Some of the breeds here, like the Labrador retriever, are extremely popular, while others, like true hunting poodles, are rare. Any of them can make a find duck dog and hunting partner.

Read Next: Best Duck Hunting Dogs One of my guides at Habitat Flats brought his veteran retriever on our hunt as backup. It was the perfect introduction to hunting with another dog: His Lab honored my ...

If you want a duck hunting dog, a Lab is usually the easier choice. Less maintenance means less stopping during or after your hunt, and more hunting-focused kennels mean more available puppies.

Retrievers (Canis lupus familiaris) are dogs trained to retrieve game, mostly birds. Because of this, they are trained to be ...

Athletic by nature, hunting ... of all dog breeds also happens to be a popular hunting dog, too. Known for their intelligence, eagerness to please, and excellent demeanor with kids, Labrador ...

The loyal canines help hunters in duck hunting, such as T-Bo, an 8-year-old black Labrador Retriever. He's not just any dog—he’s a nine-time Grand Champion of the Hunting Retriever Club and a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Second photo of three of the progression of David Ludington creating the duck-decoy urn for Rich Myer’s Lab Ogie ... out to be that dog.

Duck dogs, or hunting dogs, are canines that hunt alongside hunters. Golden retrievers, labrador retrievers and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, all of which are invited to Crisfield's big event ...

but she does like her duck hunting. On love for Labs: She can sit there and you turn 'em off and they lay right there on the floor. And she is loyal as can be; I've never had such a loyal dog.

She was a chocolate lab born to a backyard ... I once watched that dog swim and chop with her front paws through yards of ice to get me a namesake duck that had sailed across a half-frozen pond.

Labs have been the American Kennel Club’s most popular ... With regular work and conditioning you’ll move your puppy to a finished duck hunting dog. On Opening Day, it’ll be tough to tell who’s ...