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