Unlike British and American Golden Retrievers, the golden coats of Canadian Golden Retrievers are generally shorter and thinner than its counterparts' coats. According to the Golden Retriever Club of Canada, the texture of a Canadian Golden Retriever's hair tends to be "not as hard as that of a short-haired dog nor silky as that of a setter," with less feathering than the other two varieties. The average male Canadian Golden Retriever is 23 to 24 inches in height, while females are usually 21.5 to 22.5 inches tall.