All About Goldens

Much of the following information is located on the websites of three influential Golden Retriever clubs - The Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA), the Golden Retriever Club of Canada (GRCC) and the Golden Retriever Club (UK). There are other important Golden Retriever clubs around the world and we encourage you to investigate them as well. You will find them at the bottom under “Links”.

1. IS A GOLDEN RETRIEVER RIGHT FOR YOU?
   The Profiler for Golden Retriever Compatibility
   
   GRCA: http://www.grca.org/allabout/profiler.html
   
   
    
2. HISTORY OF THE BREED
   
   a. GRCA: http://www.grca.org/history_breed/index.html
   b. GRCC: http://www.grcc.net/?q=node/103
   c. UK: http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/application/history/index.php
   
   
    
3. ACQUIRING A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
   * Read before you buy
   
   GRCA: http://www.grca.org/allabout/a_find.html
   
   
    
4. QUESTIONS TO ASK THE BREEDER
   
   
    
5. EVALUATING BREEDERS
   
   
    
6. BREED STANDARDS
   
   a. GRCA: http://www.grca.org/history_breed/breed_standard.htmll
   b. GRCC: http://www.grcc.net/?q=node/117
   c. UK: http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/application/standard/index.php
   
   
    
7. INTERPRETING THE BREED STANDARDS
   Illustrated Study Guide & Illustrated Breed Standard, Respectively
   
   a. GRCA: http://www.grca.org/education/judge_guide.html
   b. GRCC: http://www.grcc.net/files/club_documents/GRCCIllustratedBreedStandard.pdf
   
   
    
8. AUCTIONS, GOLDENDOODLES & RARE WHITE GOLDENS
   
   GRCA: http://www.grca.org/allabout/a_doodle-white.html
   
   
    
9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
   
   GRCC: http://www.grcc.net/?q=faq
   
   
    
10. CODE OF ETHICS
    
    a. GRCA: http://www.grca.org/thegrca/code.html
    b. GRCC: http://www.grcc.net/?q=node/126
    c. UK: http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/application/council/ethics.php
    
    
     
11. LINKS
    
    Golden Retriever Clubs & Organizations:
    
    a. Golden Retriever Club of America (USA): http://www.grca.org/
    b. Golden Retriever Foundation (USA): http://www.goldenretrieverfoundation.org/
    c. The Golden Retriever Club of Canada (Canada): http://www.grcc.net/
    d. The Golden Retriever Club (UK): http://www.thegoldenretrieverclub.co.uk/
    e. Golden Retriever Breed Council (UK): http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/
    f. The Golden Retriever Club of Scotland (UK): http://www.goldenretrieverclubofscotland.com/
    g. Wales (UK): http://www.grcw.org.uk/
    h. Australia (NSW): http://www.grcnsw.org.au/
    i. Australia (Victoria): http://www.grcv.org.au/
    j. Germany: http://www.grc.de/
    k. The Netherlands: http://www.goldenretrieverclub.nl/
    l. Sweden: http://www.goldenklubben.se/
    
    
    All Breed Registries:
    
    a. American Kennel Club - AKC (USA): http://www.akc.org/
    b. Canadian Kennel Club - CKC (Canada) http://www.ckc.ca/en/
    c. The Kennel Club - KC (UK): http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/