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Message: [QUOTE="Umami Zen, post: 4437083, member: 10678"] Great news.. For future reference and having been a dog owner (primarily Lab/Lab mixes) for a long time.. Most retrievers/terriers/hounds,etc fall into one of two broad categories..They are either scent driven or sight driven.. Depending on the DNA of your pup and their natural tendencies.. Its best to try to control/manage them --whenever possible--from those natural tendencies. As well as using those tendencies--as it looked like you did-- To find them when they go off on an "adventure". We currently have a Lab/Bassett mix rescue --bred in the South for hunting-who is a scent hound. If he is off leash without us around.. He is gone following whatever scent he can wherever it will take him... We've got coyotes/bobcats/other bigger critters who are frequently nearby. Trying to avoid them at all costs. Extremely happy this worked out.. Enjoy your holiday/Family/and of course-- your Pup.. [/QUOTE]