re: What's the most versatile breed of dog?

Not here to argue most versatile, as that depends a lot on the owner as well. Plenty of great do it all breeds all over the place. Love a great lab in the duck blind.

I also have a 6yr old Deutsch Drahthaar. Over the last few yrs I haven’t had the opportunity to hunt him like he’s designed and bred to do, which makes me sad because his drive and potential is top tier. Great natural swimmer, retriever, and pointer. Refining these is up to me and I’ve fallen short a bit, but he’s done a little bit of everything over the years and I’ll likely have another one down the road.