I guess the thing about the article that bothered me is that it appeared in a mag visited mostly by NON-field people. It promoted the stereotype about field dogs being crazy and hard to train. The implication is that other labs are NOT crazy and ARE easy to train. Everyone who visits this site regularly knows that ALL labs are high energy, and need consistent attention to their obedience. So, I guess that's the impression I got. I'm not sure if it was a fair reading of the piece... it was just one of the things I took away from it.
Rocket Dog is as field bred as field bred can get with really, a royal pedigree in many ways. Dense with FC's, AFC's NFC's, CNFC and so on and so on. But, around the house, she is a slug. Very mellow.
So... I agree with some of what was said, but sorta felt a little bit slandered (though that is likely too strong of a word.)