No hunting dogs of my own, but I sort of share my dad's chocolate Lab. I do have 2 small house dogs that have hunting instincts though-my Italian greyhound snaps into a perfect point when she finds where a rabbit has been, and my wife's rat terrier has good instincts for retrieving(I'd LOVE to see her try to bring a 15 pound goose to shore!!)Problem is, that both are small, fast brown and white dogs, and I'm afraid somebody will shoot too fast thinking one of them is a rabbit(not to mention that I have shot geese and turkeys bigger than the dogs are). Looks liek they have to stay spoiled instead of working:)