The breed has been used for fowl hunting in the US and Canada since the early 1990s, in and out of hunting tests. Eventually, 'With the blessing of the American Kennel Club, the Professional Handlers Association, obedience training clubs across the country, and Seeing Eye, Inc., a nationwide program known as Dogs for Defense, Inc. was initiated and became the official procurement agency for all war dogs used in the Army, Navy and Coast Guard.'