I hunt grouse and pheasant (Wild birds only) with Wiley (Springer spaniel). He's my first dog and was easy to train. He has gotten better every year and this fall has really surprised me. I shot one bird a few weeks ago as I was standing on the edge of a cattail swamp. Bird dropped across a strip of cattail, then about 20 yards of open water, and in another thick cattail section. Wiley didn't see him drop and I called him over to me, thenpointed across the open water, and said "Find the bird". I wasn't too confident he'd find him but he swam across the open waterto the far end of the cattail section and I could he him splashing around in there.Thenout he swam with the bird. Then the other day, I knocked one down but he wasn't folding. Wiley was on him so I let him go and followed along. We covered about 400 yards and he found the bird. So I've been really pleased with him. Not the best dog nor probably the best breed of dog but he works for me and has far surpassed how I thought he'd turn out. Wish Icould have oneof every hunting dog as they are all unique in their own ways...