Re: [pyrnet] Leonberger?

["Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>]

On 16 Jul 2000, at 7:04, clhenke@juno.com wrote:
> Interesting, I've never seen that theory in any of the books I've read. 
> Just the more traditional Pyr. background, flat coated retriever, etc.,
> etc.  Cindy

If you look that both are old breeds there are probably common 
ancesters in the mastiff-type breeds.  One of the reasons for the 
newf in old days was a ship dog to carry lines in the water, so I 
would even think the basque fisherman would have had a water-
type dog on their boats.  


Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
Lana & Linsey (newfs), Sonny (pyr)  
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