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A typical Flat-Coated Retriever expression. Originating in the mid-19th century in England, the Flat-Coated Retriever gained popularity as a gamekeeper’s dog. Part of its ancestry is thought to have come from stock imported from North America from the now extinct St. John's water dog, but this is unverified.
Sh Ch. Vbos the Kentuckian (30 August 2001 – 3 June 2013 [1]), also known as Jet, was a Flat-Coated Retriever show dog, bred and handled by Jim Irvine, who won Best in Show at Crufts in 2011 aged 9 years and 7 months, becoming the oldest dog to do so. [2]
The Curly-coated Retriever (not always hyphenated, and often called the Curly for short) is a breed of dog originally bred in England for upland bird and waterfowl hunting. It is the tallest of the retrievers and is easily distinguishable by the mass of tight curls covering its body.
Gun dog Baxer beat six other finalists to claim the show’s top honour on Sunday.
Retriever (Flat-Coated) Gundog: Jim Irvine [73] 2012: Ch. Zentarr Elizabeth: Lhasa Apso: Utility: Margaret Anderson [74] 2013: Ch. Soletrader Peek A Boo: Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen: Hound: Sara Robertson and Wendy Doherty [75] 2014: Ch/Am Ch. Afterglow Maverick Sabre: Poodle (Standard) Utility: Jason Lynn, John Stone and Sandra Stone [76 ...
Ch. Shargleam Blackcap, (born 26 June 1977) [1] – also known as Brett – was a Flat-Coated Retriever show dog bred. Handled by Mrs Pat Chapman [2] he won Best in Show at Crufts in 1980. He is a direct ancestor of both Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian and Ch. Almanza Backseat Driver, who won best in show at Crufts in 2011 and 2022 respectively.
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Nous, sitting, at Guisachan, 1870s. The Golden Retriever was developed in Scotland in the nineteenth century by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks (later to become Baron Tweedmouth) from Flat-coated Retrievers judiciously crossed with Tweed Water Spaniels and some other British dog breeds.