| About the Curly Coated Retriever |
| The History of the Curly-Coated Retriever The Curly Coated Retriever, is the oldest of the English retrievers. It is believed that the Curly may be a descended from a cross between the Newfoundland and the Irish Water Spaniel. However the Poodle may also have contributed to the breed. The Curly Coated Retriever was shown for the first time in 1860. A breed club was founded in 1896 and the standard was established in 1913. The Curly Coated Retriever was very popular during those early years and were on many of the large estates, however the war years and the introduction to the were to greatly reduce their popularity. Their fortunes have ebbed and flowed throughout the years with registrations as low as 5 in1919 to the record of 168 in 1994. |
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| The Curly Coated Retriever by Audrey Nicholls |
| The Curly Coated Retriever by Mary and Gary Meeks |
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| Retriever Training by Susan Scales |
| Die Kosmos Retrieverschule bei Norma Zvolsky |
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| The Curly-Coated Retriever The Curly Coated Retriever is amiable, loyal and eager to please and totally without malice. Proud, confident and very intelligent. The Curly is clever and mischievous, but also sensitive. The Curly does have a mind of its own and is capable of using it in its own way. They are obedient but tend to be so in their own time. This independence of mind is one of the traits which the Curly devotees find attractive, for it makes a dog of character and Curlies certainly are that.The Curly Coated Retriever is a slow maturing dog and may take up to three years to reach maturity. Their most distinctive feature is their COAT. Either black or liver, it is a mass of small, dense, tight, crisp, waterproof curls. The curls are continuous from the head to the tip of the tail. Only the face, the front of the forelegs, hocks and feet are smooth haired. |
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| The Dog Whisperer by Paul Owens |
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