Help to choose a new dog

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Why go for a cross when you know what you get with a pure bred ? labs v spaniel ? well you answered your own question when you said most of the dogs on your shoot are labs and you liked them, if your a novice and dont have a bundle of time and enthusiasum stay away from the spaniel, they are great but harder to control . As regards the labs with the dodgy temprament ,well it just beggars believe that anyone with any sense would breed from a dog who was dodgy! money grabbers /puppy farmers ,not my cup of tea, best way is talk to your mates who have something you like and find the history/source.

Then as they all say "it's easy"