I'm definitely not much of a dog guy but I've got a chocolate and she works great.
She's hunted everything and been in on dozens of kills except whities and sheep. She loves chasing bears, is good on upland, done a little waterfowl and has pointed on quail.
She has a great nose and has even run with hounds for bears.
She packs her own food, is always ready to go hunting, only barks when absolutely necessary and goes everywhere with me-probably the best hunting partner a person could ever ask for.