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Labrador retriever historyRetriever pet care guideThe Labrador retriever wasn't recognised by the British kennel club until 1903 and didn't make its debut in the United States until 1917, they were originally called the lesser Newfoundland dog or St Johns dog and it was under this name that they were first brought to England in the early 1800`s. It was a man by the name of the Earl of Malmesbury that first gave them the name Labrador retriever when he wrote letters and referred to them as his Labradors. English fisherman began to settle in Newfoundland in the early 1500`s with their dogs the st johns dogs being used to help in fishing, the dogs would retrieve the fish caught in the nets. The st Johns dog seemed to love working and would retrieve fish in all weathers and this is seen today in Labrador retrievers out in the field retrieving fallen birds on shoots from the water and field. Timeline of the Labrador retriever * In 1800 the dog was first imported into England to a few well to do British sportsman. * In 1809 the earl of Malmesbury used the st johns dog in shooting events. * The second earl of Malmesbury played a big part in keeping the Labrador as we know it today alive as he started the first ever Labrador club and bred dogs until his death in 1841. * Around 1835 the 5th Duke of Buccleuch set up kennels in Scotland independently of the Duke of Malmesbury and the name Labrador was recorded in 1839. * In the late 18th and early 19th century breeders began to interbreed the various retriever breeds in the hope of developing the hunting and retrieving capabilities of the dogs. * By the 1880`s the original st johns breed was almost extinct until an unexpected meeting of the third Earl of Malmesbury, the sixth Duke of Buccleuch and the twelfth Duke of home saved the breed * Two liver colour puppies were born in 1892. * In 1899 the first ever yellow Labrador retriever was born in a litter. * In 1780 the Newfoundland dog became extinct; the reason for this seems to be that the governor of the land declared that any family could have no more than one dog. This was due to problems with sheep worrying. There was a higher tax put on females and this led to female puppies being killed at birth. * In 1895 the quarantine act was put into force and this prohibited dogs from entering into Great Britain without having a license and having to go through a strict six month quarantine. * By the 1930`s the st johns dog was rare in Newfoundland until the sixth Duke of Buccleuch began importing dogs to keep the breed going around 1934. * Finally in 1903 the Labrador was finally popular enough to be recognised by the British kennel club in England. * By 1916 the Labrador retriever was firmly established in England and new colours such as chocolate were introduced. |
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