Here's an interesting photo of a friend's dog. We were quail hunting in SE Kansas and my buddy dropped a quail which ran into a packrat's nest. I would never have believed it if it hadn't been right in front of me. I could have grabbed the quail when it ran by, but what's the point of having dogs...? Anyway, his dog was digging in from one side and my dog was digging in from the other side. The dogs finally met in the middle and my dog came out with the quail.
Anybody who says English pointers don't retrieve should have seen how hard this gal was working to get that bird out of there. Ultimately, the GWP got the bird, but I give this dog an A+ for effort.:thumbsup: