I still stand behind my original statement....

There are labs out there that hunt the snot out of upland birds and there are pointers that couldn't find a bird on a thanksgiving table.

I love dogs and also am interested in their origins but the potential of the breed is not realized in every pup that is for sure. Case in point, this comingweekend NH's season opens. There will be a guy out in the fileds who WILL limit out on pheasant and grouse hunting behind a pointing German Shepherd! That dog retrieves to hand with the softest mouth I have ever seen. Now German Shepherds are not bred to be "hunters", but you can't deny this particular dog is a hunter.

I believe strongly they are alljust "dogs" when you bring them home, they get the title of "Hunting Dog" by what they do in the field....