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[Cut+Squirt]

I just picked up my GWP pup on Xmas eve. It is comical watching such a small pup point at next door neighbours cat.
I have read a number of times that they can be quite hard work, but I love a challenge and i'm lucky in the respect that I am surounded by miles of countryside and woods to excercise and train it. Im planning to use it as a bit of an all rounder.......pheasants ..........deer.......... rough shooting.

 

[norma 308]

View attachment 4017germen sheperd gr8 nose ,gr8 guard , powerfull sincere deer dog

 

[stone]

View attachment 4017 germen sheperd gr8 nose ,gr8 guard , powerfull sincere deer dog

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[stone]

Found it now in galleries
nice looking GSP

 

[norma 308]

sorry lads hopeless at this the wife has two gsd s i have two labs and a spanial .a pro stalker i know well has moved onto a gsd after several teckels another i stalk alot with has a lab which works to very good effect .gsd s are very bright dogs and double as gr8 guards as we live on the shoot off the track a bit .they are real softys but look and sound very effective .at 6.5 stones the dog is a powerfull agile boy the bitch is smaller but very quick . i have come to the conclusion most working breeds will do a job 4 you just personal what pleases your eye really .

 

[Ye old stalker]

My deer dogs GWHP Max and Tikka bred from stalking dogs , and at the moment the proud parents of a litter of 8 pups now 2 weeks old, ATB for the new year, ye old stalker

 

[Dama]

this is quite interesting as I have a GWP living in exactly the situation you describe and she is brilliant, best house dog I've had and very very good with children. Works well on game birds and foxes so far just getting into deer but she has taken to most things well so far. However there is a huge difference between GWP's and some you wouldn't want in the house as some dogs are a bit of a law unto themselves and huge. My bitch isn't far off lab size just slightly taller, I'd certainly have another but knowing a bit more would check lines well and both parents to get an idea what you are getting. Personally i think the GWP's are easier than GSP's certainly you'll struggle to find dogs with more character

Exactly my situation. 6yo GWP bitch, lives in house, perfect family pet but a great worker on deer and birds.

I have had springer and labs in the past.

My advice for a novice for what it is worth.

1 See the temperment of sire and dam if possible, if not possible be sure to see the dam. In my experience some GWPs (usually males) can be aggressive with other dogs.

2 As a novice trainer get a bitch rather than dog.

3 If using mainly for stalking do not use as a bird dog for the first year or two. My bitch will go into cover like a springer and with experience now knows when she is stalking rather than shooting.

4 None of by dogs have ever barked but I always know when the GWP has found a deer as her 'beard' is covered with blood and hair from the wound site on the carcase, and I send her in again and follow.

Dama

 

[inverwire]

I just picked up my GWP pup on Xmas eve. It is comical watching such a small pup point at next door neighbours cat.
I have read a number of times that they can be quite hard work, but I love a challenge and i'm lucky in the respect that I am surounded by miles of countryside and woods to excercise and train it. Im planning to use it as a bit of an all rounder.......pheasants ..........deer.......... rough shooting.

,best of luck w[th the pup ,yes you need put work into them /be consistant,and with proper diet,exercise, and socialisation,then youll have dog be proud off if you cant do that you should got a lab,(only kiding guys)i just find the WORKINGvTRIALING amusing for many reasons,ive heard same argument along with working/show lines ,for the past 35 yrs the gwp since 83/ gsp/ before that,in that time ive trained / bred/ shown/my wires and all pups apart from 3 ,went to working homes whatever the discipline, and was lucky all fullfiled thier role apart from one pup which i took back ,due to so called working home causing him a BILATERAL CARPEL LAXITY but thats another story? without waffling on all pups given right conditions ,etc should thrive to fulfill their chosen role in life,some better than others ,whatever that may be ?