Golden non-retriever

Harley treats retrieving games with total disdain. He has a look on his face as if to say I am not going to go and bring that back as every time I do you just throw it away again. And then, this afternoon, his true retrieving instincts came out and as I was sitting in the conservatory he pranced in from the garden and carefully laid a dead bird in my lap! He was looking so pleased with himself as if to say "at last something worth retrieving" and seemed very puzzled that I should shoot up out of the chair as quickly as I did and leave his present for my OH to deal with.

how funny well at least he tried

Awwwww bless

A retriever that won't retrieve is just a little like a sheepdog (BC) that runs away from sheep!

What makes things worse is that my BCs were born on a farm - both their parents were working dogs! I'm beginning to think that their family motto is "Fugite" (Latin: "Run Away" !)

Snorri

OMG! I'd have ran a mile too! Poor Harley though, bet he was so proud of himself retrieving properly!!

awwwwwww bless him, Maddy is always retrieveing, anything she can get her gob round

Awww how cute

Well I have a labrador non-retriever.. Well I had... She's getting very good with the retrieving now.. But only 2 or 3 times, after that, I can go get the stick/dummy/ball myself..

lol the fun has only just begun, we regulally get gifts of , towels , shoes, tv remotes,mobile phones,socks,knickers ,and even live moths, i carnt imagine living without a lab now ..............i'd miss all our pressies

"Gosh! You dropped that a long way away!"

Snorri

lol

I've got two retrievers and the Flatcoat will retrieve all day, his instinct is there, the golden will retrieve a few times, but he has to be wound up and in the playful mood to do it, after 4 times, he'll look at the ball then back at you with a look of 'Go get it yourself you lazy git' and trot off !