Dad got a black lab a few years back, {quite a few actually} and she was the funnest dog I ever hunted around.She would actually point every time when pheasant hunting unless the bird ran then she immediately changed to flushing.You could just as easily take her out to retrieve ducks and geese while pass shooting them.
I now have a little lab pup about 12 weeks old that Ive taken along a few times.She also seems to point somewhat when she smells something she likes, her tail goes out, hair on her neck go straight up, and her front foot comes up, not a full point but a good indicator she smells something.
Now if we only had pheasants around here she could chase them and quit alerting every time she finds coyote crap