Best BirdDog?

After reading all these posts it is quite clear some guys feel very strongly they have a " correct answer" .

Here in the Northeast my Springer could make a believer out of a few people I think that her breed should definitely be considered for the types of hunting I do most often. She' ll work pheasants, grouse and woodcock all day long. Stays sharp even between very rare/long flushes, retrieves to hand better than any dog I' ve owned and just is real smart about finding where birds like to hide. I never have to worry about her flushing to far out, she understands the whole point is to have them come up close enough for me to shoot, I' ve watched her dozens of times hold up long enough for me to get in a better position or closer.
I get out out about 15-20 times a year waterfowling as well and after explaining to her what it was I was expecting from her in a blind, I don' t think she' s not retrieved a bird yet.
I grew up in Kennewick Washington and did a lot bird hunting in the Tri-City area before moving back east and as much as I love my Springer, she wouldn' t have been " the best" in that area. We hunted GSP' s for pheasant, chukar and quail and they hunted very well. I' d say better than any lab we hunted over in that area, and our dogs did as well if not better than our friends Pointers or Setters. The " BEST" dog I ever hunted with in that area was an English Setter .. but he was just one of those rare dogs who blows you away with his ability. As good as he was out west though, I' m not sure if he would have been " great" here in the thick woods of the Northeast, a little to far ranging I think.

As far as Best BirdDog in the home, it has to be the Springer in my opinion. Plus, she enjoys workouts almost as much as hunting and really tries hard to do whatever will make me happy. They really are amazing family members. That' s my .02 cent opinion.