Dove dog

[JRCUEVAS]

Best dog breed youd recommend for retrieving dogs on a public field??

 

[TAS]

I have a Golden Retriever and a Lab. They do very well in the Dove field. I'm not partial to Boykin's but they are quite capable as well.

 

[Hooked On Quack]

This is a Ford/Chevy/Dodge debate. I've always been partial to Black Labs.

 

[Turkeytider]

Had a golden that loved to work a dove field. She was Miss Priss when it came to a duck pond, though! Was not crazy about muck and mud!
RIP Dawny.

 

[TurkeyH90]

Labs have a hard time the first couple months of the season. I think Boykins may do better with the hear but Ive never owned one.

 

[SLY22]

Another vote for the Boykin!

 

[delacroix]

The problem dogs are always the high strung ones. Lab, golden, or griffon that is especially chill for the breed.

 

[maker4life]

Lab, Cocker, Boykin in no order. Pick the one you like and roll with it.

 

[mlandrum]

I'm a Cocker man!!

 

[Semi-Pro]

I took my boykin dove hunting at 6 months. I shot a bird and she just sat there watched me go pick it up. 2nd bird she went and got and has gotten every one since. No training, all natural instinct. Im a hard guy to please , this boykin never ceases to amaze me. They are a true hunting dog.

 

[NE GA Pappy]

I use to hunt black labs, but you can overheat one real quick on an August afternoon hunt. I got a Boykin, and she is a retrieving fool, but I haven't gotten her into a dove field yet.

Plus, it didn't make sense to me to have a 90lb dog bringing back a 4 oz bird