11 
TO 12 YEARS. THE BREED 
IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SPECIFIC AILMENTS, SO 
PETS SHOULD BE TAKEN 
TO A VETERINARIAN FOR 
YEARLY CHECKUPS.
GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ARE 
KNOWN TO HAVE GENETIC 
DISORDERS AND OTHER 
DISEASES. HIP DYSPLASIA 
IS COMMON IN THE 
BREED; WHEN BUYING A 
PUPPY, THE PEDIGREE 
SHOULD BE KNOWN AND 
BE EXAMINED BY THE OFA 
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DISEASE. OBESITY IS 
ALSO COMMON IN THE 
BREED BECAUSE GOLDEN 
RETRIEVERS LOVE TO EAT. 
PUPPIES SHOULD EAT 
ABOUT THREE CUPS OF 
FOOD A DAY AND ADULTS 
THREE TO FIVE CUPS, 
DEPENDING ON THE FOOD 
AND HOW ACTIVE THE 
DOG IS.