My dad's Lab/Beagle "Pepsi" was an amazing farm dog--she would run beside the tractor all day without a break when younger, tree squirrels, catch and kill woodchucks, chase away coyotes, not chase deer, herd cows, and come when called. Probably the funnest dog I've ever been around. Just plain good-natured, and loved to catch frogs in a slough and throw them in the air for hours on end.
My Brittany "Buddi" is the best dog I've owned. Got her as a free young castoff from someone who never trained her. She has easily trained me into a pretty good bird hunter, and can outretrieve most Labs until it gets REALLY cold.
