To encourage and promote the purebred Golden Retriever, and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection. To urge members and breeders to accept the Standard of the Breed as approved by the American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Golden Retrievers shall be judged: and to do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmen like competition at dog shows, obedience trials, and field events.