Well as yall know the wife and I bought a house, so moving, and little stuff on the house have consumed all my time. Plus I just got the DSL hooked up at the new place. And just a tip for anyone else moving, put the ethernet cable where you can find it, or you won't be able to hook the router to the modem

Well since I now have a yard, I am now in need of a German Shorthaired Pointer puppy. Preferablly within 4 or so hours of Tulsa. The dog will be a companion/hunting dog. So it has to be from hunting stock. I have absolutey no show/trials asperations, so the papers/registration is not of great importance to me. I want a friend to hunt with.

So anyone know any hunting oriented breeders, or just people with litters somewhere close to my area?

 

That is just so wrong!!

displacedtexan,

If your willing to drive 4 hrs to pick up a pup, don't rule out getting a well bred pup from a reputable breeder and having it shipped to you. Airfare isn't that much. You'll have to get the breeder to buy a crate but you'll need one anyway. Crates make housebreaking much easier. Airline crates are cheaper than Vari-Kennels and you can sell it in a flash if you don't want or need it.

If you buy an un-registered "purebred" pup, you stand a chance of getting something from a puppy mill or from someone who's not interested in keeping the breed standard up and breeding dogs with potential health problems.

Breeders sell "show" and "pet" quality dogs. Pet quality are less money and you have to sign a non-breeding agreement and provide proof of spay/nueter within a specified time period.

We're in the middle of moving right now too. Lots of fun, eh? Freakin' boxes everwhere! New puppy coming at the end of Sept. too. Good luck with your new house.

 

I think we need to rethink the policys here. That stays in plain view but links to less are removed? I may have to add this to my parental control list....

 

Well, I am want to actually see the pup before I buy it, I'm kinda weird that way...

I mainy mentioned the not needing parers because we had a Boxer when I was a kid, he had a great bloodline, but my dad never bothered to send in the papers and register him. We wound up not breeding him, but thought about it a few times. I want a pet, not a show dog.

Good luck with your new place as well.

 

Nothing weird with being that way Nick

I have a blue heeler who is a good deer tracker and vicious to boot when it comes to protecting our house. A lil overweight due to her being spayed. But as a point of advice, if you can find one of those dogs, well they are well worth it (blue heelers i mean). Just another breed for you to consider..

Also Aussie Shepards are really smart dogs too and if your into cattle and what not Catahoolas (or catahulas, dont know the spelling) are really good, smart and obedient dogs, as well as black mouth Kers

Rick

 

I actually want a Blue Heeler too Rick, they are awesome dogs. I will probally wind up with one next summer... But I'm getting a bird dog first.

 

One Heeler coming up!!

Everyone here should know Ralph by now!



Heelers make great security systems, are great wirh kids when taught properly, and are just all around great dogs. I would say go visit a breeder and feel the breed out before you decide on one. They either need a hundred acres to run and play on or excersise every day from you. They are not a lump in the floor you have to step over when you go to the kitchen kind of dog. If your going, so are they. No matter what you do, they want to help and are usually pretty good at what ever it is.

 

My wife and I are gonna go the rescue route with a heeler, that is how we got he Chihuahua, but first I am gonna have a dog to find the quail for me. I have gotten quite hooked on quail (and phesant) hunting...

 

I just got a Blue Heeler last weekend. The owners had a pair that they bread and were giving them away. I made a 4 hour trip one way to pick her up. Great dog. She is supposedly about 2 years old. Already by my side everywhere I go. Very smart. They will try to help you do anything. I was working with one of my horses in the round pen and she thought she should help too, by barking and nipping at the horses tail and back feet. I scorned her with no sucess, She had to take a timeout in the Garage. She didn't like that. Let her back out and no more problems. She just watched very closely.
She is already my best pal. Have to shut her up when I go to work. She tries to follow me.

 

DisplacedTexan,
Try going to petfinder.com searxh by breed and age you should find some dogs. I just picked up a aussie sheperd/aussie cattle dog/blue heeler mix puppy from a rescur and he is great.

H e was rescued from the owner who was giving them away at 4 weeks old because he wanted to go on vacation and didnt wanna have to kennel the puppies and pay! Sometimes people are just idiots!

Well good luck
Eric

 

Can I ask why you are going with a german shorthair instead of a brittany, or a english\luellen type setter.. I take it your going to be using the dog for hunting quail, which by the way are almost nonexistant east of I-35. Not dissing the german shorthair in any way, there are just some better dogs to hunt Oklahoma birds with.

 

I have wanted a German Shorthair for years. Since way before I started hunting. Yeah, I mostly hunt Quail and Phesants. We hunt west of 35. A few places close to Shattuck, some around Woodward, and also around Enid. We spend a lot on fuel from September to February...

And logic has won out, a buddy of mine has (the one that I hunt with 90% of the time) has some friends that are having some English Pointer pups, out of Crow's Little Joe. They should be born any day now. I am probally gonna wind up with one of them. I hope

 

Cool....Good luck with whatever dog you pick up.