What breed, other than a Lab, would make for a low-key vversatile gun dog? English Setter? French Brittany?
I'm partial to German Shorthair Pointers. They retrieve for dove, duck, and point quail/pheasant, etc. I raised, trained, and hunted with GSPs when I ran my guiding business. They work for you where English pointers seemed to hunt more for themselves. My partner hunted strictly with English Pointers. I never lost a shorthair whereas he had at least one dog run off every year.
Good hunting whatever you choose.
