You’re right about Plott hounds. My dog is half Plott. The other half is lab and border collie. He is the sweetest thing alive to anybody he knows, but he needs an introduction for others.
I’ve got a lab border collie mix laying at my feet right now, funny dog, obsessed with retrieving but also tries to herd. As far as the typical lab love of water, his spirit’s willing but the body isn’t quite up to it, he flails, sputters and splashes but doesn’t make much progress to the point that I’m afraid I’ll have to dive in and get him. Finally threw in the towel and got him one of those inflatable dog floatie jackets, lol.