Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Golden Retriever arose out of Great Britain during the late 1800’s and was originally a cross between a yellow, wavy haired Flat-Coated Retriever (the only yellow one born from that litter) and a Tweed Water Spaniel. Interestingly enough, the Tweed Water Spaniel is a \u00a0breed that is now extinct. It is a good thing a little bit of this breed lives on in one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. Eventually, they continued to breed these offspring with more Flat-Coated Retrievers, Tweed Water Spaniels and even threw in a little Irish Setter to make the perfect hunting companion. It still boggles my mind to think that these dogs (and other dogs) are “created” for a specific purpose.<\/p>\n
Golden Retriever Fast Fact – <\/strong>The Golden Retriever has had its moment in the spotlight with quite a few dogs being celebrities. Here are a few:<\/p>\n– \u00a0President Ford’s family pet, Liberty<\/p>\n
– The Family pet in the TV Show Full House (which my two nieces love, by the way)<\/p>\n
– The cool dog on The Drew Carey Show<\/p>\n
– \u00a0The Air Bud movies also utilized the talents of the Golden Retriever<\/p>\n
Okay, so that is just a few but there are plenty more hollywood stars. I hope you enjoyed our domesticated Wild Fact. I will see you tomorrow for a wilder Wild Fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since I spent all day yesterday dog sitting, I kind of felt like writing about “Man’s Best Friend” for today’s Wild Fact. Granted the little guy I was hanging out with wasn’t a Golden Retriever, like today’s fact, but they are both equally cool. I hope you are ready to learn some more about this famous breed of dog. In fact, this is one breed that I always wanted as a pet (along with another Springer Spaniel). Who wouldn’t want a dog that is known for being kind, friendly, confident and gets along great with family and strangers alike? Let’s <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,2338,2340,2341,4025,2343,2339,2342],"yoast_head":"\n
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