What's the deal with the shedding? That seems to be a major point here so if you are set on getting a dog that dosen't shed much there are only a few (bird dogs) I can think of. American Water Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Boykins similar I think to the American Water Spaniel and Poodles ( the standards were origianlly great hunting dogs). I'm probably missing one but those are the majors and great hunters all, even the poodle if you can find the right one.