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Lesser Newfoundland
The St. John's water dog, also known as the St. John's dog or the lesser Newfoundland, is an extinct landrace#Dogs, landrace of Dog, domestic dog from Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland. Little is known of the types that went into its Genetics, genetic makeup, although it was probably a random-bred mix of old English, Irish and Portuguese working dogs. They were favourite dogs of fishermen because they had extraordinary qualities like good temperament and working behaviour. The number of St. John's water dogs started declining by the beginning of the 20th century. By the early 1980s, the landrace was extinct. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, St. John's water dogs were exported from Newfoundland to England. These dogs were crossbred with other dogs to create the retrievers. It was the ancestor of the modern retrievers, including the Flat Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, Curly-Coated Retriever, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the Golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland Outport
An outport is the term given for a small coastal community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Originally, the term was used for coastal communities on the island of Newfoundland, but the term has now been adopted for those on the mainland area of Labrador as well. History Outports are some of the oldest European settlements in Canada. John Cabot visited Newfoundland in 1497; news spread quickly that Cabot had caught cod by simply lowering and lifting a weighted basket. Gaspar Corte-Real of Portugal visited Newfoundland in 1500, and by 1506 the catch from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland encouraged the King of Portugal to impose a ten percent import tariff to protect local fishermen. The first recorded French fishing boat on the Grand Banks was in 1504, Basque whalers arrived in 1527, and Spanish fishermen followed by 1540. Many fishing boats, also known as dories, would sail in April or May and return in September. The seasonal fresh catch of "wet" fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
