Description: The Curly-coated Retriever is a large dog, and is exceptionally hardy. With a body that is slightly longer than it is tall. With a wide head that is longer than it is wide. The nose is black on a black dog, and is brown on the liver dog, with wide nostrils, completing the look. The teeth are of a scissor bite. Their ears hang, and are somewhat small. This breed has large, almond shaped, eyes that are brown or black in the black dog, and Amber Brown in the liver coloured dogs.

The Curly Coated Retrievers neck is slightly arched and is strong and muscular. The chest is deep in this breed. The tail reaches to the hock and is covered with the same curly hair as the body, which is carried straight or semi-straight. The breed has a water resistant coat covered in very distinct, tight curls, except to their forehead, face, feet and front forelegs. Coat protects the dog in icy waters. Colours we see are, black, or liver, they may have a small white patch but this is not desirable in the show ring.

History: The Curly coated retriever is considered to be one of the oldest retrieving breeds' known. Going back to the 18th century, in England. This breed descended from the Newfoundland, English water spaniel, poodle, retrieving setter and possibly the Irish water spaniel, and the Labrador. This is an excellent hunting companion dog. It is an excellent retriever, from water, gundog and game hunter. This is a rare breed inside the USA. with the first Curly coated retrievers arriving in America in 1907.