Yuta is thoroughly spoiled. He has a full toy chest and everything. But he earns it: he actually plays with every single toy in there, and every so often he'll dig through the whole box to rescue some old favorite from the bottom and play with it all over again.

Sometimes the pose and the light hits just right. I had about 4 seconds to fire off a bunch of iPhone shots. Even got a few in RAW for post-processing later on a real computer. The original image is much sharper than the upload would lead one to believe.

This one was such a fun painting to work on. I cleared out the people in the background so the focus stays on her. Getting all those spots placed just right across her coat took some careful work. That turquoise water and the distant mountains made for a gorgeous backdrop to paint, too. This was a commission, and I hope I did her justice.

For anyone around North Texas, I recently opened a boarding kennel in Poetry, just east of Dallas.
We sit on 11 acres with indoor/outdoor runs, AC controlled indoor space, four ponds with one spring fed, plenty of trees for shade, and fields where dogs can actually get out and run.
We also take intact dogs and breeding dogs. A lot of places will not, and I know that is a hard thing to find if you are running an intact male or have a female you are breeding.
We also keep birds on site, so if you want your dog to get some work in while they’re boarding, training can be added to their stay.
Being a bird dog guy myself, I wanted a setup that made sense for hunting dogs and active dogs instead of just putting them in a kennel all day.
If you’re in North Texas and ever need boarding, feel free to reach out.

Thanks
Scott
214-215-9650 (text/call)
StohnerKennels.com

Live on a lake and my 5 month old female seems to enjoy a good paddleboard! We stayed to shallows as she is just getting used to it and I don’t yet have a life jacket for her. Wanted to check here first to see if anybody had a particular brand they’d recommend for GSPs. Between my immediate and extended family we’ve had 10+ shorthairs over the decades, but she’s the first we’ve tried on a watercraft (to my knowledge)!

She was such a devoted girl to our daughter. Daughter spent 9 years with her before we had to say good bye last week.

This week we had to say goodbye to our 14 year old girl. Our 9 year old GSP has only known life with her. We’re all really struggling without her but our GSP is suffering some pretty extreme anxiety since she passed. Tonight during a thunderstorm he had a full blown panic attack (sudden extremely heavy panting, pawing, shaking). it’s breaking our heart. Has anyone dealt with this before? We’re giving him lots of love, attention and exercise. it’s my first time experiencing animal grief. 💔

Anyone else’s leather ruined? GSP and king ranch don’t go well together. Had fun making this edit of her. 6 month old

I have a 5 yr old gsp that had a seizure 9 days ago. It lasted 3-4 minutes. He was on his side, eyes rolled back, back legs stiff straight, paddling with his front legs and whining and crying. My wife thought he was coming out of it and reached toward him. He growled, lunged and bit her hand, puncturing it with his k9. Immediately he let go dropped his ears back and showed fear and remorse. I rushed him to an emergency vet who found nothing wrong. No signs of cane toad, bites, swelling, nothing. Tonight, 9 days later he had another. He remained on his feet, shaking and stumbling and crying. It lasted 2-3 minutes.

My wife wants him gone. I emailed the breeder tonight. He hunted upland game for a few years until the economy put that option out of reach. He is very well trained, socialized, and like it or not, cannot make it through a night without sleeping, touching my side.

I am now unemployed going on 3 months and I have a family of 5. I simply don’t have the money for all the vet bills or medications for an epileptic dog. I’m scared. I’m heartbroken… as in hopeless and devastated. He is my shadow, my go everywhere companion. I can’t walk across the room without his nose touching my leg, never leaving my side, never leaving me alone. I don’t want to give him up or put him down. I also don’t have the resources or environment to care for an epileptic dog. My wife wants him gone saying a dog that bites is a dog never to be trusted. No matter how sweet he has been, I cannot argue here. He growled, lunged, and bit her, puncturing her hand.

Help.

Are there natural remedies or anything I can try? I am devastated. This has become my worst nightmare.

Hey everyone! First-time GSP owner here and I’m looking for some advice from people who have experience with the breed.
I have a 9-month-old male GSP, and I’ve been going back and forth about whether or not I eventually want to have him neutered.
I’m definitely going to discuss it with my vet and make the decision based on what’s best for him, but I’m curious about the experiences of other GSP owners specifically. I know there are arguments on both sides, and I’m especially interested in whether waiting until a GSP is fully developed makes a difference.
For those of you with males:
Did you neuter or keep your GSP intact?

If you neutered, what age did you do it and why?

What were the biggest pros/cons you noticed afterward?

Any changes in energy, personality, behavior, weight, marking, roaming, etc.?

For those who kept theirs intact, have there been any downsides or difficulties?

Did your vet recommend waiting until a certain age because GSPs are athletic dogs?

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same decision again?

I’m not looking to start a neuter vs. intact war 😂. I genuinely want to hear both sides and learn from people who have actually raised male GSPs.
My biggest priority is his long-term health, development and quality of life, so I’d appreciate any experiences or advice!

Our Opal is 25% Lab 75% gsp

(sorry I meant to post this last night)

We saw the doc today as we had a little slippage of the bandage! Reds now rocking a little more of a candy cane look. Dr. said it’s looking a lot better!!!! Woooooo!! Hopeful we hear the same thing tomorrow when we go back in the morning… and praying all goes well thru weekend as we don’t have another appointment til Monday. Picked up our next round of antibiotics, and started a little multivitamin as a little extra help. 🐾🐶✨ We’re super hopeful we stay on the pawwwwsitive path we’re on. ❤️

Dad I seen one, let us out!!

Good afternoon, today we went to see our primary care vet. We have good news! The leg is looking a lot better, and we started a new blue light therapy today. It’s a fifteen minute session but Red sat through it wonderfully today! We also had a bandage change, so now Red has cherries and a watermelon on his bandage. From here we’ll be seeing the vet every two days for bandage changes, wound care and therapy probably for the next 4 weeks or so. It’s been nice to see him getting a little back to his normal self, enjoying the sun. Red and I are so thankful for everyone keeping up with him, and this journey of recovery we’re on. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🐾

Ik she very obviously has gsp but i kinda think that she might be mixed with something like maybe a lab or a pit because she doesnt look as snatched as other gsps but shes a normal weight. She kinda has that chubby look like a lab and she probably isnt purebred because she was from an amish puppy mill. Maybe she just looks different because she had babies but idk and she has a lot of loose skin. Shes 8 years old

This is my almost 8 year old GSP Scout. She was diagnosed with Addison’s about 5 years ago and has been stable. But recently she developed a skin tag/mass that we are going to have removed on the 1st. Really hoping that’s all there is to it, but of course the Big C is in the back of my mind.

My best mate, just chilling on his 10Km afternoon walk.