I have 2 german shorthairs one is eleven and the other is 3 yrs old I adopted her 4 months ago I trained my male shorthair I知 guessing he may be to old but he sure doesn稚 act like it he was was a heck of bird hunting dog when he was younger the femal has training from a dog trainer and has hunted ducks. I will be off until November 19 th looking at trying some upland hunting. I致e hunted the Yakima firing range for quail quite a few around and some pheasant at release sites. I would rather hunt the east side. If any one has a open seat let me know I知 thinking of just getting a Benelli nova in 12 gauge pump.