The History of the Golden Retriever. The name Russian retriever was applied to both what I argue is a Russian version of the poodle and to Colonel le Poer Trench’s St. Hubert’s golden retrievers.After World War II, there was another “retriever” developed in Russia. The golden retriever was first bred in Scotland during the 19th-century. The Russian Tracker was also known as the Russian Retriever. It is uncertain when precisely the breed ceased to exist; it could still be found in the late 1800s. Some Lesser-Known Facts. ERDOSKERTI ZSOKA Youang Russian Champion ,Champion of Russia,Russian National Club Golden-Retriever Champion,Champion of the RKF,Grand Champion,HD-B,ED-0 They were registered with the KC as a separate breed called the Russian yellow retriever. After World War II, suitable working dogs in the Soviet Union were nearly impossible to find. The Golden Retriever is a descendant of an old breed of dogs known as trackers, which are native to Asiatic Russia. (There are actually two very different breeds that called Russian retrievers, one of which is nothing like a golden retriever!) Therefore, the Russian Tracker was preferred a lot by families with children. The Russian Tracker or Russian Retriever is an extinct breed of domestic dog. The Tracker was of Asiatic Russian … It is often confused with Russian Yellow Tracker but both of the breeds were different. Golden Retriever is one of the closest descendants of this breed. Russian trackers are huge dogs measuring about 30 inches at the shoulder and often weighing 100 pounds. The dogs were not registered as golden retrievers or flat-coated retrievers, as would have been the norm. While it’s not known entirely what breed this dog originally came from, it’s believed it could have been the Russian Tracker which has a similar appearance and temperament.