Randy,
Love my Lab. A pointing one would be interesting, but here in the southwest, Labs are just out of their element, with regard to temperatures so much of the time. I've come to the conclusion that for my quail and chukar hunting grounds in the southwest, an english pointer is what I want. Time will tell if I made the right choice.
Harris,
I tried to figure out how to post a larger picture of that chart, but flopped. Maybe Mike can tell me since his pictures were pretty big.
As for your choice of a springer, I have no experience hunting in your part of the country and virtually none hunting the grouse of that region. They do seem very popular with the pheasant hunters of the midwest. I've also come to the conclusion that if I have a decent hunting dog that has good drive and reasonable handling, I'm happy. I hope that the dog I end up with is good around the house, since it'll be around the house a lot more than in the field.
Bill,
I've taken George's class twice and read a stack of books. I've learned enough to know I'm no trainer. But, I am good enough to teach one some bad habits. Just ask my wife.
