Yes, he is a great looking dog! I agree. I think they grow until they are 2. We kept the 2 pups from our litter and I know they are bigger but I never notice it until we see one of the pups we sold. Then it's like wow these guys are huge. I would also like to think that they have puppy in their eyes forever! Keeps them spunky!!

Gunner trying to keep up with Ruger

 " your a naughty boy, wait until Mom sees you in her pond

I DON'T KNOW WHY MY MOM DOES THIS TO ME, AFTER ALL I AM OLD & DISTIGUISHED

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK,

LOL Ruger is so cute!!! Gunner is adorable trying to keep up LOL.

Great pictures everyone. Here is my long over due picture of Star. Here she is on a observation platform overlooking Lake Michigan.

How long have you had him? He looks very comfy there. I love the white feet! That is really cool. I've never seen a liver with white feet like that.

We got him July 21st. Those pics were taken August 15th. He was one big playful baby or as I called him the wild child. He loved everyone right away. Boston weren't thrilled at first. Now Bandit bosses him around, but Sadie still isn't impressed with him, but puts up with him.  He is coming along, and seems happy. Oh I forgot yes he has white speckled front paws and speckled patch on his chest also. Here are a couple more pictures showing his chest and feet.

He is a great looking dog. My male was a ripping terror until about 2. That seems to be when they grow into a dog. He is still a bit crazy at times but he is an awesome dog. I have five GSP"S right now and they are all energetic forever it seems. If you love them they love you back tenfold! Good luck with him and great pics!!!

Oh, Star is gorgeous, CJ!  I LOVE those dark ticked/roan dogs.

My sister just sent me a photo CD from our August trip to the lake, so I thought I'd share a few.

This is Otto, waiting for me to toss his bumper for the zillionth retrieve of the day.

And that dark speck, the one you can't make out in the fading light?  That's Otto, refusing to get out of the water ten hours later.

Man, I wish I lived on the lake.  I've never seen a puppy so blissfully happy.  And even better, I've never seen one sleep so well!

Otto is a good looking dog! Is he a solid? Looks like it in the picture. Mocha is about impossible to get out of the water too. You should see her when she finds a big rock, she won't stop tr4ying to figure it out. Also sometimes I think she sees her feet under the water and suspects it is some kind of prey! Kind of funny to watch. Hunter loves water too. Mostly all the places I used to take them are no dogs allowed! That is such a load of crap.

CJ do you have any other pics of Star? I think she is just like Mocha. I love the Liver roan patched & Ticked dogs! She is a beauty!!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x56/Ace327gsp/scan0028.jpg

That's better. Here's my baby! Mocha

Good luck with the jumping! Hope the GSP'S show them all up!

Yep, Otto is a solid.  I had my fingers crossed for a heavily ticked puppy, but it was not to be.  Solids do have their advantages though!  He shed a TON this summer, but my clients were never able to tell if I wore dark clothing.  With the ticked dogs, you're kind of up a creek either way... 

Moose--How do you actually get a dog to jump?  The photos I posted were from Otto's second foray into the water.  I had hoped he'd start swimming when our friends arrived two hours later with their Lab.  Well, Otto had it figured out 10 minutes after our arrival, and was an old pro by the time our friends made it up for the long weekend.  When Remmy (the Lab) would wimp out on the long retrieves, Otto would chug right along.  And if Otto could sense he wasn't going to get there first, he'd just swim in small circles waiting for the next toss.  However, Otto never did jump off the dock.  If both dogs were there, and we tossed the bumper, Remmy would fly off the dock and start swimming, while Otto would run down the dock and enter at the shoreline.  I had hoped between the heated competition for the bumper and the fact he had a veteran "leaper" to follow, he'd pick that up.  He's otherwise a pretty bold, confident puppy. ???

That is what I'm hoping for too. A dark liver patched ticked or roan patter when spring comes around. Our white dogs shed terribly. Is Otto kind of waterproof for a while when he gets wet? Mocha is like a greased pig. The water beads right off her like I waxed her. My white ones get wet instantly? Maybe something with the color?

Here's a picture of Belle just after I got her. The picture is horrible because it's off an old cell phone but you should be able to see what terrible shape she WAS in when we rescued her.She's so much healthier/ happier now.

I would like to know about getting the dog to jump too. There is a boat launch with a dock nearby and it's not posted for no dogs allowed. everywhere else is!