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All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle!

Thank you Elizabeth Scherer for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Golden Retriever, “Kody” (CH HR UCH IABCA WBCH Star Crowned Kodiak Island CD BN RE SHU JH FDC CCA CGC FTN TKI WCX VC RATI), doing what he was bred to do! Elizabeth says, “His favorite thing to do is to hunt; he flushed his first bird at four months old! Kody is very close to achieving his AKC Grand Championship, has his AKC Senior Hunter Upland (Spaniel Hunt Tests), his Working Certificate Excellent (WCX), his UKC HRC Seasoned Title (Hunting Retriever), and his AKC Junior Hunter Title.  He also has his CD, Rally Excellent, Fetch Novice, and other titles. Congratulations Kody! According to the American Kennel Club, “The Golden Retriever, an exuberant Scottish Gundog of great beauty, stands among America’s most popular dog breeds. They are serious workers at hunting and field work, as guides for the blind, and in search-and-rescue, enjoy obedience and other competitive events, and have an endearing love of life when not at work. These energetic, powerful gundogs enjoy outdoor play. For a breed built to retrieve waterfowl for hours on end, swimming and fetching are natural pastimes.

The most important name in the early history of the Golden Retriever is Dudley Marjoribanks, the first Lord Tweedmouth, who developed the breed in the Scottish Highlands during the reign of Victoria. For the 50 years between 1840 and 1890, Tweedmouth kept scrupulous records of breedings effected to create an ideal gundog for use at his Guisachan estate in the Highlands, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Tweedmouth wanted a dog suited to the rainy climate and rugged terrain of the area. ‘Through several generations of clever breeding,’ an admiring historian wrote, ‘Tweedmouth created a consistent line of exceptional working retrievers.’ With a little more refinement after Tweedmouth’s time, the Golden Retriever came forth as an enduring gift to dogkind from a hunt-happy aristocrat. Sport hunters appreciated the breed’s utility, show fanciers were enthralled by their beauty and dash, and all were impressed by the Golden’s sweet, sensible temperament.”

Was your dog bred to hunt? Bred to herd cattle? Was he bred to rescue or guard? Was he bred to hunt rats? Please share your best Form Follows Function photos with us! We want to see them! Email Gia at Gia.Garofalo@caninechronicle.com with your photos!

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