The Curly-Coated Retriever breed is a hunting retriever breed that wears many hats according to its different abilities. Hard-working with plenty of endurance Curly-Coated Retrievers hate to stay still for long and love the outdoors. They were bred to retrieve both furry prey and fowl. The Curly-Coated Retriever dog breed was bred to endure and thrive in heavily covered land and icy waters. Even when Curly-Coated Retriever dogs are homebodies, they tend to look alert.
Here are the characteristics of the Curly-Coated Retriever breed as determined by the American Kennel Club's published breed standard.
Curly-Coated Retriever�s Behavior
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Recommended for: hunting
The Curly-Coated Retriever breed is a particularly hard-working working breed. Curly-Coated Retrievers will probably never be happy unless they have an outlet to get their paws dirty outside in physical activity. But though hard work is the specialty of the Curly-Coated Retriever dog breed, Curly-Coated Retriever dogs tend to be affectionate companion animals.
Remember that breed only provides a general clue as to any individual dog's actual behavior. Make sure to get to know dogs well before bringing them into your home.
Curly-Coated Retriever Physical Characteristics
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- Size: 23-25 inches
- Coat: Mostly thick and covered in small, tight, crisp curls lying close to the skin. It is also a water-resistant all-weather coat. Above the neck and on the forelegs and feet, the coat tends to be smooth and straight.
- Color: Black or liver. There may be some white hairs, but not too many.
- Eyes: Almond-shaped, and moderately large.
- Ears: small and on a line slightly above the corner of the eye.
- Skull: Backskull, flat or nearly so.
- Muzzle: wedge-shaped.
- Nose: fully pigmented; black on black dogs, brown on liver dogs; large nostrils.
- Tail: Carried straight or fairly straight, never curled or carried on the back.
Curly-Coated Retriever Origins and History
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Source: Wikipedia.
Country/Region of Origin: England
Original purpose: hunting