Tucker's color is medium golden with lighter colored feathering. I love them all, but prefer the light to medium golden shades.

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I have always considered Danny as red and Jasper as lighter, but people tell me all the time that they look identical (obviously not to me). But I have seen true red dogs who make Danny look blonde in comparison.

Here are Jasper and Danny playing together.

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Thank you! He really does sparkle on a sunny day

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What a wonderful dog you have!! I cant understand why the AKC would reject a redhead, especially one who is as cute as your dog! id love my next dog to be like him, id probably name him Chase or Sirius

Thanks...I kinda like him too! But I do Love most 4-Leggers!

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I have one of each. My Daisy is blonde, Bama is golden and Pawley is a dark redhead.

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I have one that is blonde (but not cream) and one that is dark gold (but definitely not red).

I have had red (see my avatar dog! now passed away) and I have had cream (UK lines rescued dog, gorgeous coat, also passed away).

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The AKC accepts them all for registration, and plenty of cream AND dark dogs have won at shows here.

When I lived in the UK, the American dog I brought there with me was often called dark "Wow, she's so dark, is she a Golden?" which was funny because over here in the US, everyone thought she was "so light colored!" (She was the same color as my current male, Starlite).

By the way, the darkest red Golden I have ever seen still is not the same color as an Irish Setter.

My darker one- my female. Her name is Holiday. She has blonde feathering and a darker gold body. I love the contrast!







My male, Starlite.

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My heart dog (passed) was a redhead, as was my favorite foster. My two senior adopted goldens are white (or gray as the case may be) Don't know what they were originally, but probably cream and gold. Color isn't the issue to me. Personality is.

Our first golden was a red head. We now have show type blondy.

Along with all the colors varience there also comes the varied body features like blocky heads (more common among show types and cremes) and the skinny sometimes pointed heads (more common in field types), and leg differences...shorter thicker legs (more common in show types) and thinner longer legs (more common in field types).

If I had to pick one favorite color or body type it would be very very hard to do. I just simply love all goldens....If I were a judge every golden would walk away with a blue ribbon.

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