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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
 
#167 ·
I have also come to really like Faera's Starlight he had a beautiful head and front end assembly which I need on my next litter to Kali. Finding a good front has been my main goal. He has also produced some lovely kids.
 
#169 ·
Well the dogs i'm thinking of now...

Am. Ch. Faera's Future Classic OS "Thunder"
Am Ch Hytree's Ryd-N-Out The Storm OS SDHF "Ryder"
BISS Ch Bravo's Old Spice SDHF OS "Clipper"
Am./Can Ch OTCH Highmark Mirasol Once A Knight VCD3 UDX3 TDX JH MX MXJ WC VCX OS SDHF OBHF "Yogi"
darn it! can't narrow it down to a 5th....

wayyyy too many to list!!!
 
#170 ·
okay I think i'll go with:
Am. CH Elysian Sky Hi Dubl Exposure UDT MH ** WCX VCX OS
 
#171 ·
I was able to find the book Debles mentioned, The World of the Golden Retriever by Nona Bauer, on amazon (used ... good condition) for about $20.. New it was over $100. I've just been pouring over some of the dogs mentioned here...... what gorgeous specimans !!!!!!
 
#174 ·
This is my favourite dog, Ch Catcombe Corblimey, he's everything I could ever dream of in a top dog, plus he works also!!!! He's Cruft's BOB 2008, Dog CC Crufts 2007 and top winning dog this year. What a dreamboat!!!! Plus he's related to both my dogs, he's Obi's dad and Izzie's grandad
 
#180 ·
Sungold, your Star daughter is one gorgeous girl! Looks put together just perfectly. If she's like our Tito boy, she's probably quite a performance dog (agility, obedience), too.
 
#184 ·
Goodbye and godspeed to another great dog- Sabre.

CH Amigold On A Wing N A Prayer CD MH WCX VCX DDHF OS *** passed away
 
#189 ·
Hi and welcome to the forum :wavey:
Is there any links that you can give for these dogs so we can see them and maybe their pedigrees? I love getting to see dogs via the internet that I would otherwise never have a chance to see.
 
#199 ·
I think I've seen Rio in pictures before... he looks awfully familiar...

Nice boy, btw.
 
#203 ·
No problem Ambika GR ;)

Lucky Man de Ria Vela http://www.riavela.com/cuerpo dobby n ingles.htm
Timanfaya de Ria Vela http://www.riavela.com/cuerpo diva n ingles.htm
Paudell Pure Passion http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ashbury/scott.htm
Ashbury Angel Heart http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ashbury/ashbury_angel_heart.htm
Karvin Forrest Gump http://www.geocities.com/tylah2001si/Frosty.html
Zampanzar Always You http://www.riavela.com/cuerpo Cesar INGLES.htm
Heart of Eternity de Ria Vela http://www.atrapasuenios.com/perros/geisha.html

These are the links of their kennels page so take a look of the kennels, I like them a lot! My great dream is puppy from Ria Vela kennel.
 
#210 ·
All those dogs looked great. But something about the above dog really caught my eye. It is so interesting to see how dogs around the world are presented and what the points of emphasis are. Here in the states the "grooming" aspect is so over the top that you truly have to look with your hands to know what you are looking at. In all those photos it appears that the dogs are all the emphasis.
 
#208 ·
It means that shoulder blade and upper arm have to be the same size and have to make 90 degreese angle. Most of dogs are open in front.
This is example of well angulated dog in front (and back) ( he's my dog's grandfather :) )

And this is gorgeous girl but unfortunatley very open in front you can see that her shoulder line is longer than upper arm line

 
#213 ·
I am very glad that you like Paudell Pure Passion.... :) He's amazing dog but unfortuantley he didn't give many great dogs, mostly because he had puppies with females who are not in his type. Best puppies he gave are with Timanfaya de Ria Vela. It seems like she's made for him!!!
This is their's son- Shaman King de Ria Vela:heartbeat
 
#215 ·
I have just read GR standard on AKC and it says this:
Shoulder blades long and well laid back with upper tips fairly close together at withers. Upper arms appear about the same length as the blades, setting the elbows back beneath the upper tip of the blades
it's that what I talked about- if they're same size they make 90 degree angle. So I guess that's not cultural diversity, I thought it was that also but I guess we have same standard for goldens.. Try it for yourself on your dogs- if both bones are the same size then angle is correct.
I, myself have only one dog with ideal angles and two who are open (they don't go on shows and I don't breed them)
 
#216 ·
Oh, I wasn't talking about cultural diversity in that sense. I meant like the longer neck (looks like to me), shorter legs, just a very different physical and visual form. Rounder heads.

I love the back leg anatomy I see here too. Very striking.

I'm so glad you're here, GL ... you're opening my eyes to the European side, I'm loving it! Now I'm going to go home after work today and check out my dog's shoulders. I'm quite certain she's not anatomically correct but it will be interesting to see how she compares.

:wave:
 
#218 · (Edited)
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.

I have to add 3 more dogs Firemark's Push Comes to Shove, and my 2 goldens Ambertrail's Pocketful of Gold ( Push's son) and Bailey Braeview Cahill (Shurmark's Split Decision's son) :)plit Decision, Topbrass Cotton , Yankee's Smoke'n Red Devil, Holway Barty, Wild Fire of Riverview
 
#219 ·
Shurmark's Split Decision, Topbrass Cotton , Yankee's Smoke'n Red Devil, Holway Barty, Wild Fire of Riverview
Nice field line-up there. Flip has three of them in his pedigree. Of course, I haven't seen too many field pedigrees that didn't have Barty somewhere in it.
 
#221 ·
My eclectic selection:
Davern Figaro
Shurmarks Split Decision
Trowsnest Whirlwind
Tangelo's Sidekick
Westley Victoria
 
#223 ·
My All Time Favorites

Am. Can. CH Trowsnest Whirlwind, UD, WC, Can. CDX http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=96

Champion Catcombe Corblimey JW http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=108394

Grenadier My Way Have Faith http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=171847

CH Paudell Pure Passion http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=39153

Can CH Mjaeromhogda's Kyon Flying Surpise CDX

Can CH Trowsnest English Gentry SH CDX http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=32961

CH Camrose Cabus Christopher http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=236


Glad I was able to share.
 
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