More: Bryant was our family lab who was also an avid hunter here on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The winter was never too cold for him! He would jump right into the 35 degree frigid bay water and swim until he retrieved that duck or goose, always eager to please Dad! It's rare to find a dog who would snuggle next to the kids or lay there while they would dress him up in play clothes. But then, at the sight of the gun case at the door, he would be crying and spinning circles ready to get jump in the truck and out on the boat to "fetch em up!"