Curly-Coated Retriever Dog

INTRODUCTION

Curly-Coated Retriever Dogs are Confident, Proud, and Wickedly Smart dogs they are from the Sporting group. According to the AKC Breed Popularity, they rank #164. This is a good breed for people who like the outdoors and are fit because it has the stamina to run all day you might get tired playing with him but it won’t. Curly-Coated Retriever Dogs are Purebred, non-allergic and according to Google searches their Intelligence level is (ranked 41).

HABITAT : Urban areas, including buildings, parks, and gardens
TEMPERAMENT : Intelligent, Clever, Sensitive, Lively, Independent, Trainable
HYPOALLERGENIC : No
BREED GROUP / TYPE : Group: Sporting. Type: Purebred
SOCIAL UNIT : Family
LOCATIONS : United Kingdom, England
STATUS / POPULATION : DATA DEFICIENT (IUCN) Not a threat category, Population, and distribution data is insufficient for assessment

MAMMALS: DOGS AND RELATIVES – CANIDAE

KEY FACTS

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordate
Class – Mammals
Order – Carnivora
Family – Canidae
Genus – Canis 
Genus Species – Canis lupus

INTERESTING FACTS

1- Curly-Coated Retrievers are one of the oldest retriever breeds

2- Curlies have been purebred since the early 1900s

  • CALLING NAMES / SCIENTIFIC NAME

    Calling names: Curly-coated retriever Dog
    Scientific name: Canis lupus

  • COLOUR VARIATIONS

    Black, Liver

  • COAT TYPE

    Single coat

  • LIFE SPAN

    9 - 14 years

  • APPROXIMATE SIZE : LENGTH / HEIGHT

    Height: Male: 64 - 69cm
    Female: 58 - 64cm

  • TAIL

    Moderately short, reaching nearly to the hock joint, carried fairly straight and covered with curls. Never carried over the back

  • WEIGHT

    Male: 32 - 41 kg
    Female: 23 - 32 kg

  • BREEDING SEASON

    Throughout the year

  • REPRODUCTION / GESTATION PERIOD

    Reproduction: One or two times a year
    Gestation period: 63 days

  • LITTER SIZE

    6 - 8 puppies

  • LOOK A LIKE

    Labrador Retriever

  • FARM ANIMAL

    Can be

  • FOUNDED IN / DISCOVERED

    1907

  • ORIGIN

    United Kingdom, England

  • DISTRIBUTION

    Nationwide

  • OCCURRENCE

    Families:
    Species:

  • FUEL FOR LIFE / TROPHIC LEVEL

    Omnivores

  • TO HUMANS

    Although alert, they are not extremely vocal. However, they are better watchdogs than most other retrievers, and some individuals love alerting their owners to new visitors

  • AS A PET

    Recommended

  • KIDS FAVOURITE

    Yes

ANIMAL KINGDOM