We have 2 GSP's. One is a 6year old male and the other is a 8 month old female. We also have a 10 yr old chocolate lab. I would recommend GSP's to anyone on one condition. They are great pets and good around kids and adults, but they love to work or train. Even if you do not have alot of birds, plan on heading to a local game preserve a couple of times during hunting season. Ours are great in the house, but they need to be able to run and play. We think all hunting dogs should be part of the family and not just pulled out of the kennel a couple of times a year. Our dogs have all come from breeders that were involved with NAVHDA which is a great way to learn to train your hunting companion. We have run both of our GSP in there Natural Ability Test and we are going to train the young female for there Utility Test. You are not competing with other dogs only a standard established by NAVHDA. Tracking, Field Work and Duck Search along with retrieving. All the training is on footand very realistic to real hunting.. Even if you don't compete everyone is very helpful training your dog to be great pets. You could find a local club in your area by going to www.navhda.orgWe are inOhio and know belong to 2 chapters in Ohio. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Thanks Jeff & Kim