It's not about a race it's about having the avail to have your dog hunt hard all day long, or having the stamina to hunt multiple days, You will find that brit's are great lower cover dogs, But after the opener and the roostie's hit the catails or heavy brush. The brush pounders get the birds, My lab has followed a brace of brits after I watched them skurt the catails. And there owners pronounce that there are no birds in there, My reply was I didn't see them hit the brush, they responded with if there where birds in it they would have. Then as they sat and ate lunch and watched we went on to bag five and miss three, My buddies are poor shots. haha, Get a dog that will pound the brush after the opener. Brits are snippy little dogs, some with large attitudes. P.S. you will have your hands full with brits. Forget the books and ask someone that has been around multiple breeds for sometime. Go with a larger bodied pointer if it's a pointer you want, you will be rewarded for your choice for the next ten years or so..