I would go with what you feel you want.. That is exactly what I had done and do not have any regrets. There was a lot of folks tell me the Irish setters were no good and only had those stupid show dogs left in them. I did do some research and found what I had wanted. They hunt great for me and soon I will be running them on birds again. I wanted to trial mine but couldn't get the time to do it. I had even went out with those guys and walked a few braces when I could get the chance to. But, with my work schedule being what it is I couldn't make any plans on getting them to trial. So i enjoy them just the way they are. Good luck on what you decide Warren..