Pointer Puppy
This gem came via Gun Dog Breeders.com. I mean, can't they even go to my website and click non-hunters?
Todd and Amanda,
We are interested in getting a german pointer puppy; we have a beautiful 9 year pointer/lab mix and feel its the right time for a puppy. While it looks like you breed solely for hunting, do you know of any breeders that have puppies for a family pet (we are well aware of the energy level and exercise requirements of these dogs, we go out with Coca daily for long walks). Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Betsy and Ken
I think you are right and have a right to be confident ( I read the non hunters page) And I don't blame you for getting grumpy. I Love to read about your hunting dogs it's facinating. (Loved the videos recently!)I have a friend who is training a young bird dog for hunting-I like to hear his stories too. But, I don't want to work that hard. I'll keep taking rescue mutts when we need one. They fit us well.
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Thanks, Edna. I'm the first guy to help someone out of a ditch or change a tire. I am happy to help folks in the grocery store. I recently pushed a guy in the handicapped electric carriage across the store (the dead motor adds drag), moved his groceries to the other carriage and helped him into it. I guess what I'm saying is I love to help people, but here I can't.
I know of folks who sell pets and I've seen the dogs and the dogs are garbage. Why would I say "Go to so-and-so. The dogs are crap and the parents haven't been medically screened, but at least you can get one." I pay a lot of money for this site and do a lot of work to keep it up. Why would I use it to steer people to lousy breeders? None of the other breeders would say "Look, I'm breeding pets, why don't you call Todd?" They all say "Oh, these dogs hunt. His Grandfather was a field champion." I do a lot of work to breed top-notch hunting dogs, why would I put a pup with someone who is going to keep it on the couch?
I've been evaluating rescue dogs who have never been allowed to hunt and honestly they have all these instincts and confused about what to do with them.
I do get some really cool emails from folks and I have one to share. It's just a matter of getting it formatted for the blog.
Do you feed BARF? I know a different topic, but I'm looking to maybe set up a series of blog posts from folks who aren't Food Nazis. I'm looking for folks who are committed to one manner of feeding and can present it well, but who are open enough to admit that other methods can be OK. I feed kibble, I'd like someone who feeds raw, and someone else who home cooks. Maybe on three blog entries linked.
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After viewing your website and reading(humored by of course) your reasons to not sell to a non-hunter, I couldn't help but respond. I respect your choices to not sell to a non-hunter. A GSP is a gun dog and that is what they love to do best. I have 2 of them. I got a puppy with every intention of hunting him and shortly after getting him, the breeder called to get rid of his mother. She had been trained however after many litters, she had slowed down considerably and they were just not interested in keeping her any longer. I took her...because she is wonderful and thought having her would help to train the pup. So here's how it played out: I did take them hunting...Mom did her job and hunted herself silly. Pup followed along and picked up some of her wonderful skills. I continued to train him in the back yard and honed her skills as well. He has amazing energy and while in the woods one day had an accident which messed with his hips. He gets lame very easily now and will last no longer than 1 hour in the woods. Mom has the energy, but won't leave her pup's side so when he stops, so does she. It amazes me how connected these 2 dogs have become. I still take them to hunt, because I know that is what they love...but when they are done, I don't push it anymore and at that point I absolutely love the fact that they are such wonderful members of our family as well. They snuggle with the kids and chase frisbees and play in the yard with a lot less stress than they had while hunting. Truly enjoyable dogs and I love them. Someday I will attempt one for solely hunting...but it's nice that they are such wonderful pets as well and I don't feel guilty that I can't use them constantly to hunt. I love the pup too much to see him in pain.
Just thought I'd share that with you. Keep up the good work...you have some very handsome looking dogs there.
Bree
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