Originally Posted by laidback
We have 2 males and a female and 2 female labs. Their personalities are totally different. The Boykins like Festus said are very birdy and make great hunting dogs. They also do very well playing the hunt test game. They make great house dogs also. I love both breeds and enjoy training both but most lab trainers do not like training Boykins.

I’ve never been around them but the recent posts on here got me interested in them. They seem to be a pretty cool dog. Just curious why the lab trainers wouldn’t want to fool with them? Im new to retriever world and in the process of training my first lab. If they don’t chew everything up that would be a plus. How do they really handle the cold weather, reading on line you see all kinds of opinions?

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