Just wanted to post a quik update while I had some time and was thinking about it.

She has grown up very fast in this past 10 months or so I have had her. The training is going well, mostly because of such great natural instinct bella turned out to have. She weighs about 65 pounds the last time she visited the vet and is still very lanky and has some more growing to do.

They say this breed is very active and high strung but man this girl needs a lot of attention! I expected a very active dog but she wants to run all day long, which is good when it comes to the days we get to go into the field. Anyone considering this breed really should think about it more than twice.

I am really busy with work and life in general and havn't had a lot of time to get into upland game hunting or some of the clubs in my area, so we have mainly been focusing on water retrieves for the upcoming teal and duck season. We still do pointing and woe training but I want her to be comfortable to retrieve a bird out of the water before this fall approaches, which is only a few more weeks. She does great and has really been a natural when it comes most of the training.

Thanks for all of the helpful tips, I have checked out some of the books mentioned and actually have been following the gun dog book for a few months now after receiving a copy from a friend. I will be sure to check back in when we get to drop some birds for teal and early waterfowl season.