Do you enjoy bird hunting, even a little bit? If so, get a bird dog. Once you start hunting over a bird dog that you've trained, it becomes addicting. I love watching my girl work, her enthusiasm, focus and drive when we're on birds is amazing. She's my first bird dog and I can't imagine not having one now. I would almost rather go out and hike all day with her looking for birds than hunt deer or elk. You've got the experience training and handling dogs, so transitioning to a bird dog wouldn't be hard. Life is better with a dog!
