Uma uthi nhlá, ungase ucabange ukuthi i-retriever ene-flat-coated ibukeka njenge-retriever yegolide emnyama noma ensundu, kodwa akunjalo. Iwuhlobo olukhethekile olwadalwa ekuqaleni njenge-retriever esetshenziswa kabili kukho kokubili ukudlala komhlaba namanzi.
I-retriever enemibala eyisicaba iyinja enhle, enomdlandla, futhi eshesha kakhulu ethanda ukudlala nokuzuza isisindo. Emgwaqeni bayanyakaza, kodwa endlini bathule. Lolu hlobo lungenye yezinja ezithembeke kakhulu nezinobungane, inja yomndeni yeqiniso. Nokho, badinga ukuvivinya umzimba njalo ukuze baziphathe ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Lolu uhlobo olubucayi, olusabela kakhulu ekuqeqeshweni. Isici sazo esiyingqayizivele umsila wazo onyakazayo.