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AverageGuy wrote:Depends a bunch on what a guy wants in the finished product.
Labs are uniquely forgiving and eager to please. And you don't seem to make them bored like other dogs. Their pleasure is your pleasure. As opposed to most versatiles that roll their eyes at a lot of rote repetition.AverageGuy wrote:I killed upland birds, waterfowl and fur non-stop with my first GWP 35 years ago, after training him to come when called, load, hunt dead, retrieve to hand, basic baseball drill blind retrieve handling. Still the best dog I have owned and he had the least amount of polish relative to passing an advanced hunt tests.
I would rate Labs as the easiest dogs to train. They are not my cup of tea for upland bird hunting but they suit a lot of folks in that area. None are easier to train with high results for waterfowl than a Lab.
orhunter wrote:A dog will pretty much train its self when combined with some nurturing and lots of wild birds. Training is mostly based on what you want to do with the dog beyond hunting. I'm strictly a hunter and am perfectly satisfied with a dog that tracks, is steady on birds and has a decent fetch.
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