The DDs I have been around have been great field dogs, not so much house dogs.
That, of course, has alot to do with the handler.
Or a Pointer or GSP in open country.
That seems odd because all the DD's I know of up here that I have spent weekends training with all do well in the house. That includes 3 different owners who own two, and another guy & myself each have one.
And the same goes for the pointing. I had a GSP & Weimeraner before the DD & one of the other guys grew up raising GSPs.
Now style wise the english pointer will look better with the big tail & stout stance, but in actual hunting situations looks don't mean a thing.
