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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



from a vessel bound from Newfoundland to 

 England and wrecked on the shores of 

 Chesapeake Bay, and that a cross with a 

 common yellow and tan coloured hound 

 or coon dog produced the liver or " sedge " 

 colour of the true Chesapeake Bay Retriever. 

 It is not a particularly handsome dog, but 

 for its purpose it is an excellent worker. The 

 chief characteristic which distinguishes it 

 from a very ordinary wavy-coated English 

 Retriever is that of colour. There is a 

 Chesapeake Bay Dog Club with head- 

 quarters in Baltimore, whose official stan- 

 dard of points is as follows : 



1. General Appearance. A symmetrical and 

 well-built dog, fit for duck-shooting. 



2. Head. Broad, running to nose only a trifle 

 pointed, but not at all sharp ; face covered with 

 very short hair. 



3. Eyes. Of a yellow colour ; lively and intelli- 

 gent hi expression. 



4. Ears. Small, placed well on the head. 



5. Neck. Should be only moderately long, 

 and with a firm, strong appearance. 



6. Shoulders. Should have full liberty, with 

 plenty of show for power and no tendency to 

 restriction of movement. 



7. Chest. Strong and deep. 



8. Hind Quarters. Should show fully as much, 

 if not more power than the fore quarters. Any 

 tendency to weakness must be avoided. 



9. Legs. Rather short, showing both bone 

 and muscle ; fore-legs rather straight and sym- 

 metrical ; elbows well let down and set straight. 



10. Feet. Of good size and well webbed. 



11. Tail. Stout, somewhat long, the straighter 

 the better, and showing only moderate feather. 



12. Coat. Short and thick, somewhat coarse, 



with tendency to wave over shoulders, back and 

 loins, where it is longest, nowhere over ij- inches 

 to i niches long; that on flanks, legs and belly 

 shorter, tapering to quite short near the feet. 

 Under all this is a short woolly fur, which should 

 well cover the skin, and can be readily observed 

 by pressing aside the outer coat. This coat pre- 

 serves the dog from the effects of the wet and 

 cold, and enables him to stand severe exposure 

 and is conducive to speed in swimming. 



13. Colour. Nearly resembling wet sedge grass 

 or discoloured coat of a buffalo, though toward 

 spring it becomes lighter by exposure to weather. 

 A small white spot or frill on the breast is admis- 

 sible. 



14. Height at Shoulder. -About 24 inches. 



15. Weight. Dogs from 60 Ib. to 70 Ib. ; 

 bitches from 45 Ib. to 55 Ib. 



The Norfolk Retriever. There is a 

 coarse, liver-coloured dog, sometimes to 

 be seen in the marshy districts of East 

 Anglia, which some people claim as a dis- 

 tinct breed, meriting the name of the 

 Norfolk Retriever. The coat is curly, 

 the neck long, the legs are muscular, and 

 the feet webbed. The ears are large, 

 with a considerable amount of feather. 

 Some specimens almost resemble the Irish 

 Water Spaniel, or a cross between that 

 breed and the curly-coated Retriever. They 

 are often used for fowling on the Broads, 

 and are good water dogs. It is perhaps 

 necessary to mention him, but he may 

 nevertheless be dismissed as a decided 

 mongrel. 



Photograph by C. Reid, Wkhaw. 



