Here's my issue: I've got a 2 year old lab that is my hunting buddy and all around perfect pet. My fiance is now wanting a dog, but wants something a little smaller.... She really wants a King Charles Cavalier (?). I'm trying to talk her into a springer, ****er, or boykin (mainly so I can use it to do a little bird hunting with...). So, has anyone had any luck buying the wife a dog that you "borrow" occasionally to hunt with (that's not a lab)?