I do a lot of beating (52 days last season ) on a few local pheasant shoots here in North Wales during the season. I've got some working Cockers - the oldest is 14 & has been retired for a few years now, a 4 1/2 year old dog used by my son, a 3 1/2 year old bitch who had pups 5 weeks ago - (I'm keeping the only bitch in the litter) and finally a 2 year old little bitch - she weighs in at just under 10kg, but she's the best worker out of all of them.
I do quite a lot of vermin shooting at my mates farm with my Ruger 77/22 rimfire & a bit of rough shooting & an occasional blast at