<P> The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century . At that time , wildfowl hunting was a popular sport for the wealthy Scottish elite , but the existing retriever breeds were inadequate for retrieving downed game from both water and land . Retrieving from both land and water was necessary because the hunting grounds of the time were pocketed with marshy ponds and rivers . Consequently , the best water spaniels were crossed with the existing retrievers , resulting in the establishment of the breed today known as the Golden Retriever . The Golden Retriever was first developed near Glen Affric in Scotland , at `` Guisachan '' , the highland estate of Dudley Marjoribanks , 1st Baron Tweedmouth . For many years , what breeds were originally crossed was disputed , but in 1952 , the publication of Marjoribanks ' breeding records from 1835 to 1890 dispelled the myth concerning the purchase of a whole troupe of Russian tracker sheepdogs from a visiting circus ; instead it details a careful line - breeding program . Commonly , the breed is said to have originated from the Russian tracker . </P>
<P> The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century . At that time , wildfowl hunting was a popular sport for the wealthy Scottish elite , but the existing retriever breeds were inadequate for retrieving downed game from both water and land . Retrieving from both land and water was necessary because the hunting grounds of the time were pocketed with marshy ponds and rivers . Consequently , the best water spaniels were crossed with the existing retrievers , resulting in the establishment of the breed today known as the Golden Retriever . The Golden Retriever was first developed near Glen Affric in Scotland , at `` Guisachan '' , the highland estate of Dudley Marjoribanks , 1st Baron Tweedmouth . For many years , what breeds were originally crossed was disputed , but in 1952 , the publication of Marjoribanks ' breeding records from 1835 to 1890 dispelled the myth concerning the purchase of a whole troupe of Russian tracker sheepdogs from a visiting circus ; instead it details a careful line - breeding program . Commonly , the breed is said to have originated from the Russian tracker . </P>
where does the golden retriever breed come from
where does the golden retriever breed come from
Scotland
Scotland