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FirstFreedom · February 1, 2005, 05:31 PM

That's a good idea - get 2 dogs; maybe get one Mal and one Lab, and hopefully the Mal will teach the Lab to bark and protect, and when in the field, the Lab can teach the Mal to work hedgerows, retrieve, and maybe even point! That would be cool. As I say, Mals have a strong retrieve drive already, but they'd probably wander too far from you when hunting if left to their own devices.

February 1, 2005, 05:31 PM	#6
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	That's a good idea - get 2 dogs; maybe get one Mal and one Lab, and hopefully the Mal will teach the Lab to bark and protect, and when in the field, the Lab can teach the Mal to work hedgerows, retrieve, and maybe even point! That would be cool. As I say, Mals have a strong retrieve drive already, but they'd probably wander too far from you when hunting if left to their own devices.