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Industrial Revolution landscape

Curly-coated Retriever

Also known as Curly.

Related breedAustralian Shepherd1840 to 1957 · United States

Curly-coated Retriever at a glance

Origin
England, United Kingdom
Appeared
1800 to 1860 (likely)
Family
Retriever
Type
Retriever
Size
Large
Life span
10 to 12 years
Recognised by
FCI, AKC, KC
Status
Living
FCI standard
No. 110
DNA clade
Retriever (Parker 2017)

The name. For its coat of tight curls.

Same familyBouvier des Flandres1800 to 1912 · Belgium, France

Family and relatives

Close by DNABulldog1835 to 1875 · United Kingdom

Closest relatives by shared DNA

Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.

Same eraEnglish Cocker Spaniel1800 to 1892 · United Kingdom

Place in time

The Curly-coated Retriever appears 1800 to 1860 (likely), in the Industrial Revolution, when 91 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Curly-coated Retriever is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.