Originally known as the “Yellow Retriever,” it was Lord Harcourt, of England, who renamed the breed Golden Retrievers around 1906 when he first exhibited them at The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom. Thus making them a well kept secret from dog enthusiasts of that period. Instead they were only given as special gifts to friends and family. However, these early Goldens were not sold. Record books from the Guisachan estate document the development of this breed from 1865 until about 1890.
Lord Tweedmouth wanted an athletic and powerful dog, able to withstand the hunting conditions of land and water in the Scottish Highlands, that was also gentle and trainable.
Thus the first Golden Retriever puppies were born at Guisachan! Well sort of, from this litter three yellow pups went on to breed with Wavy and Flat-coated Retrievers, another Tweed Water Spaniel, and a Red Setter, to eventually become the Golden Retriever that we recognize today. This year marks the 150th Anniversary of Golden Retrievers! In 1868, in his quest for the prefect gun dog and retriever for sportsmen, Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, also more easily remembered as Lord Tweedmouth, bred a Yellow Wavy-coated Retriever with a Tweed Water Spaniel, a now extinct breed, at his estate in the Scottish Highlands.
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