unlacedgecko i would always get a pup in a quiet period so as i have time to bond with it and train it. i hopefully wont be on a tractor forever as i work on the family farm so one day i will be in a more managers role so i was hoping at that point i would have time to have a dog like a GWHP, my lab and teckel are very happy healthy dogs and they get lots of exercise, obviously at some times of year harvest silage etc they get a little less, but during the spring and start of the summer we have a stalking agency on about 16,000 acres and in the winter we run a commercial shoot and also our own