I'm realy displeased with the post from TreeStandEd, I thank you for your input on the situation. But you have no room to judge OR to tell anybody even me a 15 year old kid what are good reasons to get a dog and what are not. The comment about my father was un-called for. You could have said "the situation between your father and you" instead of "daddie issues" I'm sorry for all this but I took great offense to the comment. My so called "Daddy Issues" are not the only reason I want a pup. I would like to get a dog as a family pet, to increase my hunting success, companionship, as a 4-H project and many other reasons. I'd be glad to elaborate more or are those reasons good enough?