Curly-Coated Retriever

Curly Coated Retrievers are generally intelligent, hard working, and alert dogs who were originally used as hunters. Their endurance requires much physical and mental stimulation in the family environment. They can be excellent jogging or hiking companions, or bond with people as service or animal-assisted therapy dogs. Although the Curly Coated Retriever is generally great with children, as with all dogs, close supervision is required to prevent accidental injury to the child or dog and avoid the dog's subsequently developing fear based-defensive aggression.

Curly-Coated Retriever History:

The Curly-Coated Retriever is one of the oldest retriever breeds and dates back to the early 1800's in England. While the precise lineage of the breed cannot be proven, the Curly-Coated Retriever is believed to have descended from the Close-Curled English Water Dog, the St. John’s Newfoundland and the Old Water Spaniel. As the breed’s popularity has decreased in England, it increased in Australia and New Zealand, where it is loved for its excellent retrieving skills. In 1907 the breed was exported to the United States and it became recognised by the American Kennel Club in 1924.