English Cream Golden Retrievers About the breed

Training

Highly intelligent and eager to please, the English cream retriever is very easy to train. They excel at obedience training and will learn commands quickly when properly motivated.

Use positive reinforcement techniques and reward-based training to encourage good behavior and your dog’s learning efforts.

Due to their calm nature and trainability, platinum retrievers are a great choice for novice owners. Even if you didn’t own a dog before, you won’t have any trouble house training and teaching your dog basic commands.

Although they are naturally friendly, start socializing your goldie from a young age, as you would any other dog.

Try to expose your puppy to as many different people, places, sounds, and situations as soon as you bring him home. This way, you will help grow into a well-mannered and balanced dog.

Temperament

The breed’s friendly, affectionate, and devoted nature is what makes golden retrievers such amazing family companions. But although all goldens are the same breed, there are clear differences in temperaments between the American and English variations.

Platinum retrievers are generally calmer and more sensible than American goldens. Furthermore, they are rarely hyperactive and rowdy, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t playful or active.

Think of a platinum retriever as a slightly calmer version of an American golden.

If you are looking for a smart, easy-to-train, companion dog that won’t bounce around the house at all hours of the day, the English cream retriever might be a great choice.

However, don’t forget they are working dogs at heart, and your platinum dog will need a job to do.

Highly intelligent and eager to please, the platinum golden is easy to train and excels in obedience and agility. Amiable and affectionate, this breed likes to spend time with its people and is an amazing family dog and a great companion.

Size And Appearance

The biggest difference between the American and English variations is the coat color. American goldens can range in color from golden to deep red, while English creams have a pale platinum coat.

While both variations have the same standard, English cream golden retrievers have a stockier build and a slightly larger head. They also have thicker and stronger necks, slightly wider muzzles, and a stronger jaw. Their eyes are also rounder and closer together, and the ears are at the same level as the eyes

Overall, the English cream retriever has a stockier and more robust appearance when compared to its American counterpart. As with all other breeds, male dogs are slightly larger than females, but that doesn’t always have to be the case.

Background

Originally bred in the 19^th century, the golden retriever hails from Scotland where it was used as a gun dog to retrieve shot waterfowl.

The breed’s creator, Lord Tweedmouth, wanted to create a dog breed that worked well both on land and in water to retrieve shot fowl.

An unknown yellow-colored retriever dog and now extinct Tweed water spaniel were used to create the first-ever litter of golden retrievers.

One of these puppies ended with Lord Tweedmout’s son who bred it with his Irish setter, thus creating deep red golden retrievers. It’s believed that the paler coat color of English creams is the result of breeding the palest goldens.

As the breed’s popularity grew, golden retrievers were imported to America and Canada, which led to slight variations in appearance and temperament.