[linedog]

Stale you hit the nail on the head, With "form follows function"and if you add another old saying " beauty is as beauty does" you come up with the basic breeding concept of a working breed, the physical and mental ability to do it's intended purpose. You certainly have a background for sucess with this breed, My neighbor raises and trains field labs, what these dogs can do is amazing as is what he can do with them, and physically they are different than , shall we say your average LL Bean catalog dog.