She was born in 1925. She was a show dog that was also worked, as were virtually all the original goldens. You would never see a dog like this in the show ring today. She is featured with her owner, Mrs. Winifred Charlesworth, and the Earl of Chesterfield.
Here’s another photo of her:
Not exaggerated in the least.
As you may already know, this is the type of golden I prefer.
Miley is this type, save for the instinct and the coat color!
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thought it was a setter mix until I did some research and came across your blog. She is little, red, has a fur that never stays wet and would be a great hunt dog if I hunted. I also have the big gold golden retriever; very different in personalities although retains that basic retriever want to please and be with humans. A picture of my new dog is here:
Gorgeous dog.
I love the designer collar.
How often has the look of the Golden Retriever changed? Or is it just that different kennels produce a different look?
I remember 2 Golden Retrievers from when I was a kid. They were both field bred, and I remember them both only because I avoided walking past their front yards.
They were both active like Jack Russels are now – but this might have been because most dogs got to run loose, but these two, being valueable dogs, were not let loose.
One was behind a short chain link fence in a front yard, he would come out and jump up and down barking at me.
The other, I only saw rarely, I think he was on a chain, but I didn’t get close to him.
The one behind the fence, I talked to the owner, who came out and quieted his dog, which is how I learned what it was – a field bred Golden Retriever.
It wasn’t a big dog, even to me as a child. As I remember it, the dog was even without shading – not lighter on the belly. The hue was about that of the red color of the old red Chow dogs. (To me as a kid).
But the dog was lithe and active, it’s bushy tail making fast circles as it jumped up and barked. Both eyes looked right at me – so they must have faced forward. The eyes were lighter in color than the typical deep brown of most dogs.
The ears were not so much on the side of the head as now. Both ears were totally floppy, but I could see both ears when the dog was alert and looking at me.
The other dog I remember only in that I didn’t know if it was the same dog, or a different one – so they must have looked alike, although the houses were not close to each other.
Years later, when I went to a dog show, I was surprised to see how long-haired, gold-colored, large, and slow moving the Golden Retrievers were.
Their coats were less thick but longer. The color was more sparkly, but not as red – it was more yellow. And the coat was shaded, lighter in some places than others.
The show dogs were bigger, heavier built, and s-l-o-w, very slow moving, not watchful. They acted dopey, and unaware.
They were probably nice dogs, maybe nicer than the 2 Golden Retrievers who I knew, but they weren’t what I expected.
Golden weren’t one of my breeds (they probably should have been!!!!) and the breeds which I tended to watch at dog shows were the less common breeds because I was teaching myself to judge dogs, and I could keep the entries in mind easier when they didn’t have the huge number of dogs entered that Goldens did.
After I gave up dog shows, I met a woman walking her dog. I asked “Golden Retriever mix?”
Ooooo. Wrong question. She said the dogs was from some show pedigree.
I knew she had to be wrong. First the dog was all white. Second it had very long hair. Third its neck angle was not only wrong for Golden Retrievers (from my past images), but also wrong for every breed that I could think of.
So will the real golden Retriever please stand up? The last 2 Goldies that I’ve seen were the middle era type, but I have not seen any more like those 2 from childhood.
I believe this shows the two different types which I now have:
The little red dog is all wags and wiggle and quite the athlete. The gold is my princess and she is very smart! I’ve also had male goldens of the gold variety who were like big dumb kids.
We adopted the little red girl by accident and I am quite delighted with her. I can’t wait to start agility and fly ball etc games with her as I don’t hunt.
Very beautiful dogs.
Both look so intelligent!