There definitely are hot Springers from the top field trial breeders. However, in the FT game they put them down for a short run against another Dog and that is how they are trained and they burn it up.
Get one from that kind of stock and the early years may be a little trying. Had one like that with the best nose on a Bird Dog I've ever had. Took awhile, but once he learned to pace himself and figured out the trilogy of Dog, Bird, gun he was a joy to hunt over. Hunt them 4-5 hours at a time and they will eventually learn to pace themselves.
I'll take a hot one with a hot nose every day if you are looking for a bird finder that is serious about what they do. They are the professionals.
