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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
180
The
coat
of
the
curly
Retriever
plays
a
very
important
part
in
his
value
and
personality.
There
are
many
kinds
of
coat,
but
the
only
true
and
proper
one
is
the
close-fitting
"nigger
curl,"
of
which
each
knot
is
solid
and
inseparable.
A
coat
of
this
quality
is
not
capable
of
improvement
by
any
method
of
grooming,
for
the
simple
reason
that
its
natural
condition
is
in
itself
perfect.
The
little
locks
should
be
so
close
together
as
to
be
impervious
to
water,
and
all
parts
of
the
body
should
be
evenly
covered
with
them,
including
the
tail
and
legs.
A
bad
class
of
coat,
and
one
which
readily
yields
to
the
faker's
art,
is
the
thin
open
curl
which
by
careful
manipulation
can
be
greatly
improved.
Another
bad
quality
of
coat
is
one
in
which,
upon
the
withers
and
over
the
loins
in
particular,
the
curls
do
not
tighten
up
naturally,
but
are
large,
loose,
and
soft
to
the
feel.
Regarding
the
dog
as
a
whole,
the
following
may
be
taken
as
an
all-round
description:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
