My labs have retrieved many many doves. My last dog would even give me a dirty look when I would miss.
She would turn her head and stare back at me as if to say " even I could have hit that bird".

I all ways kept a small cooler that I used as a bucket of water to wash the loose feathers from the dog's mouth and to hydrate the dog.

"No man's property is safe when the Legislature is in session." NY Supreme Court