What do u guys know abOut them? I have some and am thinking of trying to make a retrieval dog out of one or two. They average 10-20lbs and are very intelligent. It'd be sweet to have a small bred retriever. I'm just wondering if swimming with the bird is too much of a task. She,ll wade some of her nutria kills through the marsh back too the bOat but not alway. Then again I haven't worked with her in that fashion. Most of her waded kills were between 14-20lbs.