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ORIGIN. There is a set of the hypotheses quite often contradicting each other, concerning origins of this breed. One experts consider that Newfoundland conducts the family tree from northern breeds of dog delivered on island about 1600. Others consider that breed occurs from Britain and has been deduced approximately in 1700 when Newfoundland has passed in in possession of Great Britain. According to this theory, British have delivered on island Tibetan mastiff and have crossed them to local dogs. At last, according to the third hypothesis, Newfoundland - the near relation of labrador. This theory is based that Newfoundland and labrador are in many respects similar against each other. Besides, islands Labradors and Newfoundland are located close enough and quite probably that labrador, being the fine swimmer, could cross easily passage Bel Ajl or pass it on ice in the winter.
The BREED DESCRIPTION. Newfoundland - a large, strong, elegant, harmonious, mobile and hardy dog. Average height - 70 sm at dogs, 65 sm at a bitch, many dogs reach bigger the sizes. Average weight - 54-68 kg. A head very large. A muzzle short, square. Ears trailing, are pressed to a head. The tail of average length, is lowered. A wool long, smooth, slightly wavy, to the touch rigid enough and as though the oily. Same oily and an underfur thanks to what, the wool Newfoundland never completely becomes wet. However the dogs living in a premise, often lose an underfur. Colour usually black with dark blue outflow, black, bronze.
CHARACTER. Newfoundland - a dog with really fine character. Representatives of this breed are kind, clever, courageous, pleasant in dialogue and, it is possible to tell, are human. Lord Byron wrote about Newfoundland:" ... Force without cruelty, And all virtues of the person deprived of its lacks ". Also these dogs are very patient, they are benevolent to visitors and do not fawn upon the owner.
USE. Newfoundland is well-known as a dog-diver possessing a natural instinct to rescue from water of the rolling. During former times often only Newfoundland could help to get out to the person perishing in water on the coast, many are obliged by a life to these dogs. In 1919 one of representatives of this breed has been awarded by a gold medal for rescue of twenty persons, cast-away. Newfoundlands name St. Bernards on water. Today, thanks to development of technics and a communication facility, abilities of these dogs as rescuers do not find so wide application as earlier, however popularity Newfoundland does not decrease, as, among other things, they kind, courageous and loyal friends of the person.
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