Q 01/05

In which country was the Golden Retriever developed?

A) England

B) Canada

C) Scotland

D) Ireland

Answer · why

C) Scotland

Scotland. A Victorian sportsman wanted a retriever built for the climate, rough ground and game of his Highland estate, and spent decades breeding one...

Q 02/05

Who bred the first Golden Retrievers?

A) Winifred Charlesworth

B) Dudley Marjoribanks

C) Charles Cruft

D) Giles Fox-Strangways

Answer · why

B) Dudley Marjoribanks

Dudley Marjoribanks, a name pronounced 'Marchbanks'. He wrote down every mating for half a century in a leather-bound stud book, which is how the bree...

Q 03/05

What was the name of the estate where the Golden Retriever was first bred?

A) Sandringham

B) Guisachan

C) Chatsworth

D) Balmoral

Answer · why

B) Guisachan

Guisachan. Every Golden Retriever traces back to a litter born at its kennels in 1868, and hundreds of owners still bring their dogs there for anniver...

Q 04/05

Which retriever breed was crossed with a water spaniel to found the Golden Retriever?

A) Labrador Retriever

B) Flat-coated Retriever

C) Curly-coated Retriever

D) Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Answer · why

B) Flat-coated Retriever

Flat-coated Retriever, then known as the wavy-coated. The founding sire, Nous, was the single golden pup in a litter of blacks, born near Brighton and...

Q 05/05

In Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs, the Golden Retriever ranks fourth; which breed tops the list?

A) Poodle

B) German Shepherd

C) Border Collie

D) Labrador Retriever

Answer · why

C) Border Collie

Border Collie. Coren built the ranking by asking obedience judges how quickly each breed learns and obeys commands, and only two other breeds came bet...