When I was a kid, my great grandmother had a big collie dog that was a squirrel hunting machine. He was a great family dog and was maybe a little overly protective of us kids. I also had a beagle who would hunt about anything. Great rabbit hound, but would hunt pheasants, Pat's, squirrels, and fox. Of course, providing there wasn't rabbits around. He also liked feral cats. Always some action when you took him out.

I thought I was doing really good with my German shepherd had her working trails keeping to about 10-15 yards in front of me and looking to be a very good pheasant dog.

then I shot a rabbit , she would not come back to me , and just walked away when I called her she would stop and look at me for a minutes then turn and walk away.

I went and got the van and drove down the road looking for her caught her crossing an empty field a half mile down the road and she decided it would be ok to come get in the van.

we got her 5-7 years old from the pound in April we will have had her 9 years, great dog, did excellent on obedience training I can set a piece of meat down and say leave it and she will stare at it until I tell her to take it , doesn't chew , doesn't get on furniture , comes when called will work hand signals with a little practice. stays at my wife's side wherever she goes ,but does not like loud noise at all she will try and get under the desk or even go to the basement when fireworks go off outside.