Comparison: Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Curly Coated Retriever

Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Curly Coated Retriever are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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Curly Coated Retriever
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Chesapeake Bay RetrieverCurly Coated Retriever
FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
CategoryLargeLarge
Height at withers53–66 cm64–69 cm
Weight25–36.5 kg–
Recognition features
  • Short harsh wavy outer coat with dense woolly undercoat, oily and water-repellent, waving on shoulders, neck, back and loins only
  • Brown, sedge or deadgrass colour blending with the working surroundings
  • Clear yellowish or amber eyes, broad round skull and hindquarters as high or a trifle higher than the shoulders
  • Body covered in tight crisp curls from occiput to tip of tail
  • Wedge-shaped head, smooth hair on face and legs
  • Black or liver only
CoatThick, short coat nowhere over 4 cm long with a dense fine woolly undercoat; very short and straight on face and legs, waving on shoulders, neck, back and loins only. Moderate feathering on hindquarters and tail. Any shade of brown, sedge or deadgrass; a small white spot on breast, belly or toes is permissible.Body coat a thick mass of small tight crisp curls lying close to the skin from occiput to tip of tail, without undercoat or bare patches; smooth hair elsewhere. Black or liver; any other colour unacceptable.
PurposeA retriever equally proficient on land and in water, developed along Chesapeake Bay to hunt waterfowl in adverse weather and icy water.A retriever for fetching game, recognisable by its unique curly coat.

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