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Who is in your top 5?

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#1 ·
Just wondering which Goldens are in eveyones "Top 5" ?? So who are your 5 most favourite Golden Retrievers of all time? Anything Goldens conformation, field, producers etc.

Ash
 
#115 ·
This is my top five for sires...

1. Dual CH AFC Tigathoe's Funky Farquar CD TD OS FDHF

2. Am. Dual CH.-AFC Ronakers Novato Cain CD OS FDHF

3. FC Wraiths HTR MN Bro Macdhuibh OS

4. AFC Wildfire of Riverview CDX

5. Sky-Lab Argus of Belvedere *** OS

My top five for dams...

1. FC Windbreakers Razzmatazz OD

2. Shenandoah of Stilrovin CD *** OD

3. NAFTCH FTCH Brasdor's Razzl Dazzl Am. ***OD Can. FDHF

4. Splashdown Emberain Aubrey UD MH*** OD

5. Stony-Brooks' Fools Gold *** WC OD
 
#116 · (Edited)
These are the guys I adore- they are like hollywood celebs to me! I love field dogs like Stanley Steamer and show dogs like Kirby each in their own excellence. Stopping at five was way too hard.

Topbrass Cotton
Rush Hill's Haagen-Dazs (Kirby)
TNT's Stanley Steamer
Firemark's Push Comes To Shove
Sassafras Batterys Not Incld
Sunfire's XX Muleteam Borax
Wraiths HTR MN Bro Macdhuibh
Nautilus Joe Millionare
Tigathoe's Funky Farquar
Rosehill Mr. Speaker
High Times Run'n The Roost
Twin Beau D Montego Bay
 
#117 ·
Every Golden is a gift from God.
Tigathoe's Funky Farquar will always be the world's greatest golden, not counting my own. He was my Max's great grandfather.
I have Nona Bauer's The World of the Golden Retriever and love to look at my current boy's pedigrees throughout the book. So many wonderful beautiful goldens!
 
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#123 ·
Maybe someone here will know the dog I'm speaking of. It's been a number of years now, but the dog was a male Golden handled by a little girl. It was a nationally televised famous Dog Show. The sight of the two of them together had the crowd cheering and the commentators remarking on them. I believe the Golden came in 2nd in Best of Show.
I don't remember his name, but he was beautiful.
 
#125 ·
In no particular order... There are just too many that I love!!! I also noticed that most of list dogs, and not many bitches... Why do boys get more credit? :p:

1. BIS BISS Am. CH Suntory Loveit A Cherrybrook VCD1 CDX JH OA WC OS SDHF
2. BIS Ch. Summit's Mr. Bojangles OS SDHF
3. Am. Ch. Twin-Beau-D's Peterbuilt OS, SDHF
4. Am/Can CH Chuckanut's Brasstime TD, JH, NA, NAJ, WC,VCX,OS,SDHF; Can TD,JH,WC,OS
5. BIS BISS Am CH Legacy's Standing Ovation SDHF Am and Can OS
6. BIS BISS Am/Can CH Rush Hill's Haagen-Dazs CDX JH AX OAJ WCX VCX OS SDHF; Can. CD, WC
7. BISS BIS Am-Can Ch. Amberac's Asterling Aruba OD, SDHF
8. CH. Birnam Wood's Expedia.com
9. BIS BISS Ch. Summits Shadow Dancer OD SDHF
10. Multi BIS. BISS. BPIS. BPISS. Int. Can. Th. Ch. Golden Army Hannah From Thunder
 
#126 ·
Wow. I am honored that in your Top 10 you site 4 bitches, one of them my Zoom - Ch Birnam Wood's Expedia.com.

I wonder, as you are in Singapore, if you've seen her?

Thank you!



In no particular order... There are just too many that I love!!! I also noticed that most of list dogs, and not many bitches... Why do boys get more credit? :p:

1. BIS BISS Am. CH Suntory Loveit A Cherrybrook VCD1 CDX JH OA WC OS SDHF
2. BIS Ch. Summit's Mr. Bojangles OS SDHF
3. Am. Ch. Twin-Beau-D's Peterbuilt OS, SDHF
4. Am/Can CH Chuckanut's Brasstime TD, JH, NA, NAJ, WC,VCX,OS,SDHF; Can TD,JH,WC,OS
5. BIS BISS Am CH Legacy's Standing Ovation SDHF Am and Can OS
6. BIS BISS Am/Can CH Rush Hill's Haagen-Dazs CDX JH AX OAJ WCX VCX OS SDHF; Can. CD, WC
7. BISS BIS Am-Can Ch. Amberac's Asterling Aruba OD, SDHF
8. CH. Birnam Wood's Expedia.com
9. BIS BISS Ch. Summits Shadow Dancer OD SDHF
10. Multi BIS. BISS. BPIS. BPISS. Int. Can. Th. Ch. Golden Army Hannah From Thunder
 
#127 · (Edited)
Since I agree with lots of the dogs already cited, what about the field side of things? I dont know much about Stanley Steamer, but his "degrees" are amazing and he is such a good looking boy.

