Landseer

Overview of Landseers

The Landseer is a dog breed. Many kennel clubs consider the Landseer to be simply a black-and-white variant of the Newfoundland, but the Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes it as a separate breed.

The breed was named after the British painter Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, because in 1838 he created the painting The Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, which shows a dog of this breed.

Miscellaneous

The dog "Nana" in Peter Pan, although often portrayed as a St. Bernard, was intended to be a Landseer. The 2004 movie Finding Neverland featured a Great Pyrenees as J. M. Barrie's pet, on which "Nana" was based. J.M. Barrie owned a Landseer Newfoundland called "Luath."

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