Golden Retriever

Appearance
The Golden retriever is a symmetrical, powerful, and active dog, sound and well put together, not clumsy nor long in the leg, displaying a kindly expression and possessing a personality that is eager, alert and self-confident. A male should stand 23-24 inches in height at the shoulders, females 20-22 inches at the shoulders. The males weigh 65-75 lbs. and the females weigh 55-65 lbs. The coat is dense and water repellent, in various shades of lustrous gold or cream, with moderate feathering. As a Golden grows older, its coat can become darker or lighter, along with a noticeable whitening of the fur on and around the muzzle. Puppy coats are usually much lighter than their adult coats, but a darker colouration at the tips of the ears may indicate a darker adult color.

Golden retriever dogs are:
-with kindly, friendly and confident temperament
-calm, naturally intelligent and biddable
-excellent with children which made them a favorite family pet
-intelligence ( can learn up to roughly 240 commands, words and phrases )
-loves to retrieve (stick, tennis ball, or flying disc )