Just over a year, he picked up bushing of my black whip and I encouraged it, lovely natured dog can work with all the dogs on the shoot, he's been coming beating with me since he was 8 months, keeper likes him as he's great in blackthorn, he's pegged a couple but he moves so fast through cover they can't get out fast enough, doesn't retrieve yet but will leave when you tell him, and one of the spaniels usually pick up after him, you can loose him if he flushes muntjac, but you can hear where he goes and he makes his way back in the line returning on the whistle. Keeper tolerates this as he's a