[Wolvie]

Here`s an update,.........
I got to spend some time with a Chessie,..a male 2 yrs old,....MAN !!!! That dog loves cold water!!!!!

my new bud showed me this dogs talents,....and it was amazing to see this beautiful dog work........he was working the dumbies like they were real birds.
Soft mouth,....retrieval very good,....that dog memorized out of 15 dumbies 12 ,.and then after about 10 minutes found the other 3 .

The Chessie would however only answer to one thing,..the whistle.Voice commands are only used at home and when gettin into the truck or out of it.My Bud,..clicks his fingers and the dog sits and or moves to where my bud points.

He (the dog) did growl at me once,.....then after about 30 minutes he came to me and let me pet him.
I have decided that :
1.I love this breed,
2.I can`t afford the $ for one,
3. I don`t have the time to spend on fine training that this breed requires,
4. and I don`t like the disposition of the breed
But I will say if i had 1 thru 3 and could change the disposition of the breed in whole ,........then this would be the dog for me.

I have a 1/4 pit-3/4 Yeller lab mix,..and she is very smart,...but her temperment is not good towards strangers,. and that probly due to the pit mix part in her.
I want her to be able to retrieve not only game birds ,but other game as well.
I don`t think she is up to the task,.she is 2 yrs old and I don`t see her changing her ways,..plus she has some hound in her,.. she likes to run and when she does it`s hard to get her back and back on track.

I have had only 1 dog that could retrieve any game I shot,.and he was a Rottie FULL BLOODED.

I had a beagle mix with walker once and he was a go getter to ,.....I never carried a gun for rabbit huntin ,...he seemed to like the killin part of that game.

Anyways thanks guys,......I am looking at a Chocolate Lab now,......at least he is a look alike of my beloved breed the Chessies,.......and he is a favorite of most hunters. (his breed that is )

Later All
SAFE HUNTIN~

P.S. If I am able to get the lab pup,.I`ll post pics of him.