I have hunted over RCC's labs several times, and he does not exaggerate.

My first dog, an American Water Spaniel, is now three. Together we've chased roosters and chickens, bobs and blues, dove and ducks too. On the bucket list are ruffs and timberdoodles.
I prefer a 16 sxs, with friends over good dogs. Biddable trumps breed anytime.

Here's Cocoa at just over a year old, having made her first retrieve on a prairie chicken in Eastern Nebraska; opening day my friend & mentor and I chase them with hammer guns.


Tolerance: the abolition of absolutes

Consistency is the currency of credibility