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Originally Posted by Georgia
Sorry for my ignorance, but what does a Fall pup have to do with not being a great swimmer? Eagertrieve dogs are more show style dogs rather than their field cousins, therefore are smaller in stature. Swimming is just harder for them over the field style .
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English Labs generally have better under coats and are just as capable if not stronger swimmers than their American cousins. The under coat of the English Lab aids in buoyancy and heat retention. The logic of breading for a finer coat in American dogs is to allow the dog to stay cooler when upland hunting. They are generally faster on land.
There is absolutely no relationship between love of water and date of birth.