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GoldenHunter

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I know nothing about the lines or names to look for when looking at GSP litters... If a guy was looking for a smaller dog (40 lbs.) with high drive and a solid natural point... what are the names in the pedigree to look for. Dog will be used for pheasant mainly, but we do see a fair amount of quail too.
 

Looking to add a gsp in the future

currently have a pointing lab that will be 8 in June. I’m starting to do my research now for my next dog. I know I want a gsp. I’ve hunted with them for years and it fits my style of hunting. I’m located in Illinois suburbs outside of Chicago looking at breeders in Iowa Wisconsin and obviously...
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GoldenHunter said:
I know nothing about the lines or names to look for when looking at GSP litters... If a guy was looking for a smaller dog (40 lbs.) with high drive and a solid natural point... what are the names in the pedigree to look for. Dog will be used for pheasant mainly, but we do see a fair amount of quail too.
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Hustler, Rusty, Slick and Clown are old dog lines that are well known and frequently argued about, fwiw.
 
A 40 lb. GSP is certainly not the norm but there are some around. I knew a guy a number of years ago that had about a 40 lb. female GSP and was running her in NSTRA. Dynomite little dog. My guess is that you will probbly need to check with several GSP breeders and see if they have a smaller dog or know who might have one. To get a dog that size you will more than likely end up with a female. Where are you located?
 
We had several rawhide dogs. Everyone of them was a bird hunting machine that would never quit.
 
I never worried about size much but my last female I got is the biggest gsp I have owned. Not overly huge but big framed and big boned for a female. I noticed when she was young she would tire a little easier than my other dogs and you could hear the difference in the way she sounded going across the ground. At 2 yrs old she blew out both TCLs. An injury I've never dealt with in my life of being around bird dogs. I had every intention of breeding her when she was young as she is a striking female but won't now because of the leg issues and her size.
 
You might find a 40lb GSP but why try? There are 40lb breeds that will do everything a GSP will do and sometimes better.
Braque Francais and Brittany come to mind and I am sure there are others as well.
 
There are plenty of 40 pound female gsp. If that is you want just look /talk to different breeders and they will point you that way. They may bad mouth those dogs but if health clearances are good don't worry about other's opinions.
 
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