Crown, a black Labrador retriever from South Carolina, is the first known hunting dog to retrieve all 41 species of North American waterfowl.

Once you have hunted with a good retriever, you will want one as your own hunting dog. A duck dog lets you hunt places you couldn’t otherwise hunt—and take shots you wouldn’t otherwise take, for fear ...

She was a chocolate lab born to a backyard breeder in Shasta County. I found her in the classified ads for $500 — the best money I ever spent. We took her home at six weeks. We named her Gaddy. That’s ...