GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTERS

[rt]

Well I am picking up a gsp puppy Sunday I just couldnt pass on the deal it is a 9 week old female solid liver color. I plan on training her to point quail,woodcock,and also duck retrieves they love the water. I currently have a jack russell I use for rabbits and squirrels. Then I have my lab I use for ducks. My wife uses a beagle for rabbits, he will put it on them.

[raptrlvr]

I have had 3 GSP's in the past. Love the dog, but one trait that they have that I didn't like was that they love to roll in other dogs crap. I don't know what makes them do that, but all 3 did. Man did they love the water.

[rt]

Well at least I can take it to a pond and throw it in when it rolls in crap ;D

[m4tt]

my uncle has had 5 of these dogs for when he goes quail hunting... oddly his havenever rolled in crap.. lol

his current dog Jax... is an amazing hunter i hear... i have yet to go hunting with them.. but hopefully this year.

[rt]

I would like to train mine to point quail and then let a merlin fly them down I bet that would be a neat flight.

[rt]

I picked up my new pup she is really nice I like her alot she is already pointing quail wings at 10 weeks old ;D

[m4tt]

lol...really? just 2day?

my uncle picked up a 4 month old... his names petey... got him from a guy in oregon! great lookin dog!

[stormcloud96]

I got one for free in the parking lot at work. At least it looks like a GSP. Not positive, I have seen it point.

[rt]

She is really doing good, me and my wife would take turns hiding a quail and then let her find them she found them ok but she didnt point she just jumped on them and grabed them she does have a soft mouth which is good she did not even pull a feather. The pointing will come with age.

[benj]

rptrlvr - it's generally fox crap, I think your dags may have been a little confused.

[rabadswompe]

careful witht he grabbing part... I always make sure to keep that to a minimun with myu young GSPs... but then again yours is sttill very young

My old GSP died summer 2005 of a twisted stomack (age 9) and his new replacement (15 m.o.) will start his first real hunting season tomorrow!

Carefull in retreives in cold water... lates season ducks are a nono with GSP.

Enjoy your dog!