Golden Retriever
Tegund: Golden Retriever
Tengiliður: Sunna Birna Helgadóttir, netfang sunnabirna@gmail.com
Tegunda hópur: 8 – Sækjandi hundar
Heimaland: England
Stærð (á herðarkamb): Rakki 56 -61 cm. Tík 51 -56 cm.
Litur: Mörg blæbrigði af gulum lit.
Golden Retriever er duglegur sækjandi fuglahundur en í áranna rás hefur hann orðið vinsælli sem heimilishundur. Þar á að sjálfsögðu hlut að máli fegurð hans, ljúft skap og glaðværð.
Eiginleiki hans er þó til staðar og auðvelt að fá hann til að vinna sem fuglahund. Hann hefur einnig verið notaður sem blindrahundur.
Golden Retriever samsvarar sér vel í byggingu, er kröftugur en má þó ekki verða of grófur (klossaður). Hreyfingar eru léttar og frjálslegar. Ennislögun er breið og ennisbrún vel afmörkuð. Trýni er kröftugt. Augu dökk og augnsvipur vinalegur og mildur. Eyru meðalstór. Háls velvöðvaður. Brjóstkassi djúpur og rúmur. Afturfótabeygjur (vinklar) djúpar. Hann má ekki bera skottið of hátt. Feldur sléttur eða liðaður og fætur eiga að skarta síðum feldi (fánum).
Upprunasaga:
Þær hundategundir sem taldar eru standa að Golden Retriever eru Flat-coated Retriever, tweed vatnaspaníel og jafnvel síðar setter.
Golden var fyrst skráður sem hreinræktaður árið 1919.
Standard á ensku
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 and 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 jaws.
Neck
Good length, clean and muscular.
Forequarters
Forelegs straight with good bone, shoulders well laid back, long in 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 rear, neither turning in nor out. Cow-hocks 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: 56-61 cms (22-24 ins); bitches: 51-56 cms (20-22 ins).
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.