any dog will do whatever you ask of it if you put the time in mate,if its flushing and retrieving small game i would say go for a jack russal,these are hard little cu,n,ts that runs on duracell batteries ..lol i love this breed small,fun little things ,a patterdale or plummer will do the same,just cost more the plummer is more a show dog for me ,just ratting dogs i would rather pay £300 for a pat x lakey that comes from good working blood line( meaning real work)than pay for a plummer with a peace of paper saying it looks good standing upright in a ring,,,,LOL again patterdales good little w