Sporting Group
Curly-Coated Retriever
The job
Built as a water dog to retrieve game for hunters using rifles.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
The breed was developed in the 1800s from crosses of older water dogs.
Retrievers came along only after wing shooting with rifles became practical, sometime in the late 1700s.
Height 25-27 inches (male), 23-25 inches (female). Weight 60-95 pounds.
Photo: Mattias Agar. CC BY-SA 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
