Most of our modern water retrievers owe a debt to Newfoundland's St. John's Dog, including the Newfoundland, Golden Retriever, and Labrador Retriever. A naturally occuring crossbreeding of the resident dogs fo Newfoundland and water dogs brought over from Portugal by fishermen, St. John's Dogs caught the attention of British hunters, who imported the hounds to improve their water-retrieving stock. Over the years, the breed was absorbed into the Labrador. #StJohnsWaterDog #ExtinctDogBreed