ORIGINAL: WYOWIRES
Get what you want! My brother raises Setters and yes they hunt ducks. If they don't, my German Wirehaired Pointers ( I raise) will get them. They are an excellent upland dog. GSPs and Setters shed to much for my liking but I will hunt with either one.
Most problems with aggressive dogs is due to lack of socialization.
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WYOWIRES
i wish SOCIALIZATION was cure to biting problem, it isnt..
i and my close friend vet are seeing biting dogs more than we ever have and LABS too which is not norm..
here is what is happening,you have breeder that has litter of 10 pups,for various reasons there are at times 1 dog that no one wants as pup because it acts strange...
guess what they do with that pup, they raise him or her and breed it..
there is our SOCIALIZATION problem..then dog they breed it with my be same TYPE of dog from another litter..
some call these people BACKYARD breeders,i call it a dangerous way to make money....
sorry i got off topic....
get dog you like, i also like a setter and think they are better dog for grouse than my lab BUT FOR ALL AROUND HUNTING DOG, I LIKE lab..