Labs are noble animals that are used for all kinds of purposes in life. They are used as pets primarily, and many of their masters use them as hunting dogs. They are primarily used as retrievers in duck hunting as they will swim after the dead bird and bring it back to you. These dogs come in several different breeds and all of them love the water.
Personally I have a Chocolate Lab named Sally, and even though she has not been trained for hunting she still has a lot of the natural instincts that hunting dogs have. She has killed a bird out of midflight and brought it to me several times. Dogs have a lot of natural instincts, but if they are trained they are even better at it. There are even competitions that are held to see what lab can jump the farthest off the dock when retrieving duck decoys. Duck Decoys are used to train the animals and make them more of a tool for their owners than a pet. These dogs are very loyal dogs that are athletic and make great pets for kids as most of the time they are very friendly animals.
I chose to write about these dogs because they are very useful dogs and do a lot more than just serve as pets for people who own them. They even have a special coat that they get in the winter so that can swim in very cold water and not get cold. All around these dogs are genetically built to be active and have the traits to be working dogs rather than house inside dogs. Many of them take years to train from the time they are puppies to make them great hunting dogs. A lab is defiantly the best way to go for duck hunting.
Personally I have a Chocolate Lab named Sally, and even though she has not been trained for hunting she still has a lot of the natural instincts that hunting dogs have. She has killed a bird out of midflight and brought it to me several times. Dogs have a lot of natural instincts, but if they are trained they are even better at it. There are even competitions that are held to see what lab can jump the farthest off the dock when retrieving duck decoys. Duck Decoys are used to train the animals and make them more of a tool for their owners than a pet. These dogs are very loyal dogs that are athletic and make great pets for kids as most of the time they are very friendly animals.
I chose to write about these dogs because they are very useful dogs and do a lot more than just serve as pets for people who own them. They even have a special coat that they get in the winter so that can swim in very cold water and not get cold. All around these dogs are genetically built to be active and have the traits to be working dogs rather than house inside dogs. Many of them take years to train from the time they are puppies to make them great hunting dogs. A lab is defiantly the best way to go for duck hunting.