I hunt with German Shorthairs, love them. I hunt in an area with a lot of briars and such, no problems with keeping stuff out of their coats. Pretty easy to train, but once you get them outside, it's hard to get them back into the house. My buddy needs to take them for daily walks to burn off their energy, but they are only 4 and 3 (basically big puppies). Good luck with whatever you get.