It's been a good thred this so far, tnhough it seems to be fragmenting a little from the original.
To the original question, a companion for me, we both expect different things from one another, me getting him/her out for a start, finding the right speck, selecting the right quarry, all these things and plenty more are my parts. The dog runnig its quarry, catching it (and thats what i'm expecting, catches. From the pup i've selected to bringing it on to maturity. None of this constant near miss stuff, its a dog for a job, on bunnys for example, i'm not going to say, 'fair play, good rabbit