What percentage of dogs classed as ' all rounders', are exactly as described on the tin?
In other words how many will retrieve all quarry single handed, put in a long nightshift without losing any keeness and also be capable of retrieving fur and feather on a day's mooch?
I would suggest not many. I reckon only ten to twenty per cent of lamping dogs are genuine, single -handed all rounders at night and competent day time moochers. But maybe I've only seen poorish dogs?
If you look on Preloved there's always plenty of so called top dogs available at pup prices, but methinks a lot of sel