NGRC AGM Monday 9th October

NGRC AGM 2023 Save the Date Information: Notice is hereby given that the 2023 Annual General Meeting of The National Golden Retriever Council (NGRC) will be held on Monday, 9th October 2023 at the Golden Retriever National in Melbourne. Nominations Nominations for President and Secretary are now open for voting Read more…

Litter Registration Limitations

ANKC Regulations Part 6 – 8.13.1, 8.13.2, 8.13.3,  8.134  Litter Registration Limitations Hip Scoring : Breeders will be required to have parents of all litters, where the parents themselves were whelped on or after 1st January, 2002, radiographed and assessed for Hip Dysplasia as a prerequisite to registration of any Read more…

Estimated Breeding Values (EBV)

The NGRC is currently collecting Hip and Elbow information with an aim to develop EBV’s for Golden Retrievers. If you have hip and elbow certificates and would like to contribute to this research project then please check out the Estimated Breeding Values page on our website for further information or Read more…

Cause of Death Survey

The National Golden Retriever Council agreed to conduct research into the age and cause of death for golden retrievers in 2002-3 after anecdotal information revealed the possibility of a significant incidence of premature death in the breed. Participation in this survey is open to all pure breed golden retriever owners, Read more…