his re call is spot on fella,jumps for fun ,i will say his retreiving needs more work ,stock broke as there,s sheep all over my area so he,s seen sheep ,horses from an early age so no problem ,also no bother with the ferrets,hope this helps..Am in no rush to get rid of this dog,the main reason for my parting with the pup is am about to take on ajob which ll take me away from home 5 days a week,cant leave the mrs to look after 4 dogs,4 ferrets (i have terriers too) as well as the kids lol...cheers darrell.