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About The Book
There are a great many books written by experts on the subject of animal husbandry. This book was envisaged as a companion to those books with the purpose of presenting a wider body of knowledge on the Golden Retriever and its history.
The first aim was to produce a document on the development of the Golden Retriever, from the original dog purchased by Lord Tweedmouth in Brighton, England to what can be seen in the show ring around the world today. The second aim was to raise funds to assist with research into inherited diseases of the Golden Retriever.
The generous assistance of a great many enthusiasts in many countries has contributed to the realisation of those aims.

Included in the book:
  • The history of the breed from 1865
  • The development of the breed around the world, decade by decade
  • Trends in breed registrations in numerous countries
  • The change in breed standards over time
  • Show procedures in different countries
  • Discussions on genetics, colour inheritance and hip dysplasia
  • CC winners at the GRC(UK) Championship Shows
  • Results of Crufts, Club Specialties in Australia and New Zealand
  • Royal results for Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth
  • Results of National Specialties in the USA and Canada and Australia
  • All UK Champions and Show Champions
  • A list of the top CC winners in the UK
  • Great Show Dogs, Grand Champions, Dual Champions
  • Outstanding sires and dams
  • Imports into various countries over time
  • Artwork not seen before
  • Pedigrees and flow charts
  • Interviews from 50 well-known breeders around the world
  • Critiques including that of Normanby Beauty and Gilder
  • Coping with the loss of a Golden
  • Poems and quotes
  • 1000 photographs (including the Queen in the Golden ring at Crufts, Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd with his Golden at The Lodge and President Gerald Ford with his Golden in the White House)
  • Self-test questions about the book's content and brain teasers about Golden Retrievers
  • A test for readers to try to identify the outlines of  hundreds of well known Golden Retrievers around the world.

 

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