Golden Retriever

The Golden Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties, and were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Retriever

AKC Video (link - https://youtu.be/BlaAtBKoHHg😞

View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub

Golden Retriever Club of America Illustrated Study Guide

• https://www.grca.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Final-GRCA-Study-Guide-2017-rev.pdf

SCC Video (link - https://youtu.be/fkOIWuOOVYQ😞

View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKR90_uWp8dUNpGTfQ_y_Zw

SKK: https://www.skk.se/globalassets/dokument/domarkompendium/golden_retriever_godk_2015-08-27.pdf

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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http://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/golden-retriever

Video (link - https://youtu.be/QTalCT6hpWM):

This and other breed videos are available in full length here: www.meisterpetztv.de

Great Britain

The Golden Retriever Club: http://thegoldenretrieverclub.co.uk/

Get a GRIHP! on Golden Retrievers

This Golden Retriever article has been compiled as part of the IPFD's series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds. The creation of this content has been supported by the Morris Animal Foundation.

Ria Hörter: Golden Retriever

https://riahorter.com/index_htm_files/Canine Chronicle -Golden Retriever.pdf

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.

Population Analysis - UK - KC - Golden retriever: RETRIEVER (GOLDEN).pdf

 Health Surveys

TKC 2004: golden retriever.pdf

The Golden Retriever Club of America National Health Survey1998-1999:

• https://goldenretrieverfoundation.org/doc/healthsurvey.pdf

The GRCA Electronic Health Survey at 1 Year: Data on Longevity and Cancer: (2012 OFA):

• https://grca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/health-survey-1year.pdf |
• PDF version: https://grca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/health-survey-1year.pdf

KC Registrations Data
Norway: Norsk KC: https://www.nkk.no/statistikk/category1098.html
Finland: FKC: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmRekisteroinnit.aspx?Lang=en
Netherlands: RvB: https://www.houdenvanhonden.nl/contentassets/c589a536370241499ff4980f18d25e7b/inschrijvingen-nhsb-2019.xlsx
Sweden: SKK: http://www.fci.be/en/statistics/ByYear.aspx?year=2019
Germany: VDH: https://www.vdh.de/ueber-den-vdh/welpenstatistik/
UK: The Kennel Club: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media-centre/breed-registration-statistics/
France: SCC: https://www.centrale-canine.fr/recherche/documents?searchQuery=&typeFilter=736

Germany: GRC Dog Database: https://www.grc.pedigreedatenbank.de/home.php

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)

UK:KC: Priority health schemes and tests

The Kennel Club's Assured Breeders must use the following (or equivalent) schemes, tests and advice. All other breeders are strongly advised to also use these.

• Hip dysplasia screening scheme (BVA/KC)
• Elbow dysplasia screening scheme (BVA/KC)
• Eye screening scheme (BVA/KC/ISDS)
• Find MULTIFOCAL RETINAL DYSPLASIA results for the pre 2020 MRD open resister. mrd-open-register-goldens.pdfThis only lists dogs that were diagnosed as 'affected by MRD'. (MRD) results published after 31 Dec 2019 can be found in their Health Test Results Finder entry
• Eye testing - PLA (Gonioscopy) (BVA/KC/ISDS)
  • Primary glaucoma information
    • https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health-and-dog-care/health/getting-started-with-health-testing-and-screening/gonioscopy/

2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/or English Summary

• 500–analys Beteende-och personlighetsbeskrivning hund-BPH: https://www.skk.se/globalassets/dokument/om-skk/bph/bph-analys/500-analys-bph-golden-retriever.pdf

3. Finland: FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=111

•  JTO (in Finnish)
•  Health information: Golden Ring: Tests (results): https://www.goldenring.fi/jalostus/terveys/

4. US: GRCA: Recommended Health Screenings for breeding dogs:

• https://www.grca.org/about-the-breed/health-research/health-screenings-for-the-parents-of-a-litter/#clearances

5. UK: The Golden Retriever Club: (BVA/KC Hip, Eye and Elbow Schemes) plus additional breeding and health test information

• https://thegoldenretrieverclub.co.uk/health/

6. Norway: RAS: https://www.nkk.no/getfile.php/131751-1528369225/Filer/RAS/RAS/Golden retriever RAS v1.pdf

Golden Retriever Foundation

• https://goldenretrieverfoundation.org/

Golden Ring (FI) health articles:

• https://www.goldenring.fi/jalostus/terveys-ja-jalostusaiheiset-arti/muut/

My Dog DNA: Golden Retriever Overview:

• See Finnish paper (2013) Summary My Dog DNA - a genealogy survey & Diversity Measurement Results: https://goldenring-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/5dcdceef00d3db1e064907d6bd04d3f2/1558108389/application/pdf/188578/MyDogDNA-monimuotoisuuskartoitus-kultaisetnoutajat-20131113-v2.pdf  (Internal) MyDogDNA-monimuotoisuuskartoitus-kultaisetnoutajat-20131113-v2.pdf
• Current information on MyDogDNA data is available in the JTO.

MAF: Golden Retriever Lifetime Study: The primary goal of the Study is to identify the incidence of and risk factors for osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma and high grade mast cell tumors.  https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/golden-retriever-lifetime-study - GR Lifetime Study:  https://www.americanveterinarian.com/news/these-3000-golden-retrievers-have-1-thing-in-common

Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (GRLS) Update - January 1, 2018

• https://goldenretrieverfoundation.org/doc/clhpupdateq1fy18.pdf

MAF: In the Blink of an Eye - Understanding Pigmentary Uveitis in Golden Retrievers

• https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/blink-eye-understanding-pigmentary-uveitis-golden-retrievers

Ria Hörter: The Golden Retriever

• https://riahorter.com/index_htm_files/Canine Chronicle -Golden Retriever.pdf

Golden Retriever Club of America - Health Research Information

• https://www.grca.org/about-the-breed/health-research/

MAF: Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Special Call research proposals (2018):

• https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/sites/default/files/files/2018-11/GRLS-Proposal-Guidelines.pdf

AKC-CHF: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0212171
Genetic heterogeneity and diversity of North American golden retrievers using a low density STR marker panel
    Eric S. Ontiveros, Shayne Hughes, Maria Cecilia T. Penedo, Robert A. Grahn, Joshua A. Stern
PLOS
    Published: February 27, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212171

MAF: Golden Retriever Lifetime Study 2019 Report (Internal MBS_GRLS2019_Report_F2_082119_jk.pdf)

MAF: Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Report 2020 (internal MBS_GRLS2020_Report_081220_CC.pdf)

DENVER/June 6, 2022 – ARTICLE MAF: Update on Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Published... As the Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study approaches its 10th anniversary, a newly published paper in the journal PLOS ONE reviews the study’s findings to date and previews research in progress. 

• Info Graphic - What's New 2022

Cohort profile: The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (GRLS) - Published: June 9, 2022

• https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269425

MBS_GRLS2019_Report_F2_082119_jk.pdf

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

UK: The Golden Retriever Club: https://thegoldenretrieverclub.co.uk/
US: Golden Retriever Club of America: https://www.grca.org/
Finland: KULTAINEN RENGAS - GOLDEN RING GR ry:  https://www.goldenring.fi/
Sweden: Möjligheternas ras | Golden retrieverklubben: http://goldenklubben.se/
Germany: VDH: Golden Retriever Club e.V.: https://www.grc.de/