so I am looking for another pointy dog, most likely a some flavor of setter, possibly a pointer. In the past I have always started with a young pup and done my own training and have been very happy with the results.
but the idea of waiting a little bit, saving up and getting a started dog has been percolating in my brain, it might be nice to skip out on all the puppy stuff... then again it might suck to miss all the puppy stuff...
my main concern is integrating the dog into my house/family/ current dogs and maybe that I might get someone else's train wreck. I know enough to shoot birds over the dog before I plunk down hard cash, but is there any other tires to kick before committing?
for those of you that have gone the started or even finished dog route- any regrets, warnings, or suggestions?
