The phrase
"great retriever" refers to a dog breed known for its excellent ability to find and bring back things.
Full definition
The Golden Retriever was excellent at performing these tasks and so their popularity as
a great retriever grew.
This method works beautifully with a Labrador Retriever, a Golden Retriever or any breed that you want to teach to be
a great retriever.
Your soft spoken plain talk allowed me to think I too could succeed in guiding Gunner into becoming
a great retriever companion.
These dogs not only pointed, they were
great retrievers.