Brittanies are great dogs and I'd recomend them to anyone. As far as getting stuck with a non-hunting dog, I don't think that one exists. If you take any dog hunting they'll have fun and he will try and to please you. You'll probably laugh at me and she's the worst "hunting" dog that I ever had but I take my yorkshire terrier hunting. She doesn't have stamina to last all day but I take her on short afternoon hunts and when we get home she's so happy that shewon't leave my side the rest of thenight.