Just a though. The Boykin Spaniel was bred just to reduce the size of the retriever, or so I've been reading (Boykin Spaniel Society). I have been thinking of a smaller dog when my old one dies, an e. pointer. Thinging about going back to retrievers becasue I don't get around well enough to follow pointer's anymore. Drawback seem's to be they don't have the range of a lab but a lot easier on things going out of a boat.

Saw one years ago and it's temperment stayed with me all these years. Love Labradors but at this point in life, maybe something that make's my blood boil a bit less would be a good thing.