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Flat coated RetrieverThe Flat coated Retriever is found by crossing Labrador, Irish Setter, St. John’s Newfoundland and Water Dog. Many breeders believe that the bloodline of this breed includes one more name as Collie. Flat-coated Retriever is a great bird dog and a swimmer. This breed has excellent capability of tracking, hunting and guarding. This breed is very obedient and agile.

Body Description:

This breed is a medium sized dog. This breed has hazel or dark brown eyes that impart intelligent expression. This breed has muscular legs with strong and round feet.

This breed comes with medium-length coating that is flat and straight. The legs, tail and neck is slightly feathered.

Weight and Height The maximum weight of this breed is 70 pounds. The maximum height of this breed is 24 inches.
Nature and Temperament This breed is very jolly in personality. Flat-coated Retriever always does best with small children and grown up adults. In addition, they love to play with other dogs. This breed is very intelligent and loves to play with their master. However, they require affection and human companionship in return. This breed hates to live in Kennel, as they want to be a part of family.
Activity

This breed enjoys running, fetching and jogging with their master. The Flat coated Retriever is highly energetic and require minimum of 2 hours of frequent exercise. The moderate sized fenced yard will do the best for its exercise. This breed is an adventure-loving dog. This breed is ideal for adventure loving families such as, hikers and travellers.

Life Span The average lifespan of this breed is 10 years.

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