Nalane ea mofuta oa Golden Retriever e amahanngoa le lebitso la Senyesemane Lord Tweedmouth. Ho ea ka litokomane tse fumanoeng, Morena Tweedmouth, ha a ntse a tsamaea Brighton, o ile a kopana le moetsi oa lieta ea nang le mokotla o mosehla o motle, oo a ileng a o fumana e le ntja e le ho lefa sekoloto ho mookameli oa thepa, Morena Chichester. Morena Tweedmouth o ne a rata ntja eo, a e reka, mme a e reha lebitso la Naus. E ne e le eona feela ntjanyana e tšehla e tšehla e ka har’a matlakala e nang le jase e ntšo e makhubu (hona joale ke Straight Coated Retriever). Bukeng ea lithupelo ea Lord Tweedmouth ea 1865, ho na le mongolo: “Ho Tsalisa Morena Chichester. O hlahile ka June 1864. O rekiloe Brighton".
Ho qala ka 1868, Morena Tweedmouth o ile a etsa lifapano tse ngata pakeng tsa Naousa le Metsi a Metsi a Spaniels a 'mala oa Tee. Ka lebaka leo, li-retrievers tsa pele tse mosehla li ile tsa fumanoa, baholo-holo ba Khauta e le mofuta o khethehileng. 'Me lilemo tse fetang mashome a mane hamorao, ka 1911, English Kennel Club e ile ea hlokomela lintja, tseo baholo-holo ba tsona ba ileng ba hōlisoa ke Morena Tweedmouth, e le mefuta e ikemetseng e bitsoang "yellow, kapa khauta, retriever". Ka mor'a 1920, lentsoe "mosehla" le tsoang lebitsong la mofuta ona le ile la tlosoa, 'me mofuta oa Golden Retriever o ile oa kena ka nepo lebaleng la lefatše la canine.