Oneof the most distinctive features about this dog is his coat whose colour is either black or liver.His body, ears and tail are covered with tight, crisp curls, whilst his face and muzzle are smooth haired. His coat is waterproof and, even after a swim, he shakes himself a few times and is practically dry. This unique coatdoes require specialised treatment to keep it at its best.
He has a remarkable ability to mark the fall of game and remember locations, and is brilliant at retrieving the wounded duck, Hiding in water or rushes. However, a good nose, combined with intelligence, endurance and strength give him the ability to retrieve most game. Friendly, but despite this a good guard dog, he needs plenty of exercise, and is essentially an outdoor type,
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General Appearance *** Strong, active, smart upstanding, with distinctive coat. Characteristics *** Intelligent With endurance, Temperament *** Friendly and Confident.
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| Head
and Skull *** Long,
well proportioned flat skull, jaws strong and long without snipiness or
coarseness. Wide nostrils, black or liver pigment.
Eyes *** Black or dark brown, large but not promenent. Ears *** Rather small, set on low, lying close to head, covered with short curls.
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| Mouth
*** Jaws strong and level
with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth
closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck *** Moderately long, free from throatiness. ForeQuarters *** Shoulders very deep, muscular, well laid back.
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| Body
*** Well sprung ribs, good depth of brisket, not long in
loin or tucked - up.
HindQuarters *** Strong, muscular, hock low to ground and well bent. Feet *** Round, compact, toes well arched.
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| Tail
*** Moderately short, carried straight, covered with curls,
tapering towards point, never gay or curled.
Gait and Movement *** Covering plenty of ground with drive. Coat *** Mass of crip, small curls all over, the main characteristics of the breed and of supreme importance.
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| Colour
*** Black or liver colour.
Size *** Desirable height at withers: dogs 68 - 58 cms ( 27 ins ); bitches: 63.50 cms ( 25 ins ).
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Faults ** Any deparature from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note ** Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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Curly Coated Retriever 
