Mine was a super good family dog. Never had issues with kids or anything like that. Heck kids and energy sort'a go hand in hand. If you plan on hunting ducks with him now and then though I would suggest checking his geneology to see if they liked water or not. Some Brittanies aren't that crazy about water. Mine, I couldn't keep him out of it. He's still to this day the best "all-round" hunting dog I've ever owned.