Has this ever happened to you? We went out for dinner last weekend with some friends we know from church, stopped by their home for a drink, and what kind of dog do you suppose they had????

Of course we had no way of knowing we have the same kinds of dogs beforehand (does that come up much in visiting after church?  Maybe it should.... Their dog even has an "R" name like Ranger; they call him Romeo on account of a heart-shaped patch on his back.

Such a small world, eh?  Any other stories about meeting other GSP owners?

that never happens to me................I never see any GSP'S..Hmmmmmmm  church group HUH ?

Maybe somebody's try'in to say    HEY???

So, when I got Belle, my first GS|P, almost 5 years ago I was the only one at the training center with a GSP.  Now a days it is not uncommon to see 3 or 4 at the center on any given day.  All total there are about 7 that train at the center now.  I liked it better when I had the only ones.

Bev

I agree with Caly -- everyone loves to talk about these dogs. When we were visiting Burlington, VT, last fall we were taking Bo for a walk to stretch his legs after a long drive. We were waiting at a light to change, when this car pulls over and this young guy sticks his head out to tell us "what a nice-looking dog you have ... what is it?" We told him, he complimented Bo again and sped off . People are constantly stopping us on our walks to ask about him.

When we are out, without Bo, and see a GSP, we always rush over to talk to the owner.  We haven't been told to mind our own business yet.

We have 4 other pointers in our neighbourhood, and the owner of two of them is also named Jocelyn. When she started to introduce her husband, I told her if his name was Richard, I was going to be totally freaked out ... he is Robert.

I have had two types of encounters... people who know what Jackson is and want to talk for awhile about the breed and how fun and wonderful they are or the person who has no idea and thinks he is a chocolate lab or weim mix.  It makes me mad!  He looks nothing like a lab! My mom has a beautiful chocolate lab, but not even close.  anyways I guess I can see the weim comment especially since not many people in FL seem to know what a GSP is nonetheless a solid liver.  As he gets older though more people stop me and ask me with a perplexed look on their face what kind of dog he is.  They say the slick shiny coat is just striking...but they have no idea most times unless they have seen or owned an actual GSP before.    Each time I have gone to the dog park I have seen one other GSP, but as I think Florida is not as big of a GSP state as many of the northern/midwestern states.  It would be fun to have a big get together and let all our GSPs run wild!

I have had two types of encounters... people who know what Jackson is and want to talk for awhile about the breed and how fun and wonderful they are or the person who has no idea and thinks he is a chocolate lab or weim mix.  It makes me mad!  He looks nothing like a lab! My mom has a beautiful chocolate lab, but not even close.  anyways I guess I can see the weim comment especially since not many people in FL seem to know what a GSP is nonetheless a solid liver.  As he gets older though more people stop me and ask me with a perplexed look on their face what kind of dog he is.  They say the slick shiny coat is just striking...but they have no idea most times unless they have seen or owned an actual GSP before.    Each time I have gone to the dog park I have seen one other GSP, but as I think Florida is not as big of a GSP state as many of the northern/midwestern states.  It would be fun to have a big get together and let all our GSPs run wild!

OMG that is the funniest story!!!  I am still laughing picturing a cute gsp walking into the store...  good thing they caught her...could you imagine all the shelf surfing that could happen with a gsp!!!!! hehe

Reading Jodi's post made remember all the times I have had people stop to talk about what beautiful dogs I am walking.  But a couple of those encounters really stand out in my mind because the next question I got was "Are those dogs brown and white Dalmatians?" I try to politely respond and explain that no they are not Dalmatians, but German Shorthair Pointers.  Still how do you confuse a GSP and a Dalmatian?  Geez....

Bev

I'd settle for "is it a Dalmatian?"  I had Chelsea out once and somebody asked if she were a pit bull!  

When we used to go to the dog park there was a gorgeous young GSP named "Bodie" with a very nice owner.  One day I was reading the newspaper and a face in the obituaries looked familiar--it was Bodie's owner, who had died while on a hunting trip!  Bodie was included among the "survivors."   (Incidentally, when my mom died I listed her "granddogs" too.)