HEY EVERYONE. MY WIFE AND I ARE NEW TO THE FORUM BUT NOT NEW TO HUNTING OR BIRDDOGS. IVE HUNTED WATERFOWL AND UPLAND FOR OVER 20 YEARS. NOW 5 KIDS LATER I DONT HAVE AS MUCH TIME FOR IT AS ID LIKE BUT MANAGE TO GET OUT WHEN I CAN. I LOVE SHORTHAIRS, SETTERS AND EP'S BUT SHORTHAIR IS MY BREED OF CHOICE!! I ENJOY LEARNING ANYTHING NEW AND GETTING ADVICE. MY WIFE LOVES BIRD DOGS TOO AND LOVES GOING HUNTING WITH ME. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO ADD TO OUR FAMILY FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND AFTER TALKING TO MANY BREEDERS AND LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF PUPS (PROBABLY SOME OF YOURS ON HERE) WE HAVE PICKED A PUP WHO WE THINK WILL BE THE BEST OF THE BEST
. WHEN PICKIN A PUP THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND ITS DIFFICULT TO FIND A BREEDER AND A DOG WITH ALL OF THEM BUT WORTH THE WAIT WHEN YOU DO. CO-OWN OR NOT CO-OWN, PEDIGREE, BUILD, COLOR, CLOSE WORKING OR A RUNNER, WEEKEND WARRIOR OR FIELD TRIALER AND THE LIST GOES ON. MY WIFE AND I NEVER DREAMED WE WOULD SPEND ALMOST A YEAR LOOKING BEFORE FEELING 100% SATISFIED WITH OUR PIC FOR THE FAMILY WHICH AS I SAID INCLUDES 5 KIDS. YESTERDAY WE MADE A TRIP TO CABELAS IN MICHIGAN AND WELL 300 BUCKS LATER ON TRAINING EQUIPMENT HAD A GREAT DAY! NOW I FIND MYSELF TALKING ABOUT NOTHING ELSE BUT THIS PUP AND HOW I PLAN TO MAKE HER THE BEST OF THE BEST. I NOW OWN MY OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SO I CAN TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF FOR HUNT TESTS AND HOPEFULLY GET HER MH TITLE IN NO TIME. MY WIFE IS ON BOARD WITH HELPING ME WITH THE TRAINING, AND VET VISITS AND JUST THE EVERYDAY CARE NEEDED FOR THIS PUP AND SHES JUST AS EXCITED AS I AM (SO ARE THE KIDS). WE ARE GETTING A PUP FROM VOLRAIDER ON HERE (BRIAN). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYONE LOOKING FOR A GSP TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT LIKE I SAID WE LOOKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND OUR FEMALE FROM HIM COMES HOME HERE IN CANADA IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS!! NICE TO MEET YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO PICKIN YOUR BRAIN IN THE MONTHS TO COME. (BRIAN).
