What is it with dogs and playing fetch? In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist relates his own dogs’ fetching instincts to their ancestral roles and the masters they served. I have a three-year-old Labrador retriever that loves to fetch. No surprise, really; he was bred from two hunting dogs who love to fetch, and is a breed known for its love of fetching. Furthermore, since the day we brought him home from the breeder, we have been teaching him to fetch. He is a