Thread: My last dog couldnt swim so now i need a new one.

nah not common, they aren't common in general. In aus its 99.99% GWP, get a wild deer or Australian deer hunter magazine and its riddled with them, the odd bloke has a GSP or Vizsla but thats about it.
I'm sure there are a few but labs are pretty much just bird dogs here.
The thing to remember though is we have had really strict laws on the breeds of dog allowed to hunt deer so its created a wirehair culture.
A few blokes do use them for deer though, I'm yet to hear anything bad about them. GWP was always my first choice but with the missus to please I had to compromise and now the brit idea has grown on me.
Still keen to get one yourself one day?