[garandgal]

I love your story of the dogs having a "job" to do. We have a German Shorthair...the dog is literally bird crazy. Right now, we have a smaller tree that has a nest about 6' up; the dog will balance on her hind legs for several minutes in attempt to see what's going on up there (to the great amusement of the neighbor kids).

My hubby says that when he misses a pheasant that Belle has found, pointed, and held for him she gives him "the look."

To keep her occupied during the off season, we play frisbie...they fly too!

[AnAmericanMother]

All the GSPs I know are bird crazy.

There's one in our neighborhood that's just plain crazy -- he's known as the dog that lifted a leg on Shelley's head. Shelley just shook herself off and gave him a look of total disgust, which he missed entirely. Poor Shelley! She edges away from him every time we meet.