StarGSP03
Posted : 10/12/2007 10:22:16 AM
Hi Valerie - my husband trains and breeds German Shorthaired, so I thought I could help out a little with some information from our experiences.
GSP's are hunting dogs, and they can be trained to hunt small fur animals like fox, etc., so it would really depend on the individual dog whether or not it can get along with your cat. Our dogs would not get along with a cat-they think of cats as something to hunt.
GSPs are very trainable - it would probably take about a week or two to crate train one that you adopted, you could put the crate right next to your bed at night as long as you were committed to not taking it out of the crate no matter how much it whined!! Otherwise do it during the day when you're not home!!
These are high energy dogs who need alot (I mean excessive) of exercise, so that would be an important factor in your consideration.
If you are a runner, or you have a big yard/acreage - that's the kind of thing they need.
Adopting a dog is a wonderful thing, and I commend you for taking on that huge responsibility. Just try to read between the lines on the information that they give you - it's kind of like when you buy a house - cute and cozy really means extremely small with no closets. I'm sure you understand what I mean.
Good luck. I'd love to hear how it works out.
Trish