I did'nt want to piss any body off, I just don't know jack about hunting dogs, as far as the type of hunting 60% dove and 40% quail, big fenced in yard and 2 kids(5 year old& 2year old), and where I live in Texas IT GETS HOT, everybody and there grandma uses labs for dove, GSP's, EP's, and Britts, for the quail, down here so I just wanted some outside opinions, but I heard labs make great companions and are good family dogs, thats what all my hunting buddies with labs say. I have never had one. I'm gonna take your advice Live2Hunt, and research the breeds, but I'm pushing towards a lab, just dunno how hard its gonna be to train it for quail, either way guys thanks for all the input, hopefully in a couple of years I'll be able to answer some new guys questions.