Flat Coated Retreiver - In early times, the retrieving dog was used to retrieve fish and other objects from the water for fishermen. Cod fisheries in Newfoundland particularly liked these types of dogs, and some of the most popular breeds in the 19th century were the Labrador (different from the present day Labrador retriever) and many different sizes of the Newfoundland breed. As firearms advanced, hunters needed to have a dog that could mark a fallen bird and bring it back to them. Because of the fishery dogs swimming and retrieving abilities, they were crossed with other English breeds, like the setter and the pointer, in order to hone the dog's bird sense. Some sources say that the flat-coated retriever was developed by the crossing of other breeds, such as the water dog, the St. John's Newfoundland, and the collie. Whatever the true origins, the result of these crossings was the wavy-coated retriever, which became very popular in both England and the United States...... Find out more about this dog breed.
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