Had an old mixed breed once a cross between a greyhound and a lab. Boy was he quick. The first day I brought him home I thought I would throw out a retrieving dummy into the pool to see if he would retrieve it. Well he was so fast he actually ran across the surface of the water, retrieved the dummy and barely got his toe nails wet.
I couldn't wait to taking him duck hunting with my hunting partner. First morning out we set out our spread of decoys, within minutes a pair of mallards came in and we dropped both of them. Ole Shep ran out on top of the lake grabbed both ducks and brought them directly to the blind.
I looked at Dave my partner and he never said a thing. All morning Shep repeated his performance and never got more than the bottom of his paws wet, yet Dave sat quietly.
We limited out, loaded our gear and headed for home. I sat silently in the truck for 5 minutes before I finally spoke up.
Well what do you think??? Dave looked over at old Shep and said... Don't be to hard on him he will learn to swim.
