Golden Retriever Show Standards. 2932021 Size The Kennel Club breed standard is a guide and description of the ideal for the breed. OVERVIEW The Golden Retriever puppies has been an AKC-recognized breed since 1925 and was commonly used as a gun dog and for retrieving small game such as waterfowl or for companionship.

The Golden Retriever should be slightly longer in body than height. The correct relationship of length of body to height is 1211. We have happy and healthy AKC Golden Retriever puppies for sale and ACA Goldendoodle puppies for sale.
Since most of the standards laid out by AKC would seem unimportant to most owners here are those that relate more to golden retrievers as pets rather than working dogs.
64 pages dozens of illustrations concise text covering all aspects of structure movement breed type and character for exhibitors breeders and judges. A dog might be larger or smaller than the. The correct relationship of length of body to height is 1211. By Marcia R Schlehr.