i agree with the above save a little more and then go and buy a qualiy bred dog, something in the lines of badgercourt or rytex lines,
for 150 more, you'll not regret the extra,
Don't get me wrong some people pay little money for a dog that luckily turns out to be a worker, but its very rare,
My mate had 2 springers trained to the whistle, and on my days off i could take them and work them, he was a little impatient with them and
would hit them sonetimes as they wouldn't know what command he was giving,
the dogs worked perfectly for me and ranged very well, he sadly