[Paladin2]

"somehow they got loose and ran away."

I tend to agree (though I'd use the descriptions for the owner(s))

Why wouldn't they just return when called?

[JRandomFreeper]

Dogs are dogs. If there's a problem, it's the owner/handler that's at fault.

You have to admit, though, no retriever is going to win a Nobel prize for anything more complicated than "Duh...".

/johnny