THE EETEIEVEE 



THE one-dog sportsman will have to look far before he 

 finds anything better for his purpose than a Retriever. Of 

 the two varieties, the flat-coated and the curly, the latter 

 demands little notice, as, for some reason or other, he is not 

 much in demand, popular taste inclining to the former. 

 Youatt speaks of Newfoundland dogs having been brought 

 to Europe and used as retrievers, and there is no doubt 

 that we must go back to this breed to find the early 

 parentage of the dog under discussion. The Setter, too, 

 has helped in the making. 



HIS WORK 



His work is quite apparent from his name, but Mr. 

 Harding Cox tells us in British Dogs that his helpmates 

 have had not only to fulfil the role of Retriever proper, but 

 also that of Setter, Spaniel, and Sleuth-hound. Much 

 skill and patience are required in the breaking of a Retriever 

 puppy, but it is well worth the trouble. 



HIS POINTS 



Head long, terminating in a muzzle moderately large, 

 but free from lippiness ; skull flat and fairly wide ; ears 

 V-shaped and set close to head ; eyes dark brown ; neck 

 long and muscular ; shoulders clean and set obliquely, 

 with deep chest and not too much spring of rib ; fore-legs 

 straight, hind -legs with stifles fairly bent; thighs and 

 second thighs full of muscle ; quarters also muscular ; coat 

 flat, long, and thick. Colour a glossy black. 



