Maggie the Curly-coat/Labrador cross

2009 January 12
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by retrieverman

This is her first trip to the ocean:

Note how the curly’s kinky coat does not survive cross-breeding.

Video from Dmentias.

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  1. 2009 January 12
    kathleen permalink

    Interesting. Two of my dogs, Elsa and Finn, have curly coats. Elsa’s is especially curly. Finn’s is more on the wavy side. Someday, when the dog dna tests are more affordable, I might find out what breeds are in the mix. A curly coat can come from a variety of dogs, I would think.

    I hope you are writing a book about breeds of yore. I find it fascinating!

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    • 2009 January 12
      retrieverman permalink

      I don’t know why curls exist. The original curly-coated retriever once had longer hair, and a related breed, the Norfolk retriever, was more of a water spaniel.

      Kuvaszok from Hungarian lines have really wavy-coats. That might be a possibility. Even modern lines of Newfoundland produce curly-haired dogs.

      Goldens are allowed to have wavy-coats, and some are really wavy. That’s another possibility.

      The way dog genes work, it’s just so hard to discern breeds.

      I had a mix between a golden retriever and brindle boxer, but you would think she was a Great Dane or a Lab mix. She was solid black with short hair, shorter than Lab’s.

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    • 2009 January 12
      retrieverman permalink

      Curly-haired Kuvasz: http://www.breederretriever.com/photopost/data/714/medium/kuvasz.jpg

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  2. 2009 January 13
    kathleen permalink

    Elsa’s coat has the waviness of the Kuvaszok. Or, a Golden’s. She is addicted to swimming and a couple of summers ago was in the pool so much that her coat didn’t fully dry out and she began to smell. The vet thought she might have mildewed. That said, she definitely has more of a Kuvaszok’s personality than a Golden’s. Her brother has the personality of a Golden but isn’t interested in the pool. Neither retrieve. They keep me guessing.

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    • 2009 January 13
      retrieverman permalink

      A lot of goldens don’t retrieve. And a lot have a sharper personality. I have no idea what they are.

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