glad to hear its coming on well macberran ive had mine on the moor with me every day as mine will be more of a work companion than a out and out pointer he can sniff out stoats in the largest rock piles and likes a little rag at a fox or too i do take mine on shoot days but as ive allowed him to seek out vermin he,s a little pre occupied .next thing is deer hopefully get him some experiance with them this year.