Flat-Coated Retriever

        This dog is the lightest built of the Retriever group, with an exception of the Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever.  It is somewhat like the Curly Coated Retriever, except only with a flat coat.  Their shiny and silky flat coats are colored black, liver, and an extremely rare yellow.  They are also fairly medium height dogs, with the male at 23-24 inches tall, and the female at 22-23 inches.  They weigh pretty much appropriate weights for their heights, with the male at55-77 pounds, and the female at 55-75 pounds.  These dogs also don’t cost much to feed, groom, and doesn’t need that much exercise.  These dogs make good house pets for those who get a lot of exercise or who live in the country, but either way, they make kindly pets.