Originally Posted by
Big Lew
The best hunting dog I've ever owned was my first lab. It came from a excellent bloodline and the
only reason I was able to buy it was by giving up breeding rights and that he had too much white
on him as well as short legs. He did well in the field trials until I pulled away from the snobby bunch
controlling it at the time. I then concentrated his training toward hunting and a high level of commands
needed for leash-less traveling through the coastal mountains with me. I've owned several since, but
none, including the present one, could match that first lab for a hunting, companion, and protection dog.
The present one comes close, but he's actually too smart. He wouldn't make a champion trials dog because
he thinks about each scenario too much instead of just barreling through thick and thin in a straight line.