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Short History The best available evidence of the origins of the Labrador dog lies in a wall painting in theland of Newfoundland, Canada, dating back to 1450. It is believed that the Labrador Retriever originated in the Mediterranean area, from a variety of either curly coated or wavy coated European dogs, including the St. John's water dog and the strands of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland dog had been used by the fishermen of Newfoundland and other villages, over the years, as a retriever, in their nets and to rescue drowning individuals, etc. It is believed that the curly coated Newfoundland dogs were originally from the Italian region of Isonzo, whilst the wavy coated dogs were thought to be French or perhaps French Irish water dogs. It is also believed that the connection with the Labrador dogs helps us to understand theiedemocratic structures dating from theprising system of knighthood in England in the early Renaissance. We can see this idea of dogs guiding ...