waterfowler_gal Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I have a chocolate lab... however my roomate is looking to get a hunting dog this spring any good suggestions or different alternatives.. It would be a waterfowl retriever as well as pheasant/quail retriever... And I was wondering has anyone owned a Novia Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever before and if so any insight? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... a friend of the family had a Nova Scotia Duck Troller and it was teh worst dog i have seen! I am sure they are not all this way, but he had it from seven weeks, treated it like gold and it was the meanest dog ever. It would bite you for petting it, looking at it for too long, trying to walk around it, etc. For obvious reasons he never did much hunting with it, and finally when it was 4 he gave it away. I think it was eventually put down because nobody wanted to be near it. We have always had labs and they do very well grouse hunting as well as ducks. My uncle has a springer spaniel and it is one of the best grouse dogs i have ever seen. Surprinisngly he is a great duck retriever as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
total disaster Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... [ QUOTE ] Novia Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever [/ QUOTE ] I hear them called little river dogs ...I know they work great for retrieving ducks /geese and also you can't beat them for tolling geese and ducks ....and as far as pheasant/quail retriever I don't know but if you train them for it I can't see why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... I think Labs are the way to go if you want a duck dog. Wind River Labs is where my Tucker came from.......good dog both in the blind and on the uplands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... I love my dog but I think they want to get something different then a lab like Jake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... Other than Labs there are tons of options out there...my uncle has a springer that does alot of duck work and she is **** good at it too, Chese's are awsome dogs. Plus there are the Versatile breeds. ---oh ya dont forget the Goldens....but i cant imagine de-tangeling that hair from burrs and such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missed160 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... I have a springer, also named Tucker. He does ok on ducks, but the cold water can reallyget to him. I have a friend who owns a goldne, and they really don't pick up that many burrs. They hunt upland a little bit slower then a Lab, but he is great in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbduck Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Looking for a Great Retriever... I own an English Setter. She thinks she is a Lab with the amount of water retreives(mostly geese too) she has done in the last few years. She is also a great upland dog. Maybe you should consider one of those. Wonderful with kids too. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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