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Cowslip or Primrose, fragment of a picture |
Lord Ilchester whis Ada(H.Greivs, 1875) |
It was not until 1908 that the breed came into the public eye. Lord Harcourt had formed a great liking for the breed, and had gathered on to his estate at Nuneham Park, Oxford, a collection of the dogs descended from the original matings. He decided to exhibit them at the Kennel Club Show in 1908, where they created great interest. They were entered in a class for Any Variety Retriever, and described as Yellow Flatcoated Retrievers. The term 'Golden Retriever' was first coined around this time, and has been attributed to Lord Harcourt.
Golden retrievers from kennel "Sinnheim" visit Guisachen
(photo by V.Foss)
Once they had been seen by the general public, there were many people that wanted to own one for them selves, and the breeds popularity was assured. One of the people that saw them and acquired one for herself was Mrs Charlesworth, who became the greatest enthusiast the breed has ever had. From 1910 when she acquired her first Golden, until her death in 1954, she championed the cause of the breed against allcomers, and nagged her fellow enthusiasts remorselessly to keep the breed as a true dual purpose dog. She, it was who organised her fellow enthusiasts into forming a Golden Retriever Club in 1911, writing a breed standard, and campaigning for the breed to be registered with the Kennel Club as a separate breed.
Stone on a Ada's grave in Melbury. /photo by L.M.Sawtell/
text from www.goldenretrievers.co.uk
There are 5 breeds of retrievers except for golden retriever:
Curly Coated Retriever
FCI-Standard N° 110 / 22. 01. 1999 / GB (citations)
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 22.01.1999.
UTILIZATION : Retriever.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs, Water Dogs. Section 1 Retrievers.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Strong, upstanding dog with a degree of elegance. Distinctive coat.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Intelligent, steady, reliable. Bold, friendly, self confident and independent.
May seem aloof.
HEAD : Wedge-shaped in both side and front profiles. In proportion to body size.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Effortless, powerful gait with good extension and drive. Parallel movement.
At speed, legs tend to converge.
COAT HAIR : Body coat a thick mass of small tight, crisp curls lying close to skin, extending from occiput to tip
of tail; without undercoat or bare patches. Elsewhere hair smooth.
COLOUR : Black or liver.
SIZE : Ideal height at withers : Dogs 67,5 cm (27 ins), bitches : 62,5 cm (25 ins).
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labrador retriever
FCI-Standard N° 122 / 29. 01. 1999 / GB (citations)
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION : Retriever.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs, Water Dogs. Section 1 Retrievers.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Strongly built, short-coupled, very active; broad in skull; broad and deep through
chest and ribs; broad and strong over loins and hindquarters.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Good-tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen lover of water.
Adaptable, devoted companion. Intelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please. Kindly nature,
with no trace of aggression or undue shyness.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Free, covering adequate ground; straight and true in front and rear.
COAT HAIR : Distinctive feature, short, dense, without wave or feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch;
weather-resistant undercoat.
COLOUR : Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate. Yellows range from light cream to red fox.
Small white spot on chest permissible.
SIZE : Ideal height at withers : dogs 56-57 cm ( 22 - 22,5 ins); bitches 54-56 cm ( 21,5 - 22 ins).
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Nova Scottish Retriever
FCI-Standard N° 312 / 05. 02. 1999 / GB (citations)
ORIGIN : Canada.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION : The Tolling dog runs, jumps and plays along the shoreline in full view of a flock of ducks, occasionally disappearing from sight and then quickly reappearing, aided by the hidden hunter, who throws small sticks or a ball for the dog. The dog's playful actions arouse the curiosity of the ducks swimming offshore and they are lured within gunshot range. The Toller is subsequently sent out to retrieve the dead or wounded birds.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 8 Retrievers-Flushing Dogs-Water Dogs. Section 1 Retrievers. With working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever was developed in Nova Scotia in the early 19th century to toll (or lure) and retrieve waterfowl.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Toller is a medium-sized, powerful, compact, balanced, well-muscled dog; medium to heavy in bone, with a high degree of agility, alertness and determination. Many Tollers have a slightly sad expression until they go to work, when their aspect changes to intense concentration and excitement. At work, the dog has a speedy, rushing action, with the head carried out almost level with the back and heavily-feathered tail in constant motion.
BEHAVIOUR /TEMPERAMENT : The Toller is highly intelligent, easy to train and has great endurance. A strong and able swimmer, he is a natural and tenacious retriever on land and from water setting himself for springy action the moment the slightest indication is given that retrieving is required. His strong retrieving desire and playfulness are qualities essential to his tolling ability. HEAD : Clean-cut and slightly wedge-shaped.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : The Toller combines an impression of power with a springy, jaunty gait, showing good reach in front and a strong driving rear. Feet should turn neither in nor out and the legs travel in a straight line. As speed increases, the dog should single-track, with the topline remaining level.
COAT HAIR : The Toller was bred to retrieve from icy waters and must have a water-repellent double coat of medium length and softness with a softer, dense undercoat. The coat may have a slight wave on the back, but is otherwise straight. Some winter coats may form a long, loose curl at the throat. Featherings are soft at the throat, behind the ears and at the back of the thighs, and forelegs are moderately feathered.
COLOUR : Colour is various shades of red or orange with lighter featherings and underside of tail, and usually at least one of the following white markings : tip of tail, feet (not extending beyond the pasterns), chest and blaze. A dog of otherwise high quality is not to be penalized for lack of white. The pigment of the nose, lips, and eye rims to be flesh-coloured, blending with coat, or black.
SIZE AND WEIGHT : Ideal height for males over 18 months is 19-20 ins. (48-51 cm); females over 18 months 18-19 ins. (45-48 cm). One inch (2,5 cm) over or under ideal height is allowed. Weight : Should be in proportion to the height and bone of the dog - Guidelines : 45-51 lbs. (20-23 kg) for adult males; bitches 37-43 lbs. (17-20 kg).
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flat coated retriever
FCI-Standard N° 121 / 29. 01. 1999 / GB (citations)
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 08.09.1988.
UTILIZATION : Gundog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 8 Retrievers-Flushing Dogs-Water Dogs. Section 1 Retrievers. With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : A bright, active dog of medium size with an intelligent expression, showing power
without lumber, and raciness without weediness.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Generously endowed with natural gundog ability, optimism and friendliness
demonstrated by enthusiastic tail action; confident and kindly.
HEAD : Long and nicely moulded.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Free and flowing, straight and true as seen from front and rear.
COAT HAIR : Dense, of fine to medium texture and good quality, as flat as possible. Legs and tail well feathered.
Full furnishings on maturity complete the elegance of a good dog.
COLOUR : Black or liver only.
SIZE : Preferred height: Dogs 59 -61,5 cm (23-24 ins), bitches : 56,5-59 cm (22-23 ins).
Preferred weight in hard condition: Dogs 27-36 kg (60-80 lbs), bitches : 25-32 kg (55-70 lbs).
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever
ORIGIN : USA.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD : 14.02.1995.
UTILIZATION : Retriever equally proficient on land and in the water.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION : Group 8 Retrievers-Flushing Dogs-Water Dogs. Section 1 Retrievers. With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Equally proficient on land and in the water, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was developed along the Chesapeake Bay to hunt waterfowl under the most adverse weather and water conditions, often having to break ice during the course of many strenuous multiple retrieves. Frequently the Chesapeake must face wind, tide and long cold swims in its work. The breed's characteristics are specifically suited to enable the Chesapeake to function with ease, efficiency and endurance. In head, the Chesapeake's skull is broad and round with a medium stop. The jaws should be of sufficient length and strength to carry large game birds with an easy, tender hold. The double coat consists of a short, harsh, wavy outer coat and a dense, fine, wooly undercoat containing an abundance of natural oil and is ideally suited for the icy rugged conditions of weather the Chesapeake often works in. In body, the Chesapeake is a strong, well-balanced, powerfully built animal of moderate size and medium length in body and leg, deep and wide in chest, the shoulders built with full liberty of movement, and with no tendency to weakness in any feature, particularly the rear. The power though, should not be at the expense of agility or stamina. Size and substance should not be excessive as this is a working retriever of an active nature. Distinctive features include eyes that are very clear, of yellowish or amber hue, hindquarters as high or a trifle higher than the shoulders, and a double coat which tends to wave on shoulders, neck, back and loins only.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Height from the top of the shoulder blades to the ground should be slightly less than the body length from the breastbone to the point of buttocks. Depth of body should extend at least to the elbow. Shoulder to elbow and elbow to ground should be equal.
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT : The Chesapeake is valued for its bright and happy disposition, intelligence, quiet good sense, and affectionate protective nature. Courage, willingness to work, alertness, nose, intelligence, love of water, general quality and, most of all, disposition should be given primary consideration in the selection and breeding of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Extreme shyness or extreme aggressive tendencies are not desirable in the breed either as a gun dog or companion.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : The gait should be smooth, free and effortless, giving the impression of great power and strength. When viewed from the side, there should be good reach with no restrictions of movement in the front and plenty of drive in the rear, with good flexion of the stifle and hock joints. Coming at you, there should be no sign of elbows being out. When the Chesapeake is moving away from you, there should be no sign of cowhockness from the rear. As speed increases, the feet tend to converge toward a center line of gravity.
COAT : HAIR : Coat should be thick and short, nowhere over 1 1/2 inches ( 4 cm) long, with a dense, fine, woolly undercoat. Hair on the face and legs should be very short and straight with a tendency to wave on the shoulders, neck, back and loins only. Moderate feathering on rear of hindquarters and tail is permissible. The texture of the Chespeake's coat is very important, as the Chesapeake is used for hunting under all sorts of adverse weather conditions, often working in ice and snow. The oil in the harsh outer coat and woolly undercoat is of extreme value in preventing the cold water from reaching the Chesapeake's skin and aids in quick drying. A Chesapeake's coat should resist the water in the same way that a duck's feathers do. When the Chesapeake leaves the water and shakes, the coat should not hold water at all, being merely moist.
COLOUR :The colour of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever must be as nearly that of its working surroundings as possible. Any colour of brown, sedge or deadgrass is acceptable, self-coloured Chesapeakes being preferred. One colour is not to be preferred over another. A white spot on the breast, belly, toes, or back of the feet (immediately above the large pad) is permissible, but the smaller the spot the better, solid coloured preferred. The colour of the coat and its texture must be given every consideration when judging on the bench or in the ring. Honorable scars are not to be penalized.
SIZE AND WEIGHT : Height : Males should measure 23 to 26 inches; (58-66cm) ; Females should measure 21 to 24 inches; (53-61cm). Oversized or undersized animals are to be severely penalized. Weight : Males should weigh 65 to 80 pounds (29,5-36,5kg); females should weigh 55 to 70 pounds (25-32kg).
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