My 8 yr old black lab Guss made a great retrieve over a hill in a stubble field and all the way down to a big slough I marked where the bird was last seen heading down toward the water, and I sent the dog and after a few minutes emerged with the bird, a great retrieve and another highlight was watching him bring back a drake black duck shot in the dekes, I should have took some pics. Next time. Hunting with a dog is the best.