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- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Large
- Height
51–61 cm (FCI)
- Weight
25–34 kg (AKC)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The AKC standard describes an active, powerful hunting dog to be shown in hard working condition, and the AKC says that, like most sporting breeds, Goldens need plenty of exercise every day.
- Trainability
Very high
- Coat
The coat is dense and water-repellent over a good undercoat, firm and resilient to the touch, and may lie straight or wavy.
- Origin
Scotland
- Temperament
Both standards describe a dog of kindly, friendly character. The AKC asks for a Golden that is friendly, reliable and trustworthy, eager, alert and self-confident, and it counts quarrelsomeness, hostility, or unwarranted timidity or nervousness as out of keeping with the breed.
- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
54–62 cm (AKC)
- Weight
25–36 kg (AKC)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The AKC standard describes a dog with the substance to hunt for long hours under difficult conditions, and the FCI calls it very active.
- Trainability
Very high
- Coat
The coat is short, straight and very dense, with a fairly hard feel, over a soft, weather-resistant undercoat that protects the dog from water, cold and rough cover.
- Origin
Canada / United Kingdom
- Temperament
The AKC standard calls true Labrador temperament as much a hallmark of the breed as the otter tail: kindly, outgoing and tractable, eager to please and non-aggressive toward people or animals. Its gentle ways, intelligence and adaptability are, in the standard's words, what make it 'an ideal dog.
