I have to confess I don't know a lot about the breed, but last season I had the chance to shoot over two GSP'S we also had two spaniels, a cocker and a springer ,we were hunting wide open country, hazel banks, bracken, bog, in pursuit of woodcock, excellent spaniel ground, the cocker was mine, both spaniels top class workers , you would not be embarrassed going anywhere with these spaniels, but I must confess, ( and believe me it's hard to do ) by midday both spaniels were blowing threw their - - -, the pointers were as good at 3pm as when they started, and covered 10 times the ground, class