FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER Definition & Meaning

flat-coated retriever

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one of an English breed of large sporting dogs having a flat, dense, shiny black or liver-colored coat, small ears, and long jaws, used for retrieving game from both water and land.

flat-coated retriever

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a medium-sized variety of retriever having a dense flat black or liver-coloured coat with feathered legs and tail

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of flat-coated retriever¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Her family realised Chloe's blood sugar was at a dangerously high level when Ruby the flat-coated retriever refused to leave her side.

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Next to him, Ruby, a flat-coated retriever and chow mix, sprawled on a flannel wrap, worry in her eyes.

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The gene error was absent in the 78 other breeds that Raffan examined in her study, with the exception of one: the flat-coated retriever, a more obscure retriever breed found predominantly in Britain.

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Intriguingly, when they then examined the DNA of 38 other dog breeds, they found the mutation only appeared in one other type of dog: the flat-coated retriever.

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It was in Oregon that he had the first of what he describes as his two epiphanies, while treating a flat-coated retriever named Pongo.

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