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
- American Water Spaniel
- 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
