How does that affect its ability as a waterfowl retriever?
A. It has no bearing on the dog’s performance. A well-bred Pointing Lab will retain all the superb retrieving qualities that have made the Labrador the #1 duck dog in the world. A Pointing Lab will not point when sent to retrieve a crippled duck. Q. The Labrador was meant to be a flushing dog, not a pointer! A. Actually, the Labrador was not intended to be a flusher or a pointer, it was created for retrieving only. Hunters started using them in the upland fields and found they did a great job there as well. Most Labs are flushers, so that is what most people think is “normal”. Only about 10% of Labradors point naturally, so when they are seen in the field they are thought of as a novelty.
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