[AnAmericanMother]

Depends on what you want the dog to do.

I've never seen a beagle do a 250 yard mark in heavy cover.

On the other hand, my Labs aren't very good at tracking rabbits.

I've known Labs that were as dumb as a bag of hammers, of course, but mine are pretty smart. They're intensively trained, though.

[WayneS]

I think my Labs must have been from the “bag of hammers” blood line.