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Thanks again for more replies and some thread hi-jacking haha. I would definately be interested in watching some other pointers in action. How ever I'm not sure I will be able to make the trials. After looking through alot of breeders and then deciding that maybe rescue could be as much use to me as well as the fact of saving a perfectly good dog. I looked through the rescue dogs and found a couple I was interested in. I rang the shelter. This is where it stops, now I understand these people must take on alot of dogs and deal with alot of people, but this shelter in particular didn't exactly make it easy to adopt a rescue dog. The first call I was asked to hold. I waited for 15 mins and hung up and called back, Once again I was put on hold and didn't even get a chance to explain I had been put on hold already. I then held for a further 8 mins. Finally being able to talk to someone, they were very vague and couldn't give me enough info about the dog to even be worth making a trip down for. They then went on to explain the costs involved in adapting a dog. So I've decided against a rescue dog. I have since been in contact with turnix pointers in WA where we have decided to buy a liver/white male. We havn't yet met him how ever I have explained what we will be using him for and they will assist us in seeing that our pups temprement will suit our needs, as I believe a dog only reflects its owner and most dogs can be more than capable of it's owners expectations with the right training. As for training my dog to work in the field. In the past I have trained my dogs to the particular style I like to hunt, which I would say is not textbook but it has worked for me in the past. more a trial and error with rewards when things go right. I have always seen benifit in training dogs in real life situations and start from a young age. As I plann on using my dog to track deer as well as game bird, i will be taking him in as early as this season.

Thanks for all the replies. I am currently in contact with a couple of breeders and gaining alot of info as I go. I'm in no rush so I will be researching as much as Possible before I purchase. I would never even consider breeding until I had researched everything thoroughly and knew what I was doing. As for this rescue dog, where can I find the details? Believe it or not my previous Doberman came from a shelter and she was the best dog I ever had. She was handed in at the shelter because she barked to much. She was 6months old and never ever barked for no reason from the day we got her. I would definately be interested in a rescue dog.

Hi there, I'm looking at buying an english pointer pup. I have done alot of study on this breed and I feel I am choosing the right dog. I have previously owned a dobermen, but due to tragic circumstances my dog had to be put down. After many long years with my female dobermen we developed a very strong bond and I was very attached to her. Having this dog from when I was 13 up until I was 20, it has been difficult but i'm finally deciding to buy another pet. I have decided to buy a pointer as they are bred more along the hunting background and also make great family pets. Through my teenage years I taught my last dog to hunt and we spent most of our time in the field as well as a loyal family dog. Now I'm older I hunt ducks and other game birds as well as deer. I also have 2 kids 5 and 7 and would like my dog to be a companion for them as much as myself. The question is, at first I wanted a female as my last dog was female (desexed), but now thinking things through, I can't decide. Is there any advantages having one or the other. I'm leaning towards a male now because I feel If i was to have a female, it would be a waste of a good dog to get desexed for future ideas may change and may decide to breed a litter, If I don't get desexed then I risk falling pregnant with other dogs. So are there any helpful info that might steer me one way or the other? Thanks Cam