The golden retriever is a big, sweet dog that with a long interesting history behind. Its first appearance was in Scotland, in the mid-17th century, when hunting was very popular among the aristocrats. The characteristics of the Scottish environment make it necessary to have a dog that was able to retrieve game both in water and on land. The prey often fell in inaccessible places, so they tried to train some English Setters, but, unfortunately , the results were rather poor. So, in order to obtain the perfect dog with the features they needed, the first retrievers were crossed with Water Spaniels, and the Golden Retriever we know was born.
