By comparison, many relatively large breeds, such as the Bernese Mountain Dog and Bullmastiff, have a 40 to 50 per cent chance of death from cancer. But the Flat-coated Retriever – a gun dog bre ...

If it's a search dog, we look for one that has the drive to go out to hunt. "We use specific breeds for that, springer spaniels, cocker spaniels and labradors, which are predominantly gun dog ...