Just wanted to share a pic kind of rounding out what my PP pup, Raven, has done so far this hunting season. I'm just a novice/beginner hunter so this pup is making me very happy to overcome my inexperience. We had a few good days of dove hunting where she did very well at the age of 6 months...retrieving everything that hit the ground, landed in thick cover, or landed in the water. I don't think I lost a single bird because she was determined to find everything and used that nose. We've gone duck hunting three times (at 8 months old). The first two were unproductive as bird activity was low, but made for good training on getting used to the boat and being patient in the boat blind while we tried to get some ducks to come in. We were able to get her used to doing retrieves from the boat after the hunt was over. The third time there were ducks to be had and she retrieved every single one of them on a very cold day (35F and drizzle/rain is cold for us in Texas). 4 ducks in one group and 3 in the other. She has a very soft mouth, even on cripples, and I was extremely happy with her. Now if I can round out the steadiness for good quail hunting, I'll have every aspect of what I wanted from her for the versatile hunting dog I wanted.