I figured it was a cocker.. I seem to remember a thread/pics of your new one, maybe? And I'm really happy there are still a few like you that hunt them as they were meant to be.
ANd hold out hope for the new one in the snow. Short legged dogs don't always realize they are. We had a wonderful English bull/ Lab cross. Bulldog height and legs, lab attitude. It astonished us how much she loved snow when we moved from N CA to NW PA. She would have a blast in it. Didn't hunt, but just loved going out in the snow.
Best of luck with the new one. And commiseration over our dogs growing old. If you're a dog person like us, you'll go thru it a few more times.
Now, where were we? Oh, yes, right back to grouse in dumptrucks.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
