🚀 go-pugleaf

> 
> Thoughts on (or better yet experience with) the German Pointers?  How do  
> they do on the above criteria?  Yellow labs?  Other breeds?  Advice  
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Robert
> 
> robert_walton@next.com
> 

My hunting partner picked up a shorthair about a year and a half ago
and has had nothing but good luck with the dog.  Last fall he was
fantastic on pheasants, stays close, and retreives the gaudy birds
when we connect.  He also works good in the grouse woods but he tends
to stray out a little farther for some reason.  I've also seen him
retreive ducks out of near freezing water!

My friend moved to Wyoming this past year and he claims Gib does well
with the chukars (sp) and sage hens.  (As a matter of fact he called
last night and did some more bragging about Gib after he talked me
into an elk hunt next fall... permits gotta be in by Feb. 1, $355 for
nonresidents) Last November while he was back here in MN to go deer
hunting I snuck out of work early and went pheasant hunting with him
and Gib.  There was a heavy (8+ inch) fresh snow and the walking was
really tough.  We stopped in one spot to rest and Gib kept walking
around this clump of weeds sniffing away.  At least 10 minutes later
he locked up on point!  Sure enough, out pops this big old rooster who
thought he had us fooled.

The next day we were in the woods with him partridge hunting.  He
stopped at the base of this tree and started looking around funny.
Well this partridge walked that far and then flew up into the tree
where he flushed while we were standing around with our hands in our
pockets wondering what was wrong with Gib.  (He wasn't pointing, just
standing there with this dumb look on his face.)

The only problem with the dog is that his hair is too short for MN.
He was dragging his unit around in the snow all day and looked very
uncomfortable at the end of the day.  He also shivers when he stops
for more than a minute.