my old mans got a hancock bitch 3/4 grey 1/4 border, 18 mth of age turning out a cracker, picked up and retrieved its first rabbit out ferreting, at just over 5 mth old, only a baby rabbit but it still caught it, to me its down to personel preference, if you like them, you like them, if you don't, you don't. thats probably why we don't all drive the same cars. lol