Cara,
Congrats on your Docile Dog.
Did you Know that the first test they give at a shelter was to take a bowl of food away from a dog that may not have eaten in several days or seen a bowl of food in weeks?
Do you know what happens if the dog growls? It is Killed.......
No One in the history of the world has ever got a good bird dog from a shelter.
A Pet is A Pet.A Bird Dog is something Special. A Part of Hunting Heratige and a Costly Rewarding Relationship that should be valued for a long time.