RoosterHigh Times Run'n The Roost UD MH WCX ***OS
Can. Dual CH AFTCH Firemark's Push Comes to Shove Am.*** OS
FC AFC OTCH FTCH AFTCH Can OTCH TNT's Stanley Steamer UDX, WCX , MH, OBHF, FDHF, OS
FC FTCH AFTCH Cedarpond Brasdor Skywalker OS Can. FDHF
FC Wraiths HTR MN Bro Macdhuibh OS
AFC AFTCH Rosehill's Mr Speaker MH OS CCA FDHF
U-UD Topbrass Shudabin A Cowboy UDX, MNH, WCX (OS)
AFC Holway Barty OS
AFC Emberain Rugby WCX OS FDHF
FC/AFC Glenhaven HTRS MN Baronet MH FDHF OS
FC AFC FTCH Bonnie Brooks Elmer OS FDHF
FC AFC Windbreakers Mighty Mo OS FDHF
NAFC FC Topbrass Cotton OS/FDHF
 
#128 · (Edited)
Well a number of my all time are mentioned previously. One I was a little surprised to see someone mention was Benjamin ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=9960 ) who if things had worked out better would have been the sire of my first litter.

Kirby and Weezer would also be there as would the following

Am. CH. Amigold On A Wing N A Prayer CD MH WCX VCX DDHF OS*** ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=14157 )

Am. CH. Hillock's Double Trouble II CD, MH, WCX, VCX, SDHF ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=102046 )

Am CH Hillock Meredreme Sweet Dyna UD AX AXJ ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=126709 )

Am./Can. CH OTCH Highmark Mirasol Once A Knight VCD3 UDX3 TDX JH MX MXJ WC VCX OS SDHF (http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=23473)

The following dog would be top on my list

Am/Can.Ch Gowrielea's Show Off ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=32367 )

And last but far from least would be my Keeper and her daughter Lucy
(yea I am a little biased but tough they still make MY list) :p:

Can OTCh Viking Princess Gold-Keeper OD SH UD MX MXJ OAP OJP CCA VCX Am/Can WC Can AGN VC ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=53948 )


Ambika's Funny Redhead JH UD MX MXJ CCA VCX Can CDX Am/Can WC CGC TDI ( http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=54240 )
 
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AmbikaGR;444345 [SIZE=2 said:
The following dog would be top on my list[/SIZE]
Am/Can.Ch Gowrielea's Show Off http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=32367 ) [/SIZE]

That's high praise! Where can I see/find a picture? What is it about this dog that you love? I want to learn& keep improving my eye for the nuances.
 
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AmbikaGR;444345 [SIZE=2 said:
The following dog would be top on my list[/size]
Am/Can.Ch Gowrielea's Show Off http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=32367 ) [/size]

That's high praise! Where can I see/find a picture? What is it about this dog that you love? I want to learn& keep improving my eye for the nuances.
Here is a photo of Otis at 9 years old when he won Best of Breed at the Golden Retriever Club Of Canada's National Specialty. Again I refer to that "IT" that I spoke of in your "Tribute to Kirby" who again is Otis' sire. My wife and I were fortunate to be there when he won the BOB at the GRCC but even before that when he was in the Veteran Class I said to my wife that even at 9 years old I still saw "IT" in him. Interesting enough iif you look at my "list" all the dogs have performance titles except one and that is the one on top of my list - Otis. I myself find that odd. As for learning and keep improving my eye for the nuances I try to get my hands on as many dogs as I can so I can "feel" what others are "seeing".
 

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#134 ·
Let's see. mine would be
topbrass cotton... i grew up wanting a pup out of that dog for no other reason that i liked the name. (i was young then...)
Asterlings wild blue yonder. another because i liked the name as a young girl.
Evergreens blue angel "nick" because he is ajays grandpa and justa sweetheart of a dog.
spindrifts hondo he was in our golden club at one time and from what I remembered he smiled. and i think he was a top field trial dog in the late 70's
and Gino jetoca's windward passage. well he is great show dog and the daddy of my windy too.
 
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Wow- he looks lovely too. Was there a litter name theme of repeat word sayings? Hubbs is a local boy here in Maine.

Banjo has looks I like, even though Andy is the famous Westminster one:
http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=19240
 
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