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I'm thinking of getting a second dog. I've never wanted two but my retriever is so horribly gun shy that she now won't even try to hunt. Bird = gun, gun = bad, thus bird = bad. After years of trying to work it out (she's 5) I've given up. The family loves her so she's just a pet now. I've been thinking of getting a Pointer like a Brittney or Wrirehair in hopes of getting a better bird dog. I like the longer haired dogs - they are more willing in the cold. But I like the personality of the lab / retriever a bit more though I've never had a pointer so maybe that's not fair. I've been seeing these Lab Pointer mixes and wondering if that would be a good way to go. Anybody got any experience with this kind of a mix? Am I risking getting a dog that wont hunt?
FYI all we do is upland game we don't waterfowl.
FYI all we do is upland game we don't waterfowl.