For today's golden retrievers, the world is divided into two major categories - British golden retrievers and American golden retrievers. In some pet forums, you can see people talking about Australian and Japanese breeds. In fact, Australian breeds belong to the British breed of golden retrievers, and Japanese breeds belong to the American breed. American golden retrievers are popular in countries and regions such as the United States, Canada, Taiwan, and Thailand, while British golden retrievers are popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Pictures of British Golden Retrievers:

American golden retriever pictures:

Because Hong Kong used to be a British colony, there used to be mostly British Golden Retrievers, but now American Golden Retrievers have become completely mainstream. The popularity of the American Golden Retriever in Hong Kong, including mainland China, must be mentioned. He is Mr. Chen Zhenta from Hong Kong. He was the one who successively introduced the famous American Golden Retrievers such as Maple Leaf Boy, Golden Warrior, and Maple Leaf Emperor in the 1990s. Golden Retriever has directly contributed to the popularity of American Golden Retriever in Hong Kong and mainland China today.

1. The origin of the Golden Retriever

British system: original body

American series: improved

2. The character of the Golden Retriever

British/American: docile, intelligent, not aggressive towards others, and highly obedient. There is not much difference.

3. Facial expression characteristics of golden retrievers

English: Their expressions are simple and honest, which makes people feel like they are like children, needing the care of their master at all times.

American: The eyes are confident. The adult American looks more like a big child, but lonely eyes have the same longing as a child.

4. Physical characteristics of the Golden Retriever

British type: Slightly larger, taller, and the chest is fuller and more prominent

American type: slightly smaller, slightly lower in height, and the chest is not as full as that of the British type

5. Golden Retriever Hair Volume

There is not much difference between British and American systems

British hair quality: hard

American hair quality: soft

6. Bone mass of Golden Retriever

English: No difference in childhood, slightly thinner in adulthood

American: no difference in childhood, thicker in adulthood

7. Golden Retriever’s head-muzzle

British type: Muzzle: thicker in terms of thickness, about the same width, there is a gap between the eyes, extending to the forehead, the gap is not long (it is normal if it is not there)

American series: Kiss: average thickness, almost the same width, no gaps

8. The shape of the frontal bone of the Golden Retriever

British style: oval or egg-shaped

American style: Thick, very full. No protruding skull.

9. Golden Retriever Coat Color

British series: light color (pure white is not accepted)

Beauty series: dark color

10. Differences in competition-level grooming of golden retrievers

English: Pay attention to their working ability, so they must highlight the fullness of the chest, strong strength and overall skeletal coordination.

Beauty Department: What stands out is the appreciation

11. Pigments of Golden Retrievers

British series: The areas of pigmentation are in the eye circles

Beauty: It’s also in the eye circles, because the coat is darker, so it’s not obvious