Thanks Duck Killer!

I had forgotten that GSP's also make excellent duck retrievers.

Not having ever hunted over a GSP, or even examined one up close and personal, is their coat that much shorter than a lab's and therefore much better for the kind of temps I'll be hunting in here in Venezuela?

Also, is it your impression that, on average, GSP's tend not to have a 'hard mouth' problem, or is it more a matter of being able to break them of the bad habit more easily?

El Gringo