My drahthaar pup at 15 weeks is surpassing my expectations. She is very very biddable, retrieving well, and is already flash pointing her birds and has at least decent water drive. She is tracking a duck drag out to 30 or more yards (this is her favorite training). Best of all, she is relatively calm (as far as birddogs go) and has shown no inclination to be a chewer or barker.

She is however, an awful awful awful little counter theif

All kidding aside, the drahthaar experience has been good, and I am not one to be "breed blind" or even "kennel blind". I have enough dog experience with retrievers and poitners to know what I like and what I do not like.