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Retriever
A retriever is a family of gundogs that retrieve game for a hunter. These dogs were originally bred to retrieve birds or other prey and return them to the hunter without damage. As a result, retrieving breeds have extremely gentle mouths and a great willingness to please, learn, and obey. These traits have made retrievers such as the Labrador Retriever and Golden Retriever popular as Assistance dogs.
This family includes
- Barbet
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Corded Poodle
- Curly-Coated Retriever
- Drentse Patrijshond (Dutch Partridge Dog)
- Epagneul Pont-Audemer
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- German Longhaired Pointer
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Golden Retriever
- Hungarian Vizsla
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Italian Spinone
- Labrador Retriever
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- Poodle
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Spanish Water Dog
- Weimaraner
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