ORIGINAL: eelriver
Several may disagree but I guess I'm just an old fashionpointin' dog guy. To me these double duty dogs end up being not very good pointers, or retrievers. I think you are better off going with one dog type or the other. I've seen plenty of pointing dogs that will retrieve upland birds very well.
I'm one of those who will disagree with you. My PL got his NAHRA Master Hunting Retriever at age 4. Last Fall, he competed in the Pointing Division of the WA State Gun Dog Challenge and came in 3rd in the state.
He's a hunting and retrieving maniac and he will point with the best.
