We have owned them for about 10 years now. At this time we have 3 females. They are wonderful family dogs and very good upland and waterfowl dogs. If you do your homework on the breeding you will get a good point. The North American Club has been working to improve the point in the last 10 years. You can see it in the test scores of the NAVHDA testing. They are great on downed birds. They will not quit looking in a short time. We hunted in 95 degree weather in SW KS one trip and my female took the heat better than the shorthairs or springers. Like all versatiles the coats can be long or short depending on the breeding. Our club has our annual event this Fri, Sat, Sun near Maquoketa, Ia this weekend. For anyone wanting to see them it would be a good time. Friday is a NAVHDA test for natural ability. On Sat the olders dogs will run a club event. I don't think the breed gets enough credit for their water work. Mine have retreived ducks in ND in November with the water near freeze up. My email: dwtbeske@hotmail.com if anyone needs more info.
Thanks,
Dwight
