Thank you all for your responses. They were great.
I never meant to imply that a GSP wouldn't make a good family pet, I know they do. I was just curious as to which dog between the two, you all thought would make a "better" pet during the offseason.
Before narrowing my choice down to these two dogs, I also looked into the Brittanies (as some of you suggested), the Munsterlanders, PP's, GWP's, English Setters, Labs, English Pointers, and a few others. I decided I wanted one of the versitile breeds, so that eliminated a few in the list. I was considering the Brittany for a while, but, to me, there's just something about the look of an athletic, short-haired, pointing dog that I like. Superficial? maybe, but it's a preference, I can't help it. The grooming issue also enforces that preference.
I always read about how all of your dogs perform in the field, which makes sense, this is a hunting forum, and I just wanted to hear what some of those dogs (with a focus on the Viz and the GSP) are like when you're not hunting.
Thanks again. More comments are welcomed.