If I get another dog after these that I have are gone, it will probably be a Guardian Style dog. Anatolian (Kangal), Belgian Malinois, German Shepherd, etc. I need a dog with an off switch... I let my 2 cross pointers keep running the yard yesterday from 7am to dark. They never sat down except to get treats from my wife. Running hard the whole time. Maybe a Lab or Boykin if I can find a legit/not iffy place to hunt.
Australian Sheperd... Run 20 miles with you or lay onthe couch and watch TV with the same enthusiasm..... Make them a tracker and have a hunting buddy that'll hang out with you without a leash and not chase after everything it sees....