Todd I do agree with you, no matter what age a dog is, they always try to get the upper hand if they can. I see with this puppy when someone new approaches, it lays down on his back and lets that someone be the dominant. Like I said this is new to me from 20+ years ago. I would be a little concered if this happened when he was a lot older, especially for a male.
Time will tell how he works out, he is from excellent stock, the bitch is from a well known kennel here in Pa. and the sire is from N.Y. State. I'll keep you posted on his results. It's a shame there are no more wild pheasants here in Pa, the game commision saw to that. 20 years ago we were 3rd. in the U.S., over a million pheasants shot.
