Landseer Bags
Description: The Landseer is a Canadian dog closely related to the Newfoundland. It was declared its own separate breed in Europe where the bloodlines have separated more, but in Canada this black and white behemoth is still very closely tied to the Newfoundland. The name Landseer comes from Edwin Landseer who was a painter who created many depictions of these two-color Newfies and increased the popularity of the coat color to the point of creating separate “Landseer colored” breeding clubs back in 1896. The black and white coloration arises from the recessive piebald allele, which is also responsible for its adjusted appearance such as the longer legs and more tapered head. These changes are what led to the European declaration of the Landseer as a sep
Description: The Newfoundland is a large breed of working dog. They can be black, grey, brown, or black and white. However, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it became part of Canada, only black and Landseer (white-and-black) coloured dogs were considered to be proper members of the breed.
