>Oh my bad, sorry, don't know why I thought you had one.
>I can understand what you are saying regarding the time they demand; a friend of mine borrows my dog to go hunting, I've seen it and it just amazes me their instinct and how easy they do in the water.

Yeah, they are a real joy in the outdoors. We are away from home all day and it just wouldn't work to have one alone in the house all day. It's really too bad...