Check out Pudlepointer. The breed has been around for decades, but little known and that is how owners want it. We always have owned Chesapeake bays but started looking for something easier but still a rugged gun dog that liked water. They are smaller and dont shed. They make great retrievers and upland bird dogs. .
http://www.talltimberpudelpointers.com/our-dogs/pudelpointer-photos
http://www.talltimberpudelpointers.com/our-dogs/pudelpointer-photos