A fresh opinion from someone that has none of the experience of you hunters, so thats why its free. A basset hound will never outrun a greyhound, but I do believe that you can train a basset hound to chase a rabbit in a circle to the best of his ability.
I totally agree with this...If I was in the market for a retriever I would probably be looking for a lab puppy from a long line of hunting back ground. If I needed a gaurd dog I would be looking for a Rott or Doberman from gaurding stock. No AKC champion stock...