Battue, thank you. Perhaps I over reacted and was too sensitive to what I inferred above. Honestly, on second thought, I'll admit to occasions of guilt when I look a Gunner in his kennel yearning to work even though, as mentioned, his quarters are clean, dry and warm. He is as you know most pointers are, high energy, and will literally run 18-20 mph for 6-10 miles along side my ATV. It seems no matter how much he's out and working, we never reach "Park" in his transmission. Great, great pheasant dog if a little rangey.
Have a very good weekend.
