Wirehairs? Thankyou! I'll look into them as well. I was thinking about an English Cocker until I hunted with a gorgeous little [censored] the other day. She was spectacular in every way that counts, except that she put me out of action for all of that evening. I'd like to stay relatively small (20 to 40 pounds, max) if at all possible. In a perfect world it would be an English Setter, but the one I now work with requires me to medicate constantly.