One hot summer day, Dr. G (Gary McNeill, DVM) came home with yet another little dog crate. As he placed the crate on the driveway I asked, what are we taking care of now?  He gave no response. I looked in the crate and saw a German Shorthaired Pointer puppy..

When you are married to a Veterinarian you grow accustomed to a round of "houseguests" that almost always need some kind of extra care. I thought the puppy was very cute but had to ask "What’s wrong with him?" I’m told there is nothing wrong with the puppy. Hmmm. I ask "Why has he come to stay with us for awhile?" "How much do you love me?” Dr. G asks. "He’s a gift" he tells me. A gift? He was given the puppy as a gift for whelping a litter and saving the mom. I'm thinking -- he's a birddog. My Grandpa showed birddogs. I don’t like birddogs. That’s why I have Collies. And, oh no, it’s a boy.  He’s a good little bird dog. His name is Pete. Dr. G. has named him.

I guess he's ours!  Six months later, I was entering the collies in a local show and Dr. G suggested I enter Pete. Why not, Pete would enjoy it. I trained him for two weeks and I’ll be darned if he didn’t take breed! That is how it all started. I was hooked on showing sporting dogs and Dr. G finally had his hunting dog. Pete thought that, at the shows, everyone came to see him. We both loved his attitude and spunk at the shows. The problem was that being from a hunting line; he just never got the size required to win in the show ring. We began the search for a show line of GSPs that would meet the standard for the breed ring, had sound temperament, and could hunt. 
We are totally taken by the GSP personality, constant joy, and the success they have brought us.