Mr Brown I find funny you would say that about a wirehair,I've hunted over many breed's like yourself,but quite a few more DD's, I have only seen one who was sharp (three strike's and he was out so to speak ) ,I have heard of quite a few Brit's being so just the same.I 'm mean you still get a cranky fella on a certain day like any other breed
From the one's I've dealt with at hunt test's,and the various breeder's I know aggression is not tolerated and they are hand's down the best behaved dog's I've ever seen,I guess I may have a narrow view of the breed coming from where I do ,but I do know this, the breeder's I know up here in Canada take a great offence to the bred being labeled as sharp.
Maybe we overcompensate on manner training to avoid this ?
All the best ,
Chris