Hunted quail today with my dad and his 12-year-old GSP.  We shot 15 birds (he shot a limit, I was one short with 7).  The most amazing thing was that Rowdy pointed 10 of the birds and retrieved 9 of them.  Kate, my dad's dog, pointed the others and retrieved the others.  Rowdy only refused to retrieve one of the quail, which he sat, mouthing and picking at, so I walked up and took it from him.  He DID bust 3 other quail that we didn't shoot at, but that is to be expected at this age.  I really have NO complaints about this dog, and am not trying to brag but love his natural ability.  I am going to video tape his next hunt so you guys can see him working.  It's pretty spectacular to watch a 6-month old pup doing what he does...  Getting lots of exposure and he's already had 27 birds shot over him this year, so that's great.