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Golden Retriever

Height 58–61 cm 55–57 cm
Weight 29–34 kg 25–32 kg
Life span 10–12 years
Exercise 60 min/day

Friendly
Reliable
Trustworthy
Intelligent
Eager to please
Confident

The Golden Retriever is a large and muscular breed of dog that was originally bred in Scotland for retrieving game. They are intelligent, friendly, and eager to please, and make excellent family pets.

Group: Sporting Group
Origin: United Kingdom, Scotland (mid-19th century)
Coat: medium double · Light Golden, Golden, and Dark Golden
Also known as: Golden
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: fee91641-2a2e-4c4f-b557-cff67c5803bc

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Golden Retriever. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from grca.org showsightmagazine.com grca.org petmd.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/fee91641-2a2e-4c4f-b557-cff67c5803bc. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/fee91641-2a2e-4c4f-b557-cff67c5803bc"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "fee91641-2a2e-4c4f-b557-cff67c5803bc",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Golden Retriever",
      "description": "The Golden Retriever is a large and muscular breed of dog that was originally bred in Scotland for retrieving game. They are intelligent, friendly, and eager to please, and make excellent family pets.",
      "life": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 10
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 34,
        "min": 29
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 32,
        "min": 25
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 61,
        "min": 58
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 57,
        "min": 55
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "mid-19th century",
        "region": "Scotland",
        "country": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "Light Golden",
          "Golden",
          "Dark Golden"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 2,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 3,
        "shedding": 4,
        "temperament": [
          "Friendly",
          "Reliable",
          "Trustworthy",
          "Intelligent",
          "Eager to please",
          "Confident"
        ],
        "trainability": 5,
        "good_with_dogs": 5,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 5
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Golden"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://grca.org/about-the-breed/akc-breed-standard/",
          "title": "AKC Breed Standard - Golden Retriever Club of America"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/dog-breeds/golden-retriever/",
          "title": "Golden Retriever Dog Breed and Characteristics"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://grca.org/about-the-breed/articles/english-cream-golden-retrievers/",
          "title": "English Cream Golden Retrievers - Golden Retriever Club of America"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/golden-retriever",
          "title": "Golden Retriever Dog Breed Health and Care | PetMD"
        }
      ],
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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    },
    "relationships": {
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  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/fee91641-2a2e-4c4f-b557-cff67c5803bc/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.