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This breed was designed with two main objects in mind: first and foremost to fulfil the role of a versatile gundog and, secondly, to make a pleasant companion dog for the family of the sportsman. Selective breeding over many decades for sporting instincts means that most, if not all, GSPs have a strong hunting drive within them - demonstrated by the need to get out daily to use these urges to hunt for rabbits, pheasants, partridge, ducks and other game in the hedgerows, woods and countryside. Because of this inbuilt desire, owners of GSPs need to make sure that they train their dogs to recall to the whistle, stop (drop) to the whistle (to stop chasing and hunting onwards), as well as the usual basic obedience commands. With different lines of GSPs come variations in their hunting drive and methods. Some are very fast running dogs with a big, wide natural quartering pattern - ideal for hunting on big plains or fields. Others with a closer range and slower pace are happier in a wood or smaller fields/hedgerows. Having said this, this versatile breed will happily hunt for game in all terrains, woods, heaths, hedgerows, fields, and plains and, of course, marshes and wetlands for wildfowling. GSPs also enjoy swimming and retrieving from water - whether it is a pond, stream, river or the ocean..... read more
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