Five or six years ago I read a business article that said they had found that putting an animal on the label of your wine would increase sales 10%. Now every other bottle has some critter on it. But if it works for wine......
And Narida. I was fooled. My first GSP was a smart, gentle, quiet well behaved dog. I thought that was the norm. Ha Ha Ha Briar has already damned near killed me. Last winter he ran out on the ice on the Mississippi to chase some geese. And he fell through. By the time I spotted him he was already exhausted and couldn't get out. So its not like I'm brave but I couldn't just stand there and watch him sink. So I started out on to the ice. And ya know I almost made it. Then we were both in the ice water about 40 yards out. Long story short we made it.
We were both standing in the hot shower trying to warm back up. When we got out I bent down to dry him right when he decided to jump up to greet me. Boom, right between the eyes. It almost knocked me out. I fell back in to the shower And I had a bump on my forehead the size of a golf ball.
Its a love hate relationship. But I'm committed. Or ought to be.