The Flat-Coated Retriever is a type of gundog that comes from the UK. It was developed as a retriever both on land and in water.
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Description
Appearance
The Flat-Coated Retriever breeds the standard call for males to be 23-25 ​​at (58-64 cm) tall at withers, with a suggested weight of 60-80 lb (27-36 kg), and for women to be 22- 24 in (56-61 cm), with a suggested weight of 55-75 pounds (25-34 kg). The Flat-Coated Retriever has a strong muscular jaw and a relatively long snout to allow for carrying birds and highland games. Its head is unique to breed and is described as "one part" with a minimal stop and a backskull of the same length as its snout. He has dark almond-shaped brown eyes with an intelligent and friendly expression. The ear is a pendant, relatively small, and located close to the head. The occiput (bone behind the skull) should not be emphasized (as in the setter, for example) with the head flowing smoothly into the curved neck. The topline line is strong and straight with a flat, fluffy tail that is held straight from the back. This breed should have a good front and rear angle, allowing open and easy movement. Lighter, more racial, and more elegant in appearance compared to other breed retrievers.
Temperament
The Flat-Coated Retriever is an active and multitalented bird dog with a strong desire to please people. Full of joy, self-confidence, and cordiality, they make loving family pets and can be friends for small children, provided adults are nearby to direct the dog's enthusiastic enthusiasm. These takers require a lot of practice and engagement to help channel their natural sports energy. The owner should provide the dog with at least 2 hours of exercise a day. Although they will protect their owners and properties with firm bark, they are unlikely to support such a sound with real aggression. Because of their incredible sense of smell, combined with their unlimited energy and desire to please their master, they are sometimes used as drug-tracer dogs. They are used in breeding programs for the Dog Guide to the UK Blind Association, both as breeds and as cross breeds with Labrador Retrievers
Eager and quick to learn, they are best trained in short intervals, because they may be boring with repetition. The Flat-Coated Retriever is a slow-maturing dog, as they do not reach full maturity until the age of 3-5 years. Even then, these dogs retain their young outlook, like puppies and look good to old age. Paddy Petch, author of The Complete Flat-Coated Retriever, refers to these dogs as "Peter Pan" from breed retrievers, remembering they never grew up.
The Flat-Coated Retriever is a "natural" breed and loves to take part in "natural" activities such as overthrowing dirt, playing mud, and digging. These dogs also "think" dogs, which means they want fun but are looking for ways to bend the rules. These characteristics help with their hunting skills but only if they are tied to their owners. These dogs will work for themselves or not at all if there is no motivation to work with a handler holding or holding a dog handler.
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History
Originating from the mid-19th century in England, the Flat-Coated Retriever gained popularity as a goalie dog. Parts of his ancestors allegedly came from stocks imported from North America from St. John's is extinct, but this has not been verified. Canadian sailors are thought to have brought Newfoundlands to British ports, and they reckon the ancestors of the Flat-Coated Retriever. Collie-type dogs may have been added to improve the ability to train with Newfoundland for strength and Setter blood to improve scenting skills. The first examples of these breeds were introduced around 1860, but the last type was founded 20 years later.
After being introduced to the US, Flat-Coated Retrievers began to rapidly gain popularity as rifle dogs, and from 1873 when breeding became "stable type" according to the American Kennel Club until 1915 when it was officially recognized as a breed, their numbers grew rapidly. However, soon after, their popularity began to decline, defeated by the Golden Retriever, who actually grew a portion of the Flat-Coated Retriever, along with other breeds. At the end of World War II, so little of the remaining Flat-Coated Retrievers, the breed's survival is uncertain. However, beginning in the 1960s, a careful cultivation brought the population back and the breed gained more popularity, both for sport conformational shows, and as a companion pet. Today, the Flat-Coated Retriever enjoys modest popularity and moves forward as a breed through the careful breeding for conformation, health, multipurpose talent, and exceptional temperaments to which it excels. It has not returned in sufficient quantities for the field competition.
In 2011, 'Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian '(aka Jet), 9-year-old Flat-Coated Retriever from South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland, won Best in Show at Crufts. Almaza Far and Flyg (a.k.a. Simon), from Oslo, Norway, won the Gundog Group at Crufts in 2007. Prior to that in 2003, the Swedish dog 'Inkwells Named Shadow' also won the Gundog Group. The last British dog to win the Gundog Group at Crufts was "Sh Ch Gayplume Dream-maker" in 2002. The only other Flat-Coated Retriever who won Best in Show at Crufts was' Ch. Shargleam Blackcap 'in 1980. All these victories have contributed to the popularity of breeds in Europe and the UK.
Health
Regular tests and leeway for hereditary joint conditions such as hip dysplasia, deafness, and eye conditions such as progressive retinal atrophy and glaucoma should be performed by breeders in dogs used for breeding. Occasionally, epilepsy is also seen in the breed.
Flat-Coated Retrievers have a higher cancer risk than most dogs. Hemangiosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and malignant histiocytosis are very destructive, and occur at a higher rate in them than in many other breeds. According to research sponsored by the Flat-Coated of America Retriever Community (FCRSA), the average lifespan of flat-topped Retrievers is only about eight years, with a high percentage of cancer-related deaths. More recent surveys in Denmark and the UK show a median age of about 10 years. A race dog health survey in the UK from 2010 showed about 50% of the deaths of Flat Coated Retrivers are caused by some forms of cancer.
Another more common difficulty between Flat-Coated Retrievers is gastric and volvulus dilatation, otherwise known as bloat. This is not specific to Flat-Coats but it is common because of its large size and deep chest. If left untreated, the dog will die quickly. Gastric and volvulus dilatation accounts for 5% of all Flat-Coated Retriever deaths and about 20% of non-tumor-related deaths.
Flat-Coated Retrievers have very low rates of hip dysplasia and luxating patellites compared to other medium-sized breeds; Orthopedic Foundation for Veterinary statistics consistently shows hip hip dysplasia level in breeds less than 3%. In the 1997 FCRSA health survey, 4.2% of men and 3.2% of women had been diagnosed with expanding patellae.
See also
- Curly-Coated Retriever
References
External links
- Flat-Coated Retriever in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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