if she is not ruined she can be a lot of fun while you are looking for that "perfect" pup we all want. I think you are looking at it the right way, you can be in the field with her in a week if she bonds, while you continue her training.
If you had gotten a pup right now, it might only be working for you at the end of the season if you are lucky, and you would still have to put a lot of time training it the way you want.
of course i like to raise my own the way I want it, but some of the best work i have ever had was out of grown gyps that the previous owners' circumstances put them in my