Do you see a RED dog? I don't see a red dog. Do you see a CREAM dog? I don't see a cream dog. All I see is GOLD dogs.

   Don't bother me with facts. I see what I choose to see.
   If you ask a Brit to identify notable red Golden Retrievers in their country-- whether past or present --they respond that they do not exist, because the Breed Standard rejects them. So you cannot register a born-red Golden by using its birth color. You can register a cream as cream, however.
   In Canada, you have three color choices when registering your Golden pup with the CKC-- light gold or golden or dark gold. While our friends to the north recognize and do not penalize cream-coated Goldens in the show ring, cream dogs are considered to be born-gold pups-- even though they are not. In guidelines published by the GRCC they make it clear that cream is a legitimate, stand alone color. Why, then, can they not be registered as their true color?
   In the United States, you have been given only two options by the GRCA and sanctioned by the AKC. You may either register your Golden as light gold or gold. And the leadership of both organizations make it clear that cream Goldens fall into the "undesirable" category.