Labrador RetrieverPuppy - Plettenbergbay

Thursday, 06 June 2013

Item details

City: Plettenbergbay, Western Cape
Offer type: Sell
Price: R 3,000

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Contact name paul

Item description


There's a misconception that Labrador Retrievers are from Great Britain, but truth be told Labrador Retrievers actually originated in Newfoundland, Canada back in the 1830's. It was there in Newfoundland that Labs were used by the fishermen to retrieve fishing nets; the fishermen referred to these canines as the "small water dog." Then a bit later in the 19'th century, the Labrador Retriever was brought over from Canada to England by a man named Earl of Malmesbury. Earl passed by some fishermen between Newfoundland and Poole,