When the train stopped half-way there, I jumped out for a mouthful of air, and there, on the platform, was a black retriever wearing a collecting box like mine!
You should have seen that retrieverwhen I smiled at him from the carriage window.
Dinah," the best retriever I ever had, and a bitch which seems to have the power of transmitting her virtues to her descendants, is a black retriever of a well-known strain.
The great secret of breaking, however, is companionship, my retriever for the time being never leaves me, and I have the kennel dogs in my company as much as possible.
The cardinal rules for retrieverbreaking are: (a) To get the dog thoroughly obedient and under control.
Noisily blundering like a retriever puppy, his elated voice and great gestures filled the bare academy corridors with the joy of thoughtless animal life, provoking indulgent smiles at a great distance.
This had been communicated from Dugald to his dog, and from the retriever to the collie.
A black retriever came rushing down, growling and showing his teeth, but when he saw it was Kenneth he wagged his bell-rope of a tail, and bade him and Kooran welcome.
It was true what Dugald had said; both the retriever and collie had thrown themselves at their masters' feet, and gave every indication of mortal dread.
Slinging on his horn and pouch, and laying hold of his gun, the sportsman once more started off, leaving his retriever busily employed in polishing off the "drumsticks" of the capon.
He was determined to leave neither stick nor stone unturned; and, to aid him in the prosecution of his search, he called loudly for his retriever Quashie.
You see the two running over a green field, almost side by side, and suddenly the retriever makes a friendly snap at the other.
Have you ever seen a retriever dashing in play after a greyhound?
He was an enormous and very powerful brute, as much retriever as anything, but evidently with another strain in his composition.
Come to that, Tarn's dog looks like a cross between a retriever and a--a elephant.
As my man was driving slowly through the traffic I saw, a hundred yards away, Tarn striding along, in the same shabby clothes, with his retriever at his heel.
I wondered if it could come from the great logs that smouldered in the fireplace, before which the retrievernow stretched himself.
The lieutenant gave a cry and an oath with the pain, and then he drew and shortened his sword and ran the retrieverthrough the body.
They sought their blankets early; the retriever bitch and the two terriers stretched themselves across the thresholds of the sheds; and the whole company slept long before moonrise.
Nellie, the retriever bitch, blinked drowsily at them both.
The retriever heard the noise first, and, suddenly alert, dropped to the down-charge.
These the retriever was always in the habit of carrying home, though Bob would not let him have them at once, right out, to take in his mouth as he left the beach.
Captain, as the retriever darted ahead in a great hurry.
Then ensued a pleasant task, one in which Rover especially evinced the keenest interest, the sagacious retriever watching their every movement with an attention that never faltered.
A regular retriever was, however, generally taken out with them.
Occasionally you may be able to help an old retriever (544), but rarely, if ever, a young one.
The retriever would then shuffle about a little before he went off, but when he started it would be in as direct a line to the object as usual.
The pursuit so soon terminated, that possibly less game escaped being fired at, than if the retriever had not stirred until the guns were reloaded.
Of course, a regular retriever is absolutely necessary when a team of spaniels is hunted, none of which are accustomed to retrieve (78).
He was laughing heartily as he watched its frisky antics, when from the lane that was on one side of the field, a big black retriever appeared, barking furiously.
The retriever pursued him, evidently showing by his gambols that he wanted to play.
The retriever made his way straight to her, and dropped the stick at her feet.
I had not taken more than half a dozen paces down the middle path when a big dog of the retriever kind came barking towards me.
Unfortunately, a perfidious gardener had watched him, and brought back the turkey, so that the retrieverdid not enjoy the feast he had reserved for a quiet and undisturbed moment.
It was impossible for me not to admire him as he sat there reclining idly on his rug, thrown on the green slope, smoking his pipe, his gun lying across his knees, his big black curly-haired retriever stretched out at his side.
The retriever was some distance behind, playing with something; and then, instead of following his master, he came on to me, and seeing that he was carrying something I stooped down and drew it from his mouth.
I am sure I don't know what is to become of my poor dog Hero [a fine Irish retriever given me by my friend].
His frame is important, of course, but in the Retriever the mental qualities are of more significance than bodily points.
As a rule the Retriever should be chosen for the intelligent look of his face, and particular attention should be paid to the shape of his head and to his eyes.
It is only comparatively recently that we have realised how excellent an all-around sporting dog the Retriever has become.
Not only is the average Retriever of a companionable disposition, with delightful intelligence that is always responsive, but he is a good and faithful guard and a courageous protector of person and property.
His ideas of type and conformation are the outcome of close and attentive study and consistent practice, and one needs to go to Riverside if one desires to see the highest examples of what a modern flat-coated Retrievercan be.
Both as a worker and as a show dog the flat-coated Retriever has reached something very near to the ideal standard of perfection which has been consistently bred up to.
He was a natural water-dog, with a constitution impervious to chills, and entirely free from the liability to ear canker, which had always been a drawback to the use of the Spaniel as a retriever of waterfowl.
The man who owns a good dog of this breed, whether he uses it as a retriever for driven birds, works it in a team, or uses it as his sole companion when he goes gunning, possesses a treasure.
The coat of the curly Retrieverplays a very important part in his value and personality.
Drake was a large handsome retriever of a dark brown colour, with very short curly hair.
A great deal of sport may be had over a brace of Clumbers, which are as much as a sportsman can do with, particularly with a Retriever to look after the "killed and wounded.
Just before its arrival at the steps, the leathern apron of the perambulator was seized by a Retriever dog, who happened to witness the occurrence, and saw the danger of it, the vehicle was stopped and the child saved from an untimely death.
Here we have reason, though not quite perfect, for the retriever might have brought the wounded bird first and then returned for the dead one, as in the case of the two wild-ducks.
The world incarnated itself to her in the image of the big retriever dog, being so alarming, meaning no harm consciously, meaning indeed affection--with its likelihood of paws soiling white raiment.
True it was that in order to win the rather humble compliment of being held a protection against an absolutely harmless retriever dog he had lost his day's hunting.
Warri, amongst his other accomplishments, was most useful as a retriever of any wounded pigeon; he would hunt about until he spotted a fresh track, and before long had captured the bird.
A good retriever is often useful, especially if you are flying pheasants, and the hawk should always be on the most amicable terms with him.
A spaniel or retriever will generally rout out the fugitive.
Your pointer or setter, and your retriever too, or whatever dog you intend to use for any purpose, must often be present while her ladyship is being fed and carried.
My retriever will carry an egg in his mouth to a great distance, and during a considerable length of time, without ever breaking or even cracking the shell.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "retriever" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
