You gotta love an honest man, especially a hunter. They're probably almost as rare as honest fishermen!

In all honesty Gselkhunter, I'm probably going to go with a lab. I always wanted a GSP, but also want to find the dog best-suited for my particular style of hunting, and I'm thinking the lab is going to work out best.

I may try to find one from hunting stock in either S. Texas, or S. Florida where the winter temps seem to be milder and perhaps the coats of the parents/grandparents etc have been somewhat lighter....if that's even the case. Having said that, I'm confident that if I buy a puppy and its reared in these conditions, it'll adjust nicely and won't ever be pushed to the limit heatwise. I'm a hard hunter, but I bet I won't be hunting that hard.

Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Let's hook up one day, watch some dogs work, kills some birds, eat, drink, and tell some lies.

El Gringo