As a sportsman and bird dog lover. I think that no breed of hunting dog should ever go to a home were they will not be hunted. The only exception to this should be rescue dogs. They should be spayed or neutered and never allowed to breed or be registered.
That is why the Irish Setter was almost completly lost.
Show dogs should be foo-foos or the akc/ukc should require that all sporting breeds prove themselves in the field before being allowed to compete as a show dog.
Breedfor color you get a colored dog. Breed for Hunting and you get a Hunting dog.