6 years old

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[finsfurfeathers]

QUOTE=ninepointer;1076809]Whisky! Cover your ears!

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Stella twist his arm


In all reality no one can tell you what dog you should get. Got to hunt with different breeds to find what appeals to you, what limitations you can live with.
Guess the best option is to find a hunting partner with the mirror image dog to what you have/will get. That way you'll have the best of both worlds.

[Sharon]

LOL Too funny ninepointer.
If you hunt waterfowl a lot forget the setter Cass.

[BurlyGirl]

Happy birthday to your buddy! Jada will be eight in a couple weeks - still a shock, especially when I had someone ask me today 'how old is your pup?'.

I have a big red machine that is a lovely upland dog, but everyone will like what they like. I wish you many more years with your buddy and hope the next dog fits right in.

[brisuther]

Nothing like watching a good pointer work....even though I have two labs

[sabmgb]

lots of years ahead yet. I was at a youth hunt few years ago, a guy I was with had a springer. It was really good at bring back the ducks. So I think any dog if the size is right can be trained to hunt whatever. I have had mutts that were really good at ducks, pheasants and rabbits. My lab now is good on ducks, pheasants, rabbits and apparently deer as at 11yr he took off after a deer on Saturday. 7 hours later we finally found him. So won't trust him anymore around deer bushes, if he recovers from this round of fun. So at 7 your dog got lots of life yet.

[ninepointer]

My lab now is good on ducks, pheasants, rabbits and apparently deer as at 11yr he took off after a deer on Saturday. 7 hours later we finally found him. So won't trust him anymore around deer bushes,

That's pretty much the only reason I still put the e-collar on my lab when we're upland hunting. That and the fact that he thinks the collar is an essential piece of his hunting equipment and he gets excited when he sees it.

[Sharon]

Me too, although my setter would go a mile out of her way to avoid a deer now. She got trampled to bits by a deer ( $3000.) once. I assume a fawn was nearby.