Curly Coated Retriever
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN England
MOST SUITED AS Field sports dog and family pet.
SIZE
The shoulder-height is about 68.5cm (27in) for dogs and 63.7cm (27in) for bitches.
COAT
The Curly Coated Retriever has a curly, waterproof coat. The hair on the head and on the legs is short and without curls. They are recognized in two colours: liver and black.
CARE REQUIRED
The coat of this breed should be brushed as little as possible to avoid changing its nature from the breed standard. Grooming cannot be avoided though during the moult. Afterwards the coat should be soaked with water by letting the dog swim or by sponging it down. This puts the curl back into the coat. If the coat becomes too long, it can be trimmed with scissors.
CHARACTER
The Curly Coated Retriever is an intelligent, friendly, boisterous dog which can be dominant, that is active, independent, vigilant, and has a good nose for scents. The Curly Coated Retriever likes to please its handler and learns commands fairly quickly. In spite of this, it has a mind of its own. The males are more dominant than the bitches.
TRAINING
This breed is intelligent enough to grasp what is expected of it. Make the training a challenge for this dog and vary the exercises because monotony will cause it to lose interest. It is also important always to be consistent.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
In normal circumstances this breed usually gets on well with dogs and other household animals. Provided children do not pester them, they are mainly very patient with them. If strangers visit, they will usually look everywhere else but, if needs be, they will stand by you.
EXERCISE
This retriever is first and foremost a working dog which likes to retrieve and to swim. The dog could be trained for field sports but members of this breed have also become well known in other areas of dog sports. Whichever you choose does not matter so long as the dog gets enough exercise and activity. A Curly Coated Retriever that does not get enough exercise or work becomes extremely badly behaved.
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