There is so much to say about having a well trained retriever in the blind “Without these retrievers it would be a difficult day of Gunning for many reasons”, wounded birds that have sailed into the wood, crippled geese that have landed 200 yards away, a great conservation tool to say the least, the list goes on. The dogs I prefer are Labradors that are Irish imports from literally some of the best breeding in the world! I have been very fortunate to own some of finished retrievers that have proved themselves in Ireland rough hunting (Upland Hunting), of course water fowling and “pick up” dogs on estate shoots as well as winning field trial dogs.