Editing Retriever (section)

== Retriever breeds ==
* [[Chesapeake Bay Retriever]]
* [[Curly Coated Retriever]]
* [[Flat Coated Retriever]]
* [[Golden Retriever]]
* [[Labrador Retriever]] 
* [[Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever]]
* [[Murray River Retriever]]

=== Other dogs with retrieving skill ===
<!--Poodles actually have been put back to work in the USA and Canada.  It turns out the instinct to hunt never totally died: selective breeding has brought it back and the dog breed never lost the ability to swim well since the feet remained webbed and the legs are nice and long.  The revival of the breed for hunting waterfowl started in the early 1990s and the AKC now allows the Standard Poodle as the only dog in the non-sporting category to participate in hunting competitions; it recently approved both the Standard Poodle and the Miniature Poodle for spaniel tests in 2017 as well because the little Miniatures  seem to be able to get in thorny nettlebuses and briar patches where both types of cocker spaniel and the Boykin are too big and a British breed like a Sussex or Field Spaniel has a long body that gets stuck halfway through the attempt. If you have ever seen the size of a North American bobwhite quail or a woodcock, they are very tiny.  The can hide in a blackberry patch and  unless the dog wants to impale himself, it is impossible.

But a weeny little dog that weighs only 7-10 kilos has turned out to be a blessing: "HOLY CRAP!  COLETTE THE POODLE ISN'T A FOO FOO AFTER ALL: SHE HAS A SMALL PARTRIDGE IN HER MOUTH...WHADDYA MEAN SHE ALSO HAS A THING FOR CANVASBACKS?!!

It sounds stupid, but it is true. And the Standard Poodle really has won Master Hunt titles.

The UKC has always classified the Standard as a gundog and in 2002 the CKC allowed the Standard to participate in hunting competitions. They sometimes beat the Labrador and are faster runners than the Lab.  The evidence for all of it is on YouTube and hunting magazines of the past 13 years. I didn't include it in the caption for the poodle because Europe has not put them back to work yet and did not want to give a narrow view.

PS-"What do they hunt?" Most kinds of ducks, Canada geese, pheasants, chukar, quail, even the woodcock if they are a Mini.  They have lost a lot of body fat over the ages, so they often wear a coat while in the cold.  That, and bright orange is easier to see from a distance if your dog is white.-->
[[Image:Bo the poodle retrieving a duck.jpg|thumb|A black [[Standard Poodle]] retrieving a [[Mallard]]. Poodles are one of the oldest breeds of retrievers, originally bred to retrieve ducks in Germany and France. ]]
[[File:Golden Retriever charge.jpg|thumb|Golden Retriever charge. This dog was originally  bred in Scotland to hunt in marshy conditions.]]

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* [[American Cocker Spaniel]]
* [[American Water Spaniel]]
* [[Barbet (dog)|Barbet]]
* [[Boykin Spaniel]]
* [[Blackmouth Cur]]
* [[Blue Lacy]]
* [[Brittany (dog)|Brittany]]
* [[Clumber Spaniel]]
* [[Drentsche Patrijshond|Dutch Partridge Dog]]
* [[English Cocker Spaniel]]
* [[English Setter]]
* [[English Springer Spaniel]]
* [[Épagneul Bleu de Picardie]]
* [[Epagneul Pont-Audemer]]
* [[Frisian Pointer]] (''stabyhoun/stabij'')
* [[German Longhaired Pointer]]
* [[German Shorthaired Pointer]]
* [[German Wirehaired Pointer]]
* [[German Spaniel|German Water Spaniel]]
* [[Gordon Setter]]
* [[Hungarian Vizsla]]
* [[Wirehaired Vizsla|Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla]]
* [[Italian Spinone]]
* [[Irish Setter]]
* [[Irish Water Spaniel]]
* [[Newfoundland (dog)|Newfoundland]]
* [[Pointer (dog breed)|Pointer]]
* [[Poodle]]
* [[Portuguese Water Dog]]
* [[Spanish Water Dog]]
* [[Sussex Spaniel]]
* [[Tibetan Terrier]] 
* [[Weimaraner]]
* [[Welsh Springer Spaniel]]
* [[Wire-haired Pointing Griffon]]
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