Active, spirited, and intelligent dogs, liking swimming and jogging.
Enjoy dog sports such as agility, earthdog trials, flyball, herding, hiking, retrieving, tracking, Frisbee, musical freestyle, rally and competitive obedience.
May be stubborn, but respond well to reward-based training approaches, using food rewards for dropping retrieved items not intended for play.
May chase or hunt wildlife, be difficult to disengage from an activity or behavior, bark, dig; may not get along with other dogs.