So my pups papers say she is a gsp . But she looks like a hound and sounds like a hound. Any chance she could still be a good bird dog if she dous have hound in her? Should I wait longer and see how she is when shes older? I am not a coon hunter or a bear hunter, I hunt doves, rabbits, and squirrels. Would a hound gsp mix be good for any of these animals or should she just be my buddy not a working dog?I am very confused by all the info I have been reading about dogs and dog training within the last four days so any help is appreciated.

genetics... if your pup is a pointer you should be seeing puppy points soon if not even now.. gsp's are known to be versatile hunting dogs.

I don't know what your dog is.... but my redbone will hunt squirrels all day long. My grandfather had a redbone once that he said was the best pheasant dog he ever owned. That said, a hound is not a bird dog, and you'll find it mostly impossible to keep a hound close to you as opposed to running off as soon as you cut it from the leash.

Need better and closer pictures. Papers meaning AKC? Something else? Did you see the parents? Thanks.

My first question is : What licensed kennel did you buy from?

So much Outbreeding for colors Now and "New" colors - lighter and darker appearing.

Papers AKC and UKC aren't always true.

If it ha hound in it A Squirrel dog would be a great plan for it and You.

I’ve had some great GSP pointers that were black. Closer pics would help. I’d see what she can do. By 9 months she should be going good on birds. They mature really fast.

I've started training retrievers and pointers at 8 weeks. Their brain develops fast at the 42nd day of birth. (1st photo is instinct. 2nd photo is at 10 weeks)

Not sure what kind of dog that is, but in my opinion a hound gsp mix would be an awesome dog. I haven’t seen many gsp be able to cold track pheasants like my hound can. My hound puts more pheasants up than most bird dogs I see