The Golden Retriever Breed Standard

Ch Camrose Cabus Christopher

GENERAL APPEARANCE

Symmetrical, balanced, active, powerful level mover, sound with kindly expression.

CHARACTERISTICS

Biddable, intelligent, and possessing natural working ability.

TEMPERAMENT

Kindly, friendly and confident.

HEAD & SKULL

Balanced and well chiselled, skull broad without coarseness; well set on neck; muzzle powerful, wide and deep.  Length of foreface approximately equals length from well defined stop to occiput.  Nose preferably black.

EYES

Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims.

EARS

Moderate size, set on approximate level with eyes.

MOUTH

Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaw.

NECK

Good length, clean and muscular.

FOREQUARTERS

Forelegs straight with good bone, shoulders well laid back, long in the blade with upper arm of equal length placing legs well under body.  Elbows close  fitting.

BODY

Balanced, short-coupled, deep through heart.  Ribs deep, well sprung.  Level topline.

HINDQUARTERS

Loin and legs strong and muscular, good second thighs, well bent stifles.  Hocks well let down, straight when viewed from the rear, neither turning in nor out.  Cow-hocks are highly undesirable.

FEET

Round and cat-like.

TAIL

Set on and carried level with back, reaching to hocks, without curl at tip.

GAIT/MOVEMENT

Powerful with good drive.  Straight and true in front and rear.  Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front.

COAT

Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense water-resisting undercoat.

COLOUR

Any shade of gold or cream, neither red nor mahogany.  A few white hairs on chest only, permissible.

SIZE

Height at withers   

Dogs:             56-61cm (22-24in)

Bitches:          51-56cm (20-22in)

FAULTS

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

NOTE

Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

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