THE LABRADOR
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It was once thought that the St. John's dog was born from random crossbreeds between dogs used on Canadian fishing boats: but breeder Mary Roslin-Williams contested this theory by claiming that it would not have been It is possible to select the pure black coat (the only color of St. John's dogs, and originally
the only color allowed in the Labrador) by means of random crosses. Even more difficult, if possible, would have been to select the aptitude to carry over.
A second theory would see the Labrador descend from the Portuguese Cao de Castro Laboreiro
(still existing) who would have come to the island of Newfoundland in the wake of the
Portuguese from the North, engaged in maritime trade. Canadian fishermen, unable to pronounce the name correctly, they would have started to call the dog
after the neighboring region which had a very similar name.The Cao de Castro Laboreiro, however, is not black but dark gray (even with brindle): therefore, even in this case, it is not clear where pure black would have come from.
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Avon was black, like all dogs of the time, but he was a carrier of chocolate (which
at the time was called “liver ”, liver) Chocolate, just like yellow, was originally considered seriously defective and puppies with these coats were euthanized at birth: but a
descendant of Buccleuch Avon, born in 1915, displayed exceptional characteristics of both beauty and of work (he was the first dog to obtain the title
of 'Dual champion '), and was used extensively in breeding. Thus his “chocolate ” genes were passed
on
for over half a century, until the recognition of colors other than black. Buccleuch Avon
St. John's Dog The truth is that we do not know anything precise about the most remote origins of the breed: instead we are well acquainted with its recent history, all English, beginning with the importation of the male Buccleuch Avon (pictured below), born in 1885, from part of Lord Malmesbury, who is considered the father of the breed in Great Britain.
The Labrador is not just a dog! It was once thought that St. John's dog was born from random crossbreeds between dogs used on Canadian fishing boats: but breeder Mary Roslin-Williams disputed this theory by saying that it would not have been possible to select
pure black coat (unique color of St. John's dogs, and originally the only color allowed in Labrador) through random crosses. Even more
difficult,
if
possible,
would
have
been
to
select
the
aptitude
to
carry over. A second theory would see the Labrador descend from the Portuguese Cao de Castro Laboreiro (still existing), who would have come to the island of Newfoundland in the wake of the Portuguese from the North, engaged in maritime traffic. Canadian fishermen, unable to pronounce the name correctly, would have started to call the
dog after the neighboring region which had a very similar name.The Cao
de Castro Laboreiro, however, is not black but dark gray (also with stripes): therefore, even in this case, it is not clear where pure black would have come from. St. John's Dog The truth is that we do not know anything precise about the
most remote origins of the breed: instead we are
well acquainted with its recent history, all English, which begins with the
importation of the male Buccleuch Avon (in the photo right),
born in 1885, by Lord Malmesbury, who is considered the father
of the breed in Great Britain. Avon was black, like all dogs of
the time, but he was a carrier of chocolate (which at the time was called
“liver ”, liver). Chocolate, just like yellow, was originally considered seriously defective
and puppies with these coats were killed at Banchory Bolo birth: but a descendant of Buccleuch Avon, born in 1915, displayed exceptional characteristics of both beauty and work (he was the first dog to obtain the title of “Dual champion ”) and was used extensively in reproduction. So his “chocolate ” genes were transmitted for over half a century, until the recognition of different colors from black. Buccleuch Avon After an initial period of confusion between Labrador and Newfoundland, England finally became clear;
in
1904 the official recognition arrived and in 1916 the first breed club was born.In the footsteps of Lord Malmesbury new breeders became passionate about the Labrador and began to select it as a retriver: we remember among all Lady Howe, with the affix “Banchory ” , and Mrs Broadley, with the affix “ Sandylands ”, the most famous in the history of the breed (she produced
over seventy specimens). After a long period in which the dogs continued to be only black, finally Mn. Wonnald (posted
“Knaight ”) decided that it was not right to kill healthy puppies just because their coat was not recognized by
the
Standard: so, taking courage in both hands, he brought a yellow on display for the first time … and achieved a resounding success with the public. Thus yellow was admitted into the Standard
and in 1925 a Club was born exclusively reserved for this color variety. A little later chocolate was also recognized (initially called “fegato ”): the
first champion of this color was Cookridge Tango, bred by Mrs. Pauling.
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