I have a Drathaar and he is good at water work, excels at tracking, decent on upland game, good on shed hunting, and great in the house and out in public. My GSP is an awesome upland dog and good shed hunter, but doesn't like swimming and could care less about trailing or tracking furred critters. He thinks he is a 70lb lap dog in the house but is a bit barky for me. My Braque is by far the best upland dog of my group and a great retriever having brought me ducks, geese, and even some fall turkeys I have shot. He doesn't have any interest in shed hunting but has a thing for rabbits and squirrels. He is what I call a velcro dog in the house but overall not bad. So for me the the Drathaar gets my vote as the most versatile out of my group.
