I have hunted Gordons my whole life. The last brother, sister pair I had I would put against any dog finding pheasants. Point, retrieve, water retrieve, back, hunt dead you name it they would do it. I still have the male, I lost his sister two years ago. I am starting two, year old pups now that are showing a lot of promise also. I have hunted my Gordons with a lot of dogs over the years, and they don't get shown up finding birds.