Hello,   I just found this website and thought I'd introduce my GSP, Sage. She was given to me by a co-worker last October at 10 weeks, after the woman said "she keeps waking me up at night". Sigh... This is a person who shouldn't have kids (but does) and had never had a dog before - she didn't even know what kind of dog she was. Anyway, her name's Sage and she's now a year old, from the vet's estimated d.o.b.  I'll try to get a decent picture of her (she doesn't sit still long enough) and figure out how to post it here.  I'd like your opinions as to her appearance; the vet says she appears to be purebred. Anyway, all I know about GSP's  is from owning her; never had one or knew one before. I do know that: she is high-energy, demands to be the center of everyone's attention, can leap a baby gate in a single bound and is quite a bully/tease to our Lab/beagle mix, Grady. She also loves her people and loves to be loved. I shudder to think what would have happened to her had I not taken her.  Any advice for me, whether about her care/breed or how to post a pic, would be very welcome.  Thanks!

Welcome to the forum & thank you for rescuing Sage.  You will get a lot of  'sage' advice here

It's hard to tell from the picture but Sage looks like a GSP. And from your description of high energy, loves to be with her people & the center of attention she sounds like a gsp!

To post pictures, you will need to upload your pictures to a site like photobucket.com, copy the img code & paste the code into your post.

thanks again from rescuing Sage, she's a lucky girl.

Hi mit, thanks for the welcome. Yes, poor Sage was headed for a sad life, I'm sure. When the woman gave her to me, along with the bag of food she'd been feeding her, I said "you know you're giving this puppy adult dog food, right?". Her reply: "well, it says it's for small dogs..." (Iams small breed food!). The poor thing...she was rather on the thin side. Anyway, she's sleek and full now, has a nice shape and is very happy. A bully/aggravation to the other two, but happy all the same. I have a coule pics that I want to post; I have a photobucket account - I'll try to put that IMG here (I hope that's how it's done....) Apologies for the poor quality, but I have a very cheap digital  camera! Sage & buscuit Sage & our yellow Lab

and this is one of her outside, kinda hard to see her... 

Hello & Welcome

I think she looks like a GSP also but with a tale. She is cute. Being a year old,  I know to well the boundless energy LOL.

Welcome!  Sage is a doll--and very lucky to have you!

I'm new to the breed myself, but before we brought our puppy home I discovered this message board and mined it for information.  This is a new format here, so make sure you also visit the old/original discussion board (link is on the home page) for additional information and resources.  Just do a search for any particular topics you're interested in and you'll find some great suggestions here!

Good luck!

thanks prairiefire and GSP. Yes, she does have a tail; I noticed that GSPs usually have it docked, but I figured since she's not going to be hunting it wasn't necessary. I wonder how many "un-docked" ones there are out there...  Though I took her to save her from the former owner's irresponsibility,  I tried to find someone to take her. No one did, so I ended up keeping her - the 1st time I'd ever owned more than one dog at a time. Then this summer I ended up taking a yellow lab from a young lady who decided she didn't want her after all. How do I keep running into these kinds of people?? Anyway, thanks for any info, since I know nothing about the breed. As I said, Sage is very loving and loves to be petted, given attention and be held. I've never seen a more athletic dog, ready to move in the blink of an eye.  Opinions on whether she'll always be the tease/bully she is now, or will she outgrow it? Also, when given a rawhide or buscuit, she prefers to set it on the floor in front of her and growl at the other two if they get too close to it (in her opinion). She will also take theirs as well if she can get away with it, to add to her 'collection'. Is this a GSP thing, or just her being greedy?

My jaw just dropped when I read your post,  Lucky - Sage ALWAYS does that!!! Is that a GSP trait?  No wonder!  I always wondered if she'd get so dizzy before I could get the door open that she'd fall out.  Glad to hear mine isn't the only 'spinner' out there. 

Welcome Sage! Welcome to the world of the GSP'S. This is a very loving breed. They bond with their family and will be your' shadow from now on. One seems to be never enough. They are athletes, comedians, and some times terrors. If you exercise her and give her an OUT for her energy you will be very happy! My male will sit on the floor with his rawhide in front of him and wait until the others (4) are done and then he will eat his while they are watching. Kind of funny to watch. Thankyou for saving her life! You will enjoy all the love she has to give you!

Hi Ace1,  Thanks for the info. Does yours also growl while keeping his in front of him? I don't know if this is just Sage being a brat, if it's a GSP thing (like the spinning?) or something I should put a stop to now. As I said, I know nothing about this breed. I recently learned there's a dog park here and would like to take her to it, but not until I figure out this growling thing. One thing Sage does is sit at my daughter's feet, just gazing lovingly up at her.  When she's not climbing onto my lap, that is. She really loves to be around us, and I'm glad she's with us and not still with the person who gave her to me. Sage now has a home, toys, treats, dogs and people to fill her days.

Welcome Sage, GSP's are awesome and fun to be with, GSP's keep their puppy all their life. Great with children and love to retrieve tennis balls to burn energy in back yard. Our GSP Rocky loves to spin too. We knicked named him " Mr Twister" as he wiggles his back end in one direction while his front end twists in the opposite direction when he becomes excited. Enjoy the board and as well as all the GSP Pictures posted.  Sage is a luck GSP to have found your family Best of luck!!!!

No, she doesn't lunge at them; she just puts them in front of her as if daring them to touch them. Once in a while, though, if either of them does try to take it, then she'll like snap at them - not to fight, but sort of saying "back off, it's mine!".  What would your take on this be?  She plays fine with both of them, and doesn't try to stop the yellow Lab from eating out of her dish, even while she's eating from it. It's just like she's hoarding rawhides or toys as if saying to them "ha ha, I have it and you don't."  Any advice on this?

I've got a spinner too. She's my 3rd GSP and the only spinner so far.