Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: AKC Golden Retriever – Award Winning World Class Golden Retrievers

Dog Breeders can register pure bred dogs with
their national kennel club, such as the American
Kennel Club (AKC) or the Kennel Club of England
(KC). Each of these organizations lists
standards for each particular breed. In the case
of Golden Retrievers, these standards vary quite
a bit. Although all goldens can trace their
lineage back to dogs owned by Sir Dudley
Marjoribanks in Scotland, today's British and
American Golden Retrievers have marked
differences. An AKC Golden Retriever would not
do well at a KC dog show at all.

An AKC Golden Retriever has a look to the body
shape that is more lanky due to longer legs. Its
English brother is shorter and has bigger bones,
making it slightly heavier. The British body is
more level all the way through, while the
American one slopes slightly at the rump. They
have a different look about their faces too. An
AKC muzzle is longer and the eyes squint more.
The KC goldens have foreheads that are blockier
and eyes that are rounder. The British Kennel
Club also prefers a lighter golden colour as the
English dogs can sometimes be as light as cream.
AKC standards state that any extremes of light or
dark colouring are looked upon as faults.

Though they are different, there are several
similar traits common to the breed in both
places. They share the characteristic
temperament of the breed: warm, friendly,
confident, easy to train, energetic and friendly.
They also share a weatherproof, double coat of
gorgeous golden, although the AKC Golden
Retriever is typically darker than its British
counterpart. Neither is ever pure white; dogs
that are snowy white are achieved by
crossbreeding. The entire Golden Retriever breed
is suited for training to do tricks and jobs.
These incredibly intelligent dogs can help in
search and rescue, they can assist the blind,
elderly or disabled, behave extremely well for
stunt work, and help with finding drugs.

The Golden Retriever breed has a fairly short
history in both countries. In 1894, the first
golden (Lady) was registered with the AKC.
However AKC Golden Retriever was not a recognized
breed until 1925. In 1903, the first of this
breed was registered at the KC with the breed
being made official in 1911. At that time the
name was listed as Retriever (Golden and Yellow)
and was officially changed to Golden Retriever in
1925. Though they have not been around long,
these wonderful dogs have captured hearts around
the globe, quickly becoming the world's most
popular pet.

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