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He is also behind my chocolate boy. Spencer was imported from England, so is a true English Lab.

Bring your subtly different FC/AFCs to the ring then. If they are classic heads with proper double coat, otter tail, in working condition, you can win.

If you care about this issue, which you seem to since you bring up the shortcomings of show bred Labs regularly, maybe you should get involved in the parent club. There are plenty of like-minded (to...

And you would be wrong. There are judges in our breed and who are licensed in our breed (but breed other hunting breeds) who hunt. One of my breeders is a licensed judge and hunts behind their Labs...

There is a Lab for everyone, and individuals from same/similar bloodlines can vary. Personally, I think it matters to try and breed a dog that resembles the standard in type and preserve the...

I'm sure she would do well overseas, whether in England, Scandinavia or other locations. I especially appreciate that in his Potomac critique, the judge talks about her movement "at the correct...

The picture represents an early example of the breed, who was great for his time. Why deviations? For the same reason the "normal" look at field trials doesn't look like the standard -- some...

We can turn it around and say what good is it to breed an extreme version of this breed to succeed in field trials at the expense of any adherence to the written standard?

There are breeders who...

Hunt tests are AKC (there are also UKC hunt tests), but there is no hunting retriever champion title for Labs to get in AKC. I like belonging to an obedience club and going to classes, but I have a...

There is no hunt test championship for Labs in AKC, so you are not going to be an AKC conformation and hunt test "dual champion." There are many differences between hunt tests and field trials and...

The breeds will never be reunited -- not just talking Labs but any breeds with divergence. People who are most successful at field trials generally don't care what their dogs look like; or more...