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In the 1850s and ’60s, Sir Dudley Marjoribanks began crossing flat-coated retrievers with Tweed water spaniels (both of which contain Labrador retriever ancestry) at his estate, Guisachan, selecting for light-colored dogs.—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023 The American water spaniel is thought to be the only dog breed native to Wisconsin, credited to New London physician Fred J. Pfeifer.—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023 The first litter of golden retrievers was born in 1868 to a Tweed water spaniel, a breed now extinct, and yellow flat-coated retriever.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023 Further studies in 1994 uncovered a fluffy white dog at the boy’s feet—possibly the artist’s own English water spaniel, Tristram.—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2017
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