Golden Retriever

Developed as an ideal hunting retriever, the Golden Retriever's eagerness to please and friendliness has made them an extremely popular family pet.

• About the Golden Retriever

  The Golden Retriever was developed in the early 19th century as an ideal hunting companion, able to retrieve birds on both land and water in the marshy Scottish countryside. Their friendliness and intelligence makes the both a popular family pet and an excellent working dog, well suited for being a service dog, therapy dog or for search and rescue.
  
  The third most popular breed in the US, the American and Canadian Goldens are generally lankier and darker than their British counterparts. Their wavy, feathered topcoat is water resistant, their undercoat helps them with thermoregulation and both coats have a tendency for heavy seasonal shedding. Goldens need lots of exercise (especially when younger), and their love of play and water means their owners usually get a lot of exercise too!
  
  In 2013, the 100th anniversary of Britain’s Golden Retriever Club, Goldens from around the world came made the pilgrimage to the breed’s birthplace in Scotland, where 222 of them posed in a single record-breaking photo. At the same time, the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study was getting started in the United States, recruiting 3,000 Golden Retrievers for a lifetime study aimed at understanding how genetics, lifestyle and environment influences healthy aging and cancer risk in Goldens.

• Health Conditions

  Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd

  Eyes PRCD Exon 1

  Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1, GR-PRA1

  Eyes SLC4A3

  Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2, GR-PRA2

  Eyes TTC8

  Retina Dysplasia and/or Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

  Eyes SIX6 Exon 1, Golden Retriever Variant

  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5, NCL 5

  Multisystem CLN5 Exon 4 Deletion, Golden Retriever Variant

  Degenerative Myelopathy, DM

  Brain and Spinal Cord SOD1A

  Muscular Dystrophy

  Muscular DMD, Golden Retriever Variant

  Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, CMS

  Neuromuscular COLQ, Golden Retriever Variant

  Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

  Skin & Connective Tissues COL7A1, Golden Retriever Variant

  Ichthyosis, ICH1

  Skin & Connective Tissues PNPLA1, Golden Retriever Variant

  Ichthyosis, ICH2

  Skin & Connective Tissues ABHD5, Golden Retriever Variant

  Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Brittle Bone Disease

  Skeletal COL1A1, Golden Retriever Variant

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