Thread: Are Labradors good at finding Large Game?

Misty was a gsp/lab....absolutely awesome wallaby and possum dog..she caught 4 wallabies that I know of and literally hundreds of possums...she didnt have much to do with waterfowl but did find the odd bird we shot...hard as nails...didnt like cold

Buttons was a gsp/huntaway...awesome alrounder,retrieved all my ducks and geese,spooked out wallabies all day long,great with kids,awesome companion..she sleeps on island where we open the duck season and since she went there Ive shot a duck directly over her spot each year....one for her

Nugget cost us $$$$ cocker spaniel without papers but from a "breeder" mum looked great....he has cost us $$$$$ and at 9 years old is legally blind..he has about 20% in one eye and none in the other he has the best nose of any dog Ive seen and will go all day everyday and doesnt know when to quit....absolutely lovable dog and very good with kids...hates people wearing hats...always has.


Meg is a real bitza...mum beardie/lab dad gsp/lab she taken off mum too young so has "issues" we manage them and hope like hell it doesnt mean she has to be put down (if she dont like you and dont know you DONT come into our section..she doesnt warn before nipping)

she retrieves all my ducks n geese,loves water and what is cold???dries out faster than any dog Ive ever seen,literally 60 seconds after swimming she is dry again,Ive worked hard on her training which has been challenging with such a timid dog (raise your voice she squats n pees) but she has found me a few deer now and the 2 pigs asleep is a real magic moment for us.


labs have 3 things against them for me...they leak hair like mad,they vacumn food like its going out of fashion,heavy and hot in tussock type setting. that said I love them to bits.