- The best of all possible worlds:  symmetry, power, beauty and grace.  The Golden Retriever is a beautifully balanced, sound canine of imposing elegance and kindly expression.

- The Golden's ancestors, ancient Caucasus sheepdogs, were the much trusted flock guards for Russian shepherds who entrusted their charges to these slow working enduring dogs.  So impressed by a troup of tehse dogs in a circus, the persuasive Lord Tweedmouth dryly talked his way into ownership of the performing canines.  Transported to Scotland, they became known as Guisachan Retrievers.

- More recent discoveries, however, take a little sparkle and doesn't rely on Tweedmouth's fleeting circus fancy.  The Golden was developed through crosses of the Tweed Water Soaniel, a light-weight Newfoundland and other setter crosses.

- Affection and uncommonly good-natured, his retrievering and upland game abilities combined with flawless disposition and inspiring beauty are indicative of his unparallelled popularity,  Despite the breed's enviable obedience trial records, many pet Goldens tend to be fuzzy-minded and should be kept active and free of monotonous routine.

- The coat is dense and water repellent with good undercoat.

- They kinda smell like chickens.