gsp covers a lot of ground,cant say anything bad about breed.grouse they should do fine,short hair is nice and they seem to take heat.

my lab ,heat is tough on him while grouse hunting.if there is stream nearby, toby will be in it.

i know setters are much better grouse dog than a lab, in fact i am only one in our group with lab that hunts grouse,most are setters/gsp/brittanys.