hi mate,he is big and strong,got a big head as well... his dad is working out of the hide,retrieve's 100% from water(including canada's) and ive never seen him fail to find anything...his mother, as far as i know just work's from a hide.... oh and no,he's not kc regd.both his parent's are but the lad who bred him did'nt bother to register the pup's