However, a lesser-known fact is that there are actually three different types of golden retrievers: the American, the British/English, and the Canadian. Since they're all still part of the same ...

Incredibly intelligent, oodles of energy and super loyal, retrievers make great working dogs as well as beloved family pets.

This means they are better suited as watchdogs, than the more affable types of retrievers ... Eventually, this became the origin of the golden retrievers that we know and love today.