TODAY AT BASS PRO RETRIEVERS WERE SHOWCASING THEIR NAMESAKE.
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THESE DOGS HAVE BEEN USED FOR AGES TO HUNT, GATHER, AND TRACK
WHILE STILL USED FOR HUNTING, THEY ARE NOW ALSO BEING USED FOR POLICE K-9 UNITS, RESCUE MISSIONS, AND SEEING EYE DOGS.
STEVE RIGGINS IS A DOG TRAINER THAT TRAINS THESE LABS AND RETRIEVERS TO BE MULTI-FACETED. RIGGINS SAYS THAT OTHER DOGS CAN'T REALLY COMPARE WITH ALL THE USES OF LABS.
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TO: 0:13 DURATION:0:13] {***SOT***} "they can lay on your couch one minute, and then they can go out and break ice and go retrieve your game the next. You know they just have that type of on and off switch that a lot of dogs don't have. "
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RIGGINS ALSO SAYS THAT LABRADORS WERE VERY USEFUL IN FINDING PEOPLE TRAPPED UNDER RUBBLE ON 9/11.