I am beginning to consider another dog after loosing my lab Katie 5 years ago. I am now retired in my early 60's so this will be my final dog. I've trained all 5 of my dogs, GSP and Labs and each one holds a spot in my heart, but way too much vacuuming to keep the hair cleaned up. 90%+ will be upland bird hunting.
The requirements below are in order of importance.
1 - low to very low shedding (my wife has put up with me for 40+ years and she is a keeper)
2 - mild mannered in the house
3 - good with grandchildren (I know this is exposure to them early on)
4 - a solid companion (my buddy)
5 - good hunting drive
I've had some bad luck buying from kennels in the past (dogs were too high strung) and very good luck getting dogs from small breeders if that matters.
I'd appreciate your thoughts and input. Thank you in advance.
