I’m glad I started this and sad as well. My Brit is 12 and he acts like he was 6. Still goes hard in the field. He can read my mind but he has a mind of his own as well. Last month in 30-40 mph winds I watched him work pheasants like he could read their minds as well. He’s no angel by any means but what a companion. Come, heal and whoa, are all you need with a good one. He’ll teach you the rest. They love to retrieve and they love to swim. He’ll keep you exercised as well. I’ll never have anything but a Brittany. And yes he’s probably laying on my pillow right now while I’m at work. But he’ll do backflips when I get home.