Flat-Coated Retriever

Flat Coated Retriever

Flat-Coated Retriever – front view
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Flat-Coated Retriever – head
Photo: Flickr user Dave and Lynne Slater, CC BY 2.0, source
Flat-Coated Retriever – head
Photo: Hello Hi, CC BY 2.0, source
Flat-Coated Retriever – side view
Photo: Mike Belch, Public domain, source
Flat-Coated Retriever – front view
Photo: Douglas86, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Flat-Coated Retriever – head
Photo: Mennovic, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

Key facts

FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
CategoryLarge
Height at withers56–61 cm
Weight25–36 kg
Life span8–10 years

Recognition features

Purpose

A 19th-century English gamekeeper's retriever that fetched game from land and water.

History

A favourite of 19th-century English gamekeepers. Numbers dropped to a few dozen dogs after WWII.

Coat

Long, flat, dense coat.

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