Golden retriever possess natural capacities which often guided the selection for very precise uses. These "innate" qualities, by opposition to the "acquired" qualities deserve to be recognized, protected, the training being there only to emphasize them and develop them.
 

The canine shows are reserved exclusively for pedigree dogs.
By attributing qualifiers to dogs considered the most close to the standard of their race the show allow to classify the subjects according to their morphological qualities.
They also allow the visitors to inquire on the exposed races, to know the capacities and the needs of each of them.

The géocaching consists in using the technique by satellite ( GPS) to look for a hide box in different places worldwide.