ORIGINAL: mustad

I would recommend looking at some of the European Versatiles.

Examples and good websites to look at would be:

Deutsch Drahthaars - www.vdd-gna.org
Deutsch Kurzhaars - http://www.nadkc.org/
Pudelpointer - http://www.cedarwoodgundogs.com/
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon -www.wpgca.org
Large Munsterlander - http://www.lmcna.org/

I have a 3 1/2 year old son and decided that a Pudelpointer is going to have absolutely everything I need in a hunting dog at the same time being a great member of the family (well, maybe not with the cat, but we'll see).

One of the good things about the first three breeds I have listed (maybe the Munsterlander as well, I'm not sure); none of them are recognized by the AKC. So, none of the breeders will be breeding show dogs. They are all hunting dogs. This is not the case with other breeds, which only means the excercise of finding the right breeder could be more difficult; especially if you don't know a lot of people in the dog world.

Good luck,