Golden Retriever

The Golden Retriever is a breed of dog, historically developed as a gundog to retrieve shot waterfowl and upland game during hunting.  As such they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and an instinctive love of water.  Their intelligence and versatility sees them employed in a variety of roles including illegal drug detection, search and rescue, as hunting dogs and as guide dogs.  Its friendly, eager-to-please and patient demeanor has made it one of the most popular family dogs (by registration) in the world.

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