Golden Retrievers
The golden retriever is a dog breed and they are very smart. These dogs have a lot of facts you may not know.
Appearance
These type of dogs have different colors because some countries have different colors for their golden retriever. Adult golden retrievers are medium-large. They mostly have a golden brown coating around them but the puppy version is quite lighter than the adult ones. As they grow their coating starts to become dark. Some golden retriever puppies start with white fur. Here are some golden retrievers from other countries.
British Golden Retrievers are more muscular than the american ones. Although they are muscular than American ones, they have a much lighter coating than them as it can be gold or cream. Their eyes are round and dark while their nose is black. Males stand up to 56 - 61 cm and so are the females. American Golden Retrievers are less muscular than the other ones. The males stand up to 58 - 61 cm while females stand up to 55 - 57 cm. These American golden retrievers have a much darker coating of gold than than the British ones. Canadian Golden Retrievers have thinner but darker fur and stands out more than the other ones here. Males stand up to 58 - 61 cm and the females goes up to 55 - 57 cm.
Common Health Problems
Cancer is one of the worst thing that can happen to a golden retriever. The most common ones are hemangiosarcoma, lymphosarcoma, mast cell tumors and osteosarcoma. These are very bad illnesses for Golden Retrievers. The life of the Golden retriever only last to 11 up to 12 years. Pets have to be taken to the vets every year. There is another common health problem for golden retrievers so if they have a puppy, let them be examined by OFA or PennHIP for hip disease.
These adorable, smart dogs would fit a very good pet.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Retriever#British retrieved on 17th May, 2019.
https://www.hillspet.co.nz/dog-care/dog-breeds/golden-retriever got in 17th May, 2019.
https://www.dogsnz.org.nz/pedigree/puppies/golden-retriever/320 found on 17th May, 2019
By: Aleenah